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GM says China sales hit record high in JulyShanghai (AFP) Aug 6, 2012 US auto giant General Motors said Monday that its sales in China surged to a record 199,503 vehicles in July, defying a market slowdown and moves by a major Chinese city to limit car numbers. GM's sales in China - the world's biggest auto market - rose 15.1 percent in July from the same month last year, it said in a statement. For the first seven months of this year, the auto giant sold more than 1.6 million vehicles in China, up 11.7 percent year-on-year. China's nationwide auto sales slo ... read more |
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  Wrinkled surfaces could have widespread applications The wrinkles on a raisin result from a simple effect: As the pulp inside dries, the skin grows stiff and buckles to accommodate its shrinking size. Now, a team of researchers at MIT has discovered a ... more | .. |
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 Writing graphics software gets much easier Image-processing software is a hot commodity: Just look at Instagram, a company built around image processing that Facebook is trying to buy for a billion dollars. Image processing is also going mob ... more | .. |
  South Korea restarts oldest reactor South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor - shut down since March - will resume operations, the government said. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: August, the cruel month Just five years ago Monday, the financial crisis started when the American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. filed for bankruptcy. Recognizing the property bubble was about to burst, hedge funds began to sell. BNP-Paribas froze two if its funds, barring investors from taking money out. ... more | .. |
 Christine Arlt goes from dwarf research to Institute management For years, Christine Arlt manipulated the tiniest of particles - 'nanos'. Today, the 32-year-old researcher is Deputy Director of the Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems at the Ge ... more |
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  Turkish gas firms eyeing Bulgarian market Private Turkish natural gas suppliers are seeking opportunities to make inroads into the Bulgarian market, Energy and Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev says. ... more | .. |
 "Green Metal" is an Essential Element for Renewable Energy The generation of electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal has a copper usage intensity that is typically four to six times higher than it is for fossil fuels, ac ... more | .. |
  Defense, Interior develop renewables The U.S. Interior Department will make 16 million acres of public land rich in renewable energy resources available for defense-related projects, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday in a conference call. ... more | .. |
  New structural information on functionalization of gold nanoparticles Nanometre-scale gold particles are currently intensively investigated for possible applications as catalysts, sensors, biolabels, drug delivery devices, biological contrast agents and as components ... more |
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 Oil down in Asia ahead of China trade data Oil prices were down in Asia Monday with traders taking profits from a rally last week as they awaited the release of Chinese trade data later in the week, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 Chinese state media blast US over sea criticism China's state-controlled media lashed out at the United States on Monday, accusing Washington of "trouble-making" over criticism of Beijing's claims to a wide swathe of the disputed South China Sea. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea issues power shortage alert amid heatwave South Korea's state power company issued a shortage warning Monday, meaning that reserves are dangerously low, as electricity consumption rose sharply due to an unusual heatwave. ... more | .. |
  Dutch firm ASML clinches 1.1 bn euro deal with Taiwan's TSMC Dutch-based ASML, a key global supplier of computer chip-making systems, said Sunday it has clinched an investment deal with Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC worth over a billion euros ($1.24 billion). ... more |
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 You and your smartphone bill The average cellphone these days is a device for texting, tweeting, browsing the Internet and - just occasionally - making a phone call, a considerable change from the early days of the devices that's reflected in the way cellphone carriers are making their money. ... more | .. |
 Apple co-founder Wozniak sees trouble in the cloud Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with the late Steve Jobs, predicted "horrible problems" in the coming years as cloud-based computing takes hold. ... more | .. |
  Philippine mining reforms ignored at gold-rush site The Philippine government wants to close thousands of small-scale mines blamed for environmental devastation, but Reynaldo Elejorde insists his chaotic gold-rush mountain town will survive. ... more | .. |
 Sleepy tropical island belies bold China sea claims China's newest city might appear to be a tranquil outpost in the South China Sea, but the beaches and palm trees of Sansha are at the heart of a growing territorial dispute. ... more |
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 Detentions as Vietnam breaks up anti-China protest Vietnamese police detained at least 20 people on Sunday as they broke up a protest in Hanoi against Beijing's territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea, witnesses said. ... more | .. |
 Somali war linked to brewing oil dispute The military offensive by Kenyan and Ethiopian forces against Islamic al-Shabaab fighters is gearing up for an assault on the Indian Ocean port of Kismayo that's increasingly seen as a key element i ... more | .. |
 Research could lead to improved oil recovery, better environmental cleanup Researchers have taken a new look at an old, but seldom-used technique developed by the petroleum industry to recover oil, and learned more about why it works, how it could be improved, and how it m ... more |
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  SolarCraft Brings Solar to Altamont Apartments The project consists of 509 SunTech 240-watt solar panels spanning 9,043 square feet of roof tops on multiple buildings. The total system is expected to generate approximately 189,760 kilowatt hours ... more | .. |
 Walmart Unveils 100th Solar Installation in California Walmart's College Avenue store in San Diego was unveiled as the 100th California Walmart store now using rooftop solar panels to generate power, contributing to the company's broader goal of being s ... more | .. |
 Tecta Solar Completes Solar Photovoltaic Installation at Augustine Casino Tecta Solar, a division of Tecta America Corp., recently completed the installation of a 2,248 kWp solar photovoltaic system in Coachella, California. The ground-mounted project, located on the Augu ... more | .. |
 REC rolls out its industry-leading certification program for solar installers in the US Renewable Energy Corporation (REC), a leading global manufacturer of solar modules, is rolling out its successful REC Solar Professional Program for installers in the US. Since its recent launch in ... more |
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 AREVA receives NRC approval of new Simulation Validation Test for Digital I and C System After becoming the first and only supplier to receive NRC approval for full plant application of a safety-related digital I and C system (TELEPERM XS), AREVA announces NRC approval of a Simulation V ... more | .. |
 carboNZero Holdings and Energy and Technical Services Limited (ETSL) form Strategic Partnership carboNZero Holdings and Energy and Technical Services Limited (ETSL) has announced that they have formed a strategic partnership that will deliver more streamlined carbon emission factors reporting ... more | .. |
 China hits back at US over South China Sea China on Saturday attacked US criticism of its decision to set up a new military garrison in the South China Sea, saying it sent the "wrong signal" and threatened peace in the hotly disputed waters. ... more |
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