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Stabilizing shell effects in heaviest elements directly measuredDarmstadt, Germany (SPX) Aug 17, 2012 An international research team has succeeded in directly measuring the strength of shell effects in very heavy elements. The results provide information on the nuclear structure of superheavy elements, thus promising to enable drastically improved predictions concerning the location and extension of the island of stability of superheavy elements. Indeed, it is expected that such elements with "magic" numbers of protons and neutrons will profit from enhanced stability due to shell effects, which en ... read more |
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 Freezing magnetic monopoles Magnetic monopoles, entities with isolated north or south magnetic poles, weren't supposed to exist. If you try to saw a bar magnet in half, all you succeed in getting are two magnets, each with a s ... more | .. |
  World's most powerful X-ray laser beam refined to scalpel precision With a thin sliver of diamond, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have transformed the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) into an even more prec ... more | .. |
  UC Discoveries Could Help Quiet The World's Cities They're sleek. They're fast. They're powerful. And, they are deafening. Furthermore, those Top Gun military jets need to be up in the air in the wee hours - over land - to simulate their landings on ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  Renewable Energy Ambitions, Independence and Donald Trump - An Interview with Alex Salmond Part A We were fortunate enough to have some time with Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond where we discussed a broad range of topics from Scotland's ambitious renewable energy targets and North Sea oil ... more | .. |
 Rio+20: A Move Towards More Sustainable Transportation Emissions from transportation are the fastest growing source of global greenhouse gas emissions, with emissions expected to increase 300 percent by 2050, according to research by the Worldwatch Inst ... more | .. |
 ADB urges 'green' tax for China The Chinese government needs to introduce a "green" tax to reduce pollution, says the Asian Development Bank. ... more | .. |
 Tanzania to end power shortages in capital Tanzania's government has made it a high priority to end electricity shortages in the capital Dar es Salaam. ... more |
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Glacier retreat could drive a surge in volcanic eruptions worldwide
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  IBM buys flash memory firm IBM on Thursday announced a deal to buy a US firm specializing in high-performance solid state memory, which is fast replacing spinning disks used to store data in computer hard drives. ... more | .. |
  Shell shuts oil station in Nigeria, activists report spill Shell said Thursday it had shut down an oil processing facility in southern Nigeria over a pump failure, but denied reports that a significant amount of oil had spilled in the area. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan, China get first undersea cable link The first undersea telecommunications cables linking Taiwanese and mainland Chinese territory have been completed, a company official said Thursday, amid fast warming ties between Taipei and Beijing. ... more | .. |
  Belgian nuclear safety chief spells out fissure fears Belgium stepped up controls on nuclear safety that found cracks in the casing of an ageing reactor and led to two sites now closing after learning of signs of fissures in French atomic power plants, the national watchdog said Thursday. ... more |
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  Oracle fined $2 mn for off-books payments in India Software and systems giant Oracle was fined $2 million Thursday to resolve charges that its India subsidiary kept a multi-million dollar off-books slush fund. ... more | .. |
 Japan to deport pro-China island activists: reports Japan was readying to deport 14 people it arrested after pro-China activists landed on a disputed island, reports said Thursday, in what was being seen as an attempt to defuse a growing row. ... more | .. |
 Paraguay plays down suspension by Unasur Paraguayan President Federico Franco played down the landlocked country's continued diplomatic isolation since he took office after the Union of South American States declared it wouldn't lift suspension imposed in response to the "coup" that put Franco in office. ... more | .. |
 Gold demand down to 2-year low: industry report Global demand for gold has fallen to its lowest level in two years owing to less buying in the main markets of India and China, despite rising demand from central banks, the World Gold Council said Thursday. ... more |
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 Megaupload boss wins right to see US evidence The boss of file-sharing site Megaupload has the right to see US evidence against him so he can defend a bid to extradite him from New Zealand on online piracy charges, an Auckland court ruled Thursday. ... more | .. |
  BHP warns of Australian job cuts Global mining giant BHP Billiton warned Thursday of job losses at its Australian operations as it grapples with China's slowdown and ongoing turbulence in Europe. ... more | .. |
  Hong Kong Airlines considering cancelling A380 order Hong Kong Airlines said Thursday it was considering cancelling a $3.8 billion order for 10 Airbus A380 superjumbos, which would deal a blow to the under-pressure European airplane maker. ... more | .. |
 Foreign investment in China declines in July Foreign direct investment in China fell 8.7 percent in July, the government said Thursday, as the economy continues to feel the pinch of slowing global growth and European debt crisis. ... more |
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 Asia eyes Brazil's growing consumer market With Europe and the United States in the economic doldrums, Asian manufacturers are setting their sights on Brazil's lucrative consumer market ahead of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. ... more | .. |
 UC Research Promises Quiet Cars - Even When Hitting Unexpected Bumps in the Road All noise is not necessarily equal - especially when it comes to sound minimization in automobiles. For instance, automakers have long used sound-absorbing materials (passive control) in the design ... more | .. |
 NTU scientist invents pocket living room TV Leaving your TV show midway because you had to leave your home will no longer happen as you can now 'pull' the programme on your TV screen onto your tablet and continue watching it seamlessly. You c ... more | .. |
 NIST's speedy ions could add zip to quantum computers Take that, sports cars! Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can accelerate their beryllium ions from zero to 100 miles per hour and stop them in just a few micros ... more |
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  Bill Gates Names Winners of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge Bill Gates has announced the winners of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge-an effort to develop "next-generation" toilets that will deliver safe and sustainable sanitation to the 2.5 billion people w ... more | .. |
 SOLON Accelerates Shipping Innovative Solquick Rooftop Solution To Solar Installers SOLON Corporation has announced it has accelerated shipping its award winning SOLquickTM commercial rooftop system to the U.S. market. SOLquick's innovative design integrates a frameless solar modul ... more | .. |
  US Wind Power Market Riding a Wave That Is Likely to Crest in 2012 Facing looming policy uncertainty beyond 2012, the U.S. remained one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2011-second only to China-according to a new report released by the U.S ... more |
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 KYOCERA to Supply 405KW of Renewable Solar Energy to Remote Villages of Fiji Kyocera Solar has announced that its solar energy systems will power over 2000 homes in the Fiji Islands. The solar projects are in partnership with Fiji's Department of Energy and the Fifth Pacific ... more | .. |
 Constellation To Develop 4.35MW Solar Generation Project Constellation has announced the development of an aggregate 4.35-megawatt (DC) solar generation project for the Casa Grande Union High School District in Casa Grande, Ariz. Constellation will financ ... more | .. |
 Saint Theresa's Looks to the Sun For Big Energy Savings The Parish of Saint Theresa announces the completion of a rooftop solar power system that is hosted on its Faith Formation Center at 450 Radio Road in Little Egg Harbor, N.J. Saint Theresa 's Church ... more | .. |
 Drought hits U.S. power supply Water shortages due to ongoing drought affect the U.S. power supply as power plants become overheated and shut down or run at lower capacity, analysts say. ... more |
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