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Researchers Find Material for Cleaner-Running Diesel VehiclesDallas TX (SPX) Aug 20, 2012 Engineers at a company co-founded by a University of Texas at Dallas professor have identified a material that can reduce the pollution produced by vehicles that run on diesel fuel. The material, from a family of minerals called oxides, could replace platinum, a rare and expensive metal that is currently used in diesel engines to try to control the amount of pollution released into the air. In a study published in the August 17 issue of Science, researchers found that when a manmade version ... read more |
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  Speeding up the profitability of flat-roof solar installations Ecolibrium Solar modernized the flat-roof mounting industry with the launch of the Ecofoot in 2010. Recent usage of the Ecofoot mounting system includes the installation of a 127.5kW solar PV system ... more | .. |
  Future increases in US natural gas exports and domestic prices may not be as large as thought Amid policy debate over potential liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States, a new paper from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy predicts the long-term volume of ex ... more | .. |
 Nigeria to expand natural gas production The Nigerian government said it will greatly expand the country's natural gas production. ... 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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  Soft robots, in color A team of researchers led by George Whitesides, the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor, has already broken new engineering ground with the development of soft, silicone-based robots ... more | .. |
  Good vibrations A long-time staple of science fiction is the tractor beam, a technology in which light is used to move massive objects - recall the tractor beam in the movie Star Wars that captured the Millennium F ... more | .. |
 COMAC of China, Boeing Open Energy Conservation Technology Center Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) and Boeing has opened the Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology Center, a collaborative effort to support commercia ... more | .. |
  Indian media slams government over audit reports Indian media on Saturday slammed the embattled government after a damning report by the country's auditor estimated that the exchequer lost billions of dollars by failing to auction valuable coal mining rights. ... more |
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Glacier retreat could drive a surge in volcanic eruptions worldwide
UK thermal satellite firm wins ESA contract to deliver real time climate and security insights
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 Eco Environments does the double with Cold Move solar PV project Leading renewable energy and energy efficiency firm Eco Environments has carried out its biggest commercial project to date. The company, which has its head office in Liverpool, has installed almost ... more | .. |
 'Endless' pipe seen for oil, gas industry Aerospace materials and a process to make endless pipelines for the oil and gas industry could transform pipeline construction, a U.S. researcher says. ... more | .. |
 SOCAR talks energy with Kyrgyz leaders Azerbaijan state energy company SOCAR revealed this week it recently hosted top-level energy discussions with Kyrgyzstan officials on economic development. ... more | .. |
 India to get coal from Kentucky New Jersey company FJS Energy LLC signed a $7 million deal with India's Abhijeet Group to purchase coal from Kentucky and West Virginia, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear announced. ... more |
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  Tokyo's anti-nuclear protesters remember WWII Japanese anti-nuclear demonstrators on Friday recounted the horror of World War II, days after the region marked Tokyo's surrender nearly seven decades earlier. ... more | .. |
  Record eurozone trade surplus, analysts divided on outlook New EU data out on Friday showed the eurozone logging a record trade surplus and bumper cash earnings in what some analysts said was evidence that austerity and structural economic reforms pay off. ... more | .. |
  US carbon emissions in surprise drop US emissions of carbon dioxide blamed for climate change fell in 2011 and have slipped to a 20-year low this year as the the world's largest economy uses more natural gas and less coal, data shows. ... more | .. |
  Xiamen Airlines in talks to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAXs Xiamen Airlines is in talks with US planemaker Boeing to purchase 30 737 MAXs, a company official said on Friday - an order worth up to $3.2 billion at list prices. ... more |
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Bearings Used in Space Technologies: Engineering for the Final Frontier
China prepares for Mars sample return with HKU astrobiologist on mission team
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 More Chinese cities record new home price increases New home prices in more Chinese cities rose in July than in the previous month, the government said Saturday, amid cautious optimism the country's property market may be bottoming out. ... more | .. |
 Japan should fortify islets defence: senior politician Japan should strengthen its coast guard to defend disputed islands, the ruling party policy chief said Saturday, a day after Tokyo deported pro-Beijing activists who had sailed there. ... more | .. |
 Apple stock hits new high on gadget rumors Apple's stock price leaped to a new high on Friday amid rumors the tech giant is poised to hit the market with new versions of iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV devices. ... more | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 Stabilizing shell effects in heaviest elements directly measured 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 elemen ... more |
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PLD Space selected as leading contender for ESA sovereign launch initiative
UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission
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 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 | .. |
  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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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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