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Waste cooking oil makes bioplastics cheaperLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 04, 2012 'Bioplastics' that are naturally synthesized by microbes could be made commercially viable by using waste cooking oil as a starting material. This would reduce environmental contamination and also give high-quality plastics suitable for medical implants, according to scientists presenting their work at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn Conference at the University of Warwick. The Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) family of polyesters is synthesized by a wide variety of bacteria as an energy s ... read more |
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  Oil market steady amid weak Chinese data Global oil prices held steady on Monday as traders worried that contracting Chinese manufacturing activity could hit global demand for crude. ... more | .. |
 Nigerian community urges action on oil devastation Nigerians from a region devastated by oil spills on Monday called on the president to take action, more than a year after a UN report said the contamination may require the world's biggest cleanup. ... more | .. |
 Fire points to Venezuela oil industry woes Venezuela's biggest oil refinery remained closed Friday after firefighters put out a fire that raged for more three days following an explosion that killed at least 48 people, left dozens wounded and hundreds homeless. ... 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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 Barclays Capital bullish on Israeli natgas Israel has long been a major importer of energy supplies, including oil and natural gas, but recent discoveries have drawn positive outlook for the Israeli energy sector. ... more | .. |
 Shell's arctic plans get limited go-ahead The U.S. Interior Department has granted Shell permission to start limited drilling in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's coast. ... more | .. |
  China's Baidu to invest $1.6 bn in cloud computing China's leading search engine Baidu will invest more than 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in cloud computing over the coming years, its chief financial officer said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Chinese 'blind spot' for Western readers A potent mix of state censorship, conservative publishing choices and scant translation means international readers are given a narrow view of contemporary China, industry critics say. ... more |
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UK thermal satellite firm wins ESA contract to deliver real time climate and security insights
Glacier retreat could drive a surge in volcanic eruptions worldwide
Beyond male dominance in primates new study redefines gender power roles | .. |
  Researchers Develop New, Less Expensive Nanolithography Technique Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new nanolithography technique that is less expensive than other approaches and can be used to create technologies with biomedical ap ... more | .. |
 Environmental technologies used in Russia For the first time in history Russia's Pavilion won the prize of the jury at the 13th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, where Russia presented a project dedicated to science towns, incl ... more | .. |
 Tokyo govt surveys disputed isles in row with China A team of Japanese surveyors Sunday sailed to a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea that the nationalistic governor of Tokyo wants to buy, with Beijing lodging a "serious protest" at the action. ... more | .. |
 Clinton to seek China sea unity in Indonesia US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Indonesia Monday hoping to encourage unity among Southeast Asian nations in an effort to manage increasingly tense disputes with China. ... more |
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  China leads gloom for Asia manufacturing Manufacturing in Asia further weakened last month, data showed Monday, with activity in China hitting a more than three year low, as leaders faced calls for action to avoid a sharper slowdown. ... more | .. |
  New Saab cars to be rolled out in 2014 The buyers of bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab said Monday they would launch their first model in 2014 using the Saab name, after concluding the purchase of the company for an undisclosed sum. ... more | .. |
  Airbus says Chinese-built planes to be sold only in China Airbus planes built in a Chinese factory will be sold only to Chinese clients, the European plane maker said Monday, although a leasing exception could see aircraft end up with foreign airlines. ... more | .. |
 Finland seeks new cleantech for shipping Finland says it will push hard to fund new green technologies as a key way to cope with looming requirements to reduce sulfur emissions from shipping. ... more |
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Bearings Used in Space Technologies: Engineering for the Final Frontier
Orbex advances as UK contender in ESA launcher competition
K2 Space validates satellite systems in orbit and fires record-breaking thruster | .. |
 Iraq oil exports highest in more than 30 years Iraq's oil exports reached their highest level in more than three decades last month as the country's output has continued to increase, oil ministry officials said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Death toll in China mine blast rises to 43 The death toll from a gas explosion at a Chinese coal mine has risen to 43, state media reported Saturday, with three miners still remaining underground. ... more | .. |
 Arrest after China flight threat: state media Police in southern China have arrested a man suspected of threatening to blow up a commercial jet, following a similar incident affecting a flight from Beijing, state press said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 China's manufacturing slumps in August China's manufacturing activity slumped in August to a nine-month low, official figures showed Saturday, in the latest sign of serious weakness in the world's second-largest economy. ... more |
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 Russia unveils own 'almost Android' system It seems that Russia's defence ministry has little faith in Google's operating systems: it has just unveiled its own encrypted version that has the remarkably familiar feel of an Android. ... more | .. |
  Facebook cracks down on insincere "Likes" Facebook ramped up efforts Friday to get rid of "Likes" that aren't from people genuinely interested in giving a virtual thumbs up to pages at the world's leading social network. ... more | .. |
'Super Wi-Fi' poised for growth in US, elsewhere Move over Wi-Fi, there's a new wireless technology coming. ... more | .. |
Japan court rejects patent claims against Samsung as Apple files More US actions A Japanese court Friday rejected Apple's claim that Samsung stole its technology, dealing a blow to the iPhone maker which last week won more than $1 billion in damages in the US from its bitter rival. ... 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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Kurds to continue Iraq oil exports until Sep 15 Iraqi Kurdistan will export oil via federal pipelines until September 15, an official said on Saturday, extending a one-month confidence-building measure amid a row with the central government in Baghdad. ... more | .. |
Top businessman says impossible to sell 'India story' One of India's top businessmen has slammed the government over its economic policies, saying it is no longer possible to sell the "India story". ... more | .. |
  Wayne State's new flexible electronics technology may lead to new medical uses A Wayne State University researcher has developed technology that opens new possibilities for health care and medical applications of electronic devices. Yong Xu, associate professor of electrical a ... more | .. |
 Stable isotopes a universal tool More than 250 international scientists will be meeting in the first week of September in Leipzig to share their experiences on the latest methods and applications using stable isotopes. Stable isoto ... more |
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  Plants' fungi allies may not help store climate change's extra carbon Fungi found in plants may not be the answer to mitigating climate change by storing additional carbon in soils as some previously thought, according to an international team of plant biologists. The ... more | .. |
 Researchers measure photonic interactions at the atomic level By measuring the unique properties of light on the scale of a single atom, researchers from Duke University and Imperial College, London, believe that they have characterized the limits of metal's a ... more | .. |
 Nanoresonators might improve cell phone performance Researchers have learned how to mass produce tiny mechanical devices that could help cell phone users avoid the nuisance of dropped calls and slow downloads. The devices are designed to ease congest ... more | .. |
China signs $3.5bn Airbus jet deal as Merkel visits China signed a $3.5 billion deal to buy 50 Airbus jets Thursday during a visit by German leader Angela Merkel, who sought to reassure Beijing that Europe is committed to overcoming the eurozone crisis. ... more |
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