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Australia abandons coal power plant closure plansSydney (AFP) Sept 5, 2012 The Australian government Wednesday walked away from talks to close down some of the nation's highest-polluting, coal-fired, power stations, in a move condemned by its key coalition partner the Greens. Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said Canberra had ended its negotiations with the power sector - a major producer of greenhouse gas emissions in Australia - because the electricity firms wanted too much compensation. The talks centred on the closure of five coal-fired plants with 2,000 megawa ... read more |
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  Internet has no 'off switch', says web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, the British inventor of the World Wide Web, on Wednesday warned governments that attempts to block the Internet were doomed to failure due to its scattered structure. ... more | .. |
  TransCanada submits new US route for Keystone pipeline Pipeline operator TransCanada on Wednesday offered to re-route its planned Keystone XL pipe to avoid environmentally sensitive areas as it carries oil from Canada's tar sands to US refineries. ... more | .. |
  Miner Lynas gets Malaysia rare earths plant approval Australian miner Lynas on Wednesday said it had secured a temporary operating licence for its delayed $800 million rare earths facility in Malaysia and will begin production in October. ... 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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  GM says China sales grow despite slowdown General Motors' sales in China hit a record 220,996 vehicles in August, the US auto giant said Wednesday, despite an economic slowdown in the country with the world's largest car market. ... more | .. |
 Australian shipping emissions identified Ship engine exhaust emissions make up more than a quarter of nitrogen oxide emissions generated in the Australian region according to a recently-published study by CSIRO and the Australian Maritime ... more | .. |
  'Sideways' aircraft for supersonic speed? An aircraft that could pivot 90 degrees in midair after takeoff to reach supersonic speeds has been given $100,000 in NASA funding, its research team says. ... more | .. |
 Nigerian oil output slumps Nigeria's oil production has fallen below government projections. ... 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 | .. |
 Microsoft, Nokia step up arsenal in smartphone wars Microsoft and Nokia joined Wednesday to boost their arsenal in the smartphone wars with two new Windows-powered devices aimed at battling Apple's iPhone and rivals powered by Google's Android system. ... more | .. |
 Mobile gadget gamers take lead in US: NPD People who play games on smartphones or tablet computers in the United States now outnumber "hardcore gamers" devoted to videogame consoles, according to NPD Group findings released Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Apple event invites hint at iPhone 5 debut Apple on Tuesday invited members of the media to a September 12 event in San Francisco for what is expected to be the debut of a new-generation iPhone. ... more | .. |
  Chile eyes free trade deals at APEC Chile wants to strike new free trade deals with Hong Kong, Indonesia and Russia at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vladivostok, its president said Wednesday. ... more |
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 EU renews push for trans-Caspian pipeline The European Union this week restarted negotiations with Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan on the possibility of an undersea trans-Caspian natural gas pipeline. ... more | .. |
 UCF researchers record world record laser pulse A University of Central Florida research team has created the world's shortest laser pulse and in the process may have given scientists a new tool to watch quantum mechanics in action - something th ... more | .. |
 Waste silicon gets new life in lithium-ion batteries at Rice University Researchers at Rice University and the Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium, have developed a way to make flexible components for rechargeable lithium-ion (LI) batteries from discarded silicon. ... more | .. |
  Every atom counts in graphene formation Like tiny ships finding port in a storm, carbon atoms dock with the greater island of graphene in a predictable manner. But until recent research by scientists at Rice University, nobody had the too ... more |
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Bearings Used in Space Technologies: Engineering for the Final Frontier
Orbex advances as UK contender in ESA launcher competition
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 Using magnetism to understand superconductivity Might it one day be possible to transmit electricity from an offshore wind turbine to land-based users without any loss of current? Materials known as "high temperature" superconductors (even though ... more | .. |
  More than 70 percent of electronic waste management is uncontrolled Almost three quarters of disposed electrical household appliances in Spain are processed out of the Integrated Waste Management System (SIG). A study at the University of Salamanca exposes how many ... more | .. |
  Showing the way to improved water-splitting catalysts Scientists and engineers around the world are working to find a way to power the planet using solar-powered fuel cells. Such green systems would split water during daylight hours, generating hydroge ... more | .. |
  Brazilian businesses should follow China: delegates Brazil should learn from China's economic prowess if it is to help its companies halt their faltering industrial competitiveness, delegates at a top-level business conference said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Samsung violates Chinese workers' rights: report Samsung forces employees at its Chinese factories to work up to five times the legal overtime limit, bans them from sitting down and denies basic labor rights, according to a US-based watchdog. ... more | .. |
  Chinese coal mining a risk? A series of coal mine accidents in China have called attention to the safety of the country's mining sector. ... more | .. |
 Walker's World: Three bad signs There have been three striking developments in different parts of the world in recent days, each of them with sobering implications for the global economy. Taken together, the prognosis is grim. ... more |
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UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission
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 Oil prices advance on China, Europe stimulus hopes Global crude oil prices rose Tuesday as weak manufacturing numbers from Europe and China lifted hopes of fresh central bank stimulus measures, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 Iran is 'only power' that can secure Gulf: commander Iran is the "only power" that can secure the oil-rich Gulf, a Revolutionary Guards commander said on Tuesday, adding that the reinforced US navy presence in the waterway was causing regional instability. ... more | .. |
 US auto sales jump 20 percent in August US auto sales jumped 20 percent in August to the best performance in three years even as higher gas prices drove a shift towards smaller and more fuel efficient vehicles, industry data showed Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Iran has 'problems' selling oil: Ahmadinejad Iran has "problems" exporting its oil, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad admitted on Tuesday, but he said his government was determined to overcome that and other challenges posed by Western economic sanctions. ... more |
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 Apple event invites hint at iPhone 5 debut Apple on Tuesday invited members of the media to a September 12 event in San Francisco for what is expected to be the debut of a new-generation iPhone. ... more | .. |
 Philippines hails Clinton remarks on South China Sea Philippine officials praised US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's call for a peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the South China Sea, saying Tuesday she had bolstered Manila's stance. ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
 China's Chalco scraps bid for Mongolia coal miner China's biggest aluminium producer Chalco said it had scrapped a planned bid to take a majority stake in a Mongolian coal miner, after Mongolia's government opposed the deal. ... more |
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