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New tool gives structural strength to 3-D printed worksWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 20, 2012 Objects created using 3-D printing have a common flaw: They are fragile and often fall apart or lose their shape. "I have an entire zoo of broken 3-D printed objects in my office," said Bedrich Benes, an associate professor of computer graphics at Purdue University. The printed fabrications often fail at points of high stress. "You can go online, create something using a 3-D printer and pay $300, only to find that it isn't strong enough to survive shipping and arrives in more than one piece," said ... read more |
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  Japan gets new nuclear watchdog Japan on Wednesday launched a new independent nuclear regulatory body in response to claims that cosy relationships and an overly powerful industry were responsible for the disaster at Fukushima. ... more | .. |
  Precision Motion Tracking - Thousands of Cells at a Time Researchers have developed a new way to observe and track large numbers of rapidly moving objects under a microscope, capturing precise motion paths in three dimensions. Over the course of the study ... more | .. |
  University of Granada investigates location of the Island of Stability of Super-Heavy Elements An international research group - with the participation of the University of Granada - has achieved to measure the effects of layers on super-heavy elements, which provides useful data on the nucle ... 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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  US Solar Market Spikes in Q2 2012 GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2012. The report finds that U.S. solar achieved its second-best quarter in history ... more | .. |
 China solar dumping a topic for EU talks? The European Union's anti-dumping investigation into Chinese solar panels is likely to be included on the agenda during a two-day, China-EU meeting this week. ... more | .. |
  Deadly South Africa miners' strike ends A wage deal involving striking miners in South Africa is expected to end a shutdown of the country's gold and platinum fields, a work action in which 45 people were killed in the worst violence since the apartheid era ended in 1994. ... more | .. |
 US judge won't lift Samsung tablet ban A judge has refused to lift a ban on US sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computers as legal brawling continued between the South Korean electronics titan and Apple. ... 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
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  New US lobby calls for 'free, innovative' Internet A new Washington lobby group - comprised of the biggest firms in the online space - formally launched Wednesday, saying it would fight for a "free and innovative" Internet. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan boosts airport amid China tourism boom Taiwan, which is seeing a boom in tourism from China, will spend Tw$463 billion ($15.4 billion) on a new terminal and other facilities at its main airport, the government said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Digital initiative aimed at helping world's poor A shift to digital payments can improve the global effort to fight poverty and improve conditions for those trapped in a cycle dependent on cash, say backers of a new initiative launched Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Q.CELLS North America Showcases Latest Innovation at Solar Power International 2012 Q.CELLS North America, a subsidiary of Q.CELLS SE and global leader in designing, building and managing financially sustainable solar photovoltaic (PV) solutions, has announced its latest high-effic ... more |
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 Eltek Hits Solar Interoperability Milestone Eltek has announced that its THEIA HE-t solar inverter has been certified by the internationally recognized SunSpec Alliance. Successful testing and achievement of SunSpec Alliance certification is ... more | .. |
 SolarBridge Technologies Introduces Global Microinverter Platform SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge), a leading provider of integrated microinverters for certified AC modules, announces the introduction of a global PantheonTM II microinverter platform at Solar ... more | .. |
 Hanwha Solar Unveils Product Innovations with Strategic Partners Hanwha Solar has introduced a suite of innovative products at Solar Power International (SPI) in conjunction with strategic partners tenKsolar, Silent Power and Crystal Solar. The products will deli ... more | .. |
  Australian coal basin may be top 10 polluter: Greenpeace A coal basin near Australia's Great Barrier Reef will rank among the world's worst producers of carbon pollution if fully mined, Greenpeace said Wednesday as it warned of devastating consequences. ... 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 | .. |
  EU MPs call for 'robust' oversight of shale gas development European lawmakers want tough regulation of shale oil and gas exploration and member states should be cautious as they proceed, especially over 'fracking' recovery systems, a statement said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong cracks down on parallel Chinese traders Hong Kong has launched a crackdown on the thousands of mainland Chinese who travel across the border every day to buy products to resell at a profit in China, officials said. ... more | .. |
 China's Wen to meet EU amid debt crisis, trade row Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meets Europe's leaders Thursday as the world's second-biggest economy falters in the eurozone debt crisis downdraft and the two sides face a long list of trade disputes. ... more | .. |
 US finance sector warned of cyber attacks A US financial industry group warned banks and other institutions to beware cyber attacks Wednesday, after some firms reported sporadic problems with their websites. ... more |
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 Japan calls for reform of LNG markets Resource-hungry Japan called Wednesday for a revamp of the world's LNG market, as it ramps up its hunt for new sources of energy for a country badly scarred by the Fukushima disaster. ... more | .. |
 Bank of Japan easing total hits $1 trillion The Bank of Japan followed its US and European counterparts Wednesday, announcing extra bond buying to take its total monetary easing effort past $1 trillion as it seeks to revitalise the economy. ... more | .. |
 Solving bubble troubles: new surface can prevent liquid explosions or even frost Explosions caused by boiling liquid could be reduced by suppressing the liquid from bubbling, according to a new University of Melbourne study. The research, which is the first of its kind, has iden ... more | .. |
 International team of physicists makes discovery about temperature in convection An international team of physicists is working to ascertain more about the fundamental physical laws that are at work in a process known as convection, which occurs in a boiling pot of water as well ... 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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  Boeing Business Jets proves range capability with record-setting trans-Pacific flight Boeing Business Jets set a new world record for "Speed Over a Recognized Course" when a BBJ flew non-stop from Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand for installation of its VIP interiors. The BBJ, a ... more | .. |
  Home sweet lab: Computerized house to generate as much energy as it uses In a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 12, 2012, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) unveiled a new laboratory designed to demonstrate that a typical- ... more | .. |
 'Smart growth' strategies curb car use, greenhouse gas emissions A new study finds that smart growth approaches to urban planning could substantially reduce the number of miles that residents drive in a year. The research was published this week in The B.E. Journ ... more | .. |
 Less wear, longer life for memory storage device Probe storage devices read and write data by making nanoscale marks on a surface through physical contact. The technology may one day extend the data density limits of conventional magnetic and opti ... more |
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 Rosneft's Cooperates with Eni and Statoil in the Arctic After the government had given a preferential tax treatment to the companies engaged in offshore hydrocarbon field development foreign investors became more active in joining Russian projects. The g ... more | .. |
 Japan to retreat from nuclear power Japan says it aims to have zero nuclear power by 2030. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Get tough with China Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is right: The United States must get tough with China to restore growth and good-paying jobs. ... more | .. |
 Mercosur muddle over Paraguay deepening Mercosur divisions are growing as landlocked Paraguay accuses fellow founder members Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay of undermining its small resource-dependent economy. ... more |
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