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Restricting nuclear power has little effect on the cost of climate policiesPotsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 05, 2012 "Questions have been raised if restricting nuclear energy - an option considered by some countries after the accident in Fukushima, Japan - combined with climate policies might get extremely expensive. Our study is a first assessment of the consequences of a broad range of combinations of climate and nuclear policies," lead author Nico Bauer says. Restrictions on nuclear power could be political decisions, but also regulations imposed by safety authorities. Power generation capacities would have t ... read more |
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  Boeing Forecasts Air Cargo Growth Driven by Globalization and Trade Boeing reports that the global air cargo market will expand at a 5.2 percent annual rate over the next 20 years. According to the Boeing World Air Cargo Forecast 2012/2013, growth will be driven by ... more | .. |
  Nano-hillocks: Of mountains and craters In the field of nanotechnology, electrically-charged particles are frequently used as tools for surface modification. Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the TU Vienna ... more | .. |
  New device could increase Internet download speeds A team of scientists and engineers at the University of Minnesota has invented a unique microscale optical device that could greatly increase the speed of downloading information online and reduce t ... 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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  EMCORE To Supply Solar Panels For ICESat-2 Mission EMCORE Corporation (EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optic and solar power markets, has been awarded a solar panel manufacturing cont ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Announces New Solution to Reduce Airport Congestion and Improve Overall Airspace Efficiency Lockheed Martin has announced the availability of The Logic Suite, a comprehensive set of decision support tools that helps connect more passengers to their flights, reduces surface congestion at ai ... more | .. |
  US manufacturers bringing work home from overseas Increasingly, U.S. firms are moving or considering moving their manufacturing operations back to domestic soil from overseas, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University supply chai ... more | .. |
  Visionary transparent memory a step closer to reality Researchers at Rice University are designing transparent, two-terminal, three-dimensional computer memories on flexible sheets that show promise for electronics and sophisticated heads-up displays. ... more |
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Successful liftoff delivers Sentinel4 on MTG satellite to enhance atmospheric forecasting
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 Acoustic cell-sorting chip may lead to cell phone-sized medical labs A technique that uses acoustic waves to sort cells on a chip may create miniature medical analytic devices that could make Star Trek's tricorder seem a bit bulky in comparison, according to a team o ... more | .. |
  Prehistoric builders reveal trade secrets A fossil which has lain in a museum drawer for over a century has been recognized by a University of Leicester geologist as a unique clue to the long-lost skills of some of the most sophisticated an ... more | .. |
  Bigger wind turbines make greener electricity The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series concludes that the larger the wind turbine, the greener the electricit ... more | .. |
 BAE gets Phase II Bradley upgrade award The U.S. Army has given BAE Systems a $55 million, Phase II contract for engineering changes to Bradley Fighting Vehicles. ... more |
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  Outside View: Jobs outlook discouraging Forecasters expect the U.S. Labor Department to report Friday that the U.S. economy added 113,000 jobs in September - a monthly pace too slow to return the nation to full employment. ... more | .. |
  Turd-eating worms clear air around Canadian toilets Anyone relying on their nose to guide them to a toilet at Quebec's La Providence golf course won't find one - that's because its outhouse is odorless. ... more | .. |
 Vattenfall: patience needed for new Swedish nuclear reactor Power group Vattenfall believes it will take several years before a decision can be made to build another Swedish nuclear reactor, the head of its nuclear operations told a newspaper on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 EU unveils measures to combat biopiracy The European Union on Thursday set out proposals aimed at thwarting the illegal use of genetic resources and traditional medicine, a practice known as bio-piracy. ... more |
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Bearings Used in Space Technologies: Engineering for the Final Frontier
Bioplastic habitats could sustain algae growth for space colonization
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  VW eyes budget cars for emerging markets 'in two years' Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, said on Thursday it was considering selling "budget cars" for as little as 5,000 euros ($6,500) in emerging markets "within two years". ... more | .. |
Nuclear safety upgrade needed 'nearly everywhere' in Europe Immediate safety upgrades costing billions of euros (dollars) are needed in nuclear power plants "nearly everywhere" in Europe, according to the results of EU "stress tests" released Thursday. ... more | .. |
Russia denies sending high-tech spies to US Russian diplomats and security chiefs denied Thursday sending their spies to the United States to purchase high-tech military electronics and detonators in faked civilian deals. ... more | .. |
OECD says IT sector resisting economic crisis The information and communication technology (ICT) sector has resisted the economic crisis and is becoming a key infrastructure for the world's economy, the OECD said Thursday. ... more |
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GE calls for jet engine checks after China incident General Electric has recommended new inspections of its GEnx engines, used on Boeing 747 and 787 aircraft, following the failure of an engine in China in September. ... more | .. |
Demonstrators break into Greek defence ministry More than 200 employees of a Greek shipyard on Thursday broke into thecourtyard of the defence ministry in Athens to protest against non-payment of their wages, police said. ... more | .. |
Japan insurers stop China riot coverage: report Big Japanese insurers have stopped covering firms against riots in China, a report said Friday, a move seen likely to hit investment there as the countries remain stuck in a festering territorial row. ... more | .. |
 Facebook hits billion users amid revenue worries Facebook on Thursday celebrated eclipsing the billion-member mark, touting its mission to make the world more social while investors wondered how the service would cash in on its popularity. ... more |
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Planet secures 240 million euro satellite services contract with German government
Sceye secures SoftBank backing to launch HAPS connectivity services in Japan
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 Google, publishers end long-running copyright case Google and US publishing firms announced Thursday that they had reached a settlement in a long-running copyright case over books and journals digitized by the Internet giant. ... more | .. |
Fledging electric car market in turmoil with few buyers The fledgling electric car business is in turmoil as predictions about potential sales have proven to be wildly optimistic despite volatile fuel prices and plenty of media hype. ... more | .. |
China firm makes offer for Australia-listed miner Chinese private equity firm Cathay Fortune Corp has made an $850 million offer for Australia-listed Discovery Metals, Dow Jones Newswires reported Thursday, as China's copper demand continues to grow. ... more | .. |
China, S. Korea seen to attend IMF meeting in Japan China and South Korea are expected to send their financial chiefs to meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Japan, despite their diplomatic rows with Tokyo, officials said Thursday. ... more |
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  Individual protein complex generates electric current An team of scientists, led by Joachim Reichert, Johannes Barth, and Alexander Holleitner (Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Clusters of Excellence MAP and NIM), and Itai Carmeli (Tel Aviv University ... more | .. |
  Money: A New (Decentralized) Shade of Green As America's clean energy industry takes up position in a no-man's land between subsidies and sustainability, the idea of "Green Banks" is being touted as a life-line that will push the industry int ... more | .. |
 Eclipsall Solar PV Panels Featured in Veridian Headquarters Rooftop Solar Array Veridian Connections "flipped the switch" last Friday on a 140kW solar panel array on their Ajax, ON headquarters building. Solera Sustainable Energies, an Ajax, ON company, developed the project. E ... more | .. |
 Thousands of Bombs Dumped in Gulf of Mexico Pose Huge Threat to Oil Rigs After World War II the US government dumped millions of kilograms of unexploded bombs into the Gulf of Mexico. This is no secret; many governments dumped their unexploded ordnance into oceans and la ... more |
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