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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2012 A long-abandoned fermentation process once used to turn starch into explosives can be used to produce renewable diesel fuel to replace the fossil fuels now used in transportation, University of California, Berkeley, scientists have discovered. Campus chemists and chemical engineers teamed up to produce diesel fuel from the products of a bacterial fermentation discovered nearly 100 years ago by the first president of Israel, chemist Chaim Weizmann. The retooled process produces a mix of products th ... read more |
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  Exxon tells Iraq it wants to sell oilfield stake ExxonMobil has informed Baghdad it wants to sell its stake in a south Iraq oilfield, an official said Wednesday, indicating the US giant will focus on a controversial deal with Iraq's Kurdish region. ... more | |
  NJIT professor promotes building material of millennium: Autoclave aerated concrete Although widespread rebuilding in the hard-hit New York metro region from Super Storm Sandy has not yet begun, NJIT Assistant Professor Mohamed Mahgoub says when the hammers start swinging, it's tim ... more | |
 How Butterfly Wings Can Inspire New High-Tech Surfaces A South American butterfly flapped its wings, and caused a flurry of nanotechnology research to happen in Ohio. Researchers here have taken a new look at butterfly wings and rice leaves, and l ... 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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  Ultrasensitive photon hunter When it comes to imaging, every single photon counts if there is barely any available light. This is the point where the latest technologies often reach their limits. Researchers have now developed ... more | |
  Solar panels doubling as ship sails eyed Rigid solar panels that also act as sails for large cargo vessels could produce fuel savings while lowering emissions, Japanese researchers say. ... more | |
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Why is there no life on Mars? Rover finds a clue
Third-ever confirmed interstellar object blazing through Solar System
Michelin-star chef prepares ISS meals for French astronaut | |
 Teaching the blind to read and recognize objects with sounds Areas of the brain in blind people can learn to process visual input through the use of sound, even after years or perhaps even lifelong blindness, according to new research reported in the November ... more | |
  'Unplanned' shutdown at Romania nuclear power plant One of the two reactors at Romania's sole nuclear power plant stopped unexpectedly Wednesday after its automatic shutdown system was mysteriously triggered, management said. ... more | |
 The Solar Foundation Reports 13% Growth in U.S. Solar Jobs The Solar Foundation (TSF) has announced that its third annual National Solar Jobs Census found that the U.S. solar industry employs 119,016 Americans, a figure which represents the addition of 13,8 ... more | |
 Woehner USA launches busbar mounted fuse holder for photovoltaic applications Woehner USA has announced the availability of their AMBUS EasyLiner BusBar mounted 10X38 Fuse Holder (AEL10x38/PV) for photovoltaic applications. The AEL10x38/PV is directly mounted onto a busbar an ... more |
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 Tecta Solar Completes Solar Photovoltaic Installations at Palmer Technology Center Tecta Solar, a division of Tecta America Corp., recently completed the installation of 533 kWp of solar photovoltaics for the Palmer Technology Center in Three Rivers, Mass. The roof-mounted project ... more | |
 DNV unveils its SUNdy floating solar field concept Many countries are turning to solar technology and renewable energy because of a need for alternative energy sources and environmental concerns. To help meet these needs, DNV has developed SUN ... more | |
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China says no ambition to build South Pacific military base
US, Japan, India, Australia pledge mineral cooperation on China jitters
US busts network that helped North Koreans obtain remote IT work | |
 Iraq inks oil exploration deal with Lukoil and Inpex Iraq on Wednesday signed a deal with Russia's Lukoil and Japan's Inpex to explore an area believed to contain oil, the latest step in Baghdad's efforts to boost its role as a key global energy supplier. ... more | |
  Hundreds of flights canceled in New York storm Airlines suspended hundreds of flights around New York on Wednesday after gale force winds and snow lashed the city where tens of thousands of people still lack electricity since superstorm Sandy. ... more | |
 Scandal prompts S. Korea to probe all nuclear reactors South Korea's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday it would carry out a rigorous inspection of all the country's 23 reactors after a scandal involving unvetted components fuelled public fears about nuclear safety. ... more | |
 Apple ordered to pay $368 million in patent case Apple has been ordered to pay $368 million for patent infringement in its use of Facetime, an application that allows for video calls on mobile devices, the plaintiff said Wednesday. ... more |
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