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"I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics." Thus spoke the American physicist Richard Feynman - underlining that even leading scientists struggle to develop an intuitive feeling for quantum mechanics. One reason for this is that quantum phenomena often have no counterpart in classical physics. A typical example is the quantum entanglement: Entangled particles seem to directly influence one another, no matter how widely separated they are. It looks as if the particles can ... read more

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Will Saudi Arabia Allow the U.S. Oil Boom? Interview with Chris Faulkner Technology, technology, and more technology-this is what has driven the American oil and gas boom starting in the Bakken and now being played out in the Gulf of Mexico revival, and new advances are ... more		DLR and CIEMAT commission a meteorological station for solar power plants How much solar energy reaches a power plant? Is the Sun often obscured by dust or other atmospheric particles? Power station operators need a great deal of meteorological data before deciding on the ... more		Biofuels will play integral role in California's energy future Biofuels developed from plant biomass and purpose-grown crops can substantially move California toward its ambitious energy goals, a new report says, but only through the wise allocation of feedstoc ... more
				First large-scale production of III-V semiconductor nanowire The research team demonstrated a novel method to epitaxially synthesize structurally and compositionally homogeneous and spatially uniform ternary InAsyP1-y nanowire on Si at wafer-scale using metal ... more		2-D electronics take a step forward Scientists at Rice University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have advanced on the goal of two-dimensional electronics with a method to control the growth of uniform atomic layers of molybdenum di ... more

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When Will My Computer Understand Me It's not hard to tell the difference between the "charge" of a battery and criminal "charges." But for computers, distinguishing between the various meanings of a word is difficult. For more t ... more		Testing Artificial Photosynthesis With the daily mean concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide having reached 400 parts-per-million for the first time in human history, the need for carbon-neutral alternatives to fossil fuel ene ... more		The first animals on Earth may have been sea sponges, study suggests Small Satellite Contracted to Probe Climate Effects of Space Radiation Fengyun satellite strengthens China global weather forecasting capacity		Boeing aviation forecast sets scene for crowded skies Earth's airspace is set to have twice as many airliners flying as now, and that's just the civilian airplane traffic forecast to grow in the next two decades. ... more
				Wood as energy source not as 'green' in carbon terms as thought Using wood for energy, thought to be cleaner than fossil fuels, could, in fact, lead to greater carbon emissions than estimated, a U.S. study found. ... more		Study: Moving business software to cloud promises big energy savings Moving software applications used by 86 million U.S. workers to the cloud could save enough electricity annually to power Los Angeles for a year, a study found. ... more

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Asia needs 'energy settlement' Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has called for a "comprehensive energy settlement" for the Asia-Pacific region. ... more		Shale resources add 47% to global gas reserves: US EIA Shale-based resources increase the world's total potential oil reserves by 11 percent and natural gas by 47 percent, according to a US report released Monday. ... more		Venus' Cloud Aerosols Contain Reservoirs of Water and Iron Technique Could Reveal Hidden Habitats on Moon and Mars Arianespace partners with BULL to advance space debris prevention measures on Ariane 6		Video-game players better at using visual input, study finds Video-game players really do see more, as hours of playing video games can train the brain to make better and faster use of visual input, U.S. researchers say. ... more
				Quantum To Buy 10 Megawatt Trout Creek Wind Farm Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc and Schneider Power Inc have entered into definitive agreements with an unrelated third party for the sale of Schneider Power's 10 Megawatt (MW) Trou ... more		Japan's first lady says she is 'anti-nuclear' The wife of Japan's pro-business Prime Minister Shinzo Abe does not like nuclear power and would rather her husband's government did not try to export it, she said in a speech. ... more

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Wood as energy source not as 'green' in carbon terms as thought

Asia needs 'energy settlement'

Stanford scientists create novel silicon electrodes that improve lithium-ion batteries

Oil prices drop on China demand concerns

Promising material for lithium-ion batteries

Enovos opens 10 MW wind farm

Quantum To Buy 10 Megawatt Trout Creek Wind Farm

Uruguay deficit likely to speed windpower plans

Testing Artificial Photosynthesis

DLR and CIEMAT commission a meteorological station for solar power plants

ET Solar Modules Installed in the Third Largest Commercial PV Plant in Chile

	Sony eyes long game despite console launch triumph Sony insisted Tuesday that the game console war is far from won, despite its PR launch triumph over Microsoft this week, as gamers scrambled to get their hands on the next generation devices. ... more		Survey: Distracted walking just as dangerous as distracted driving Most pedestrians admit to dangerous, distracting use of their smartphones when crossing streets even though they are aware of the risks, a U.S. survey found. ... more		Facebook shareholders vent ire over sagging stock Facebook shareholders on Tuesday grilled leaders of the social network regarding how they planned to revive the company's stock and protect user privacy from snoops including US spy agencies. ... more		China's MA60 planes in spotlight after safety incidents China's high-flying aviation ambitions suffered a setback on Tuesday as Myanmar grounded several planes made by the Asian powerhouse and Indonesia ordered special checks on its fleet following a series of safety incidents. ... more

Sierra Space clears design milestone for missile tracking satellites in SDA Tranche 2

Top diplomats of North Korea, China agree to oppose 'hegemonism'

Elbit secures 120 million order for Hermes 900 maritime surveillance UAS

Sony wins opening skirmish in new-gen console war		Oil down in Asia on China growth concerns		Enovos opens 10 MW wind farm		Carbon nanotubes for molecular magnetic resonances		Providing a new framework for understanding the energetics of ionic liquids
An explanation for the mysterious effects in high-temperature superconductors		Whispering light hears liquids talk		Firefighting Robot Paints 3D Thermal Imaging Picture for Rescuers		Quantum teleportation between atomic systems over long distances		New microfluidic method expands toolbox for nanoparticle manipulation

Promising material for lithium-ion batteries

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TTP connects dumb objects to the Internet of Things

Smartphones helping close digital divide of Internet use

French electric car share program sets sights on Indy

Japan economy heats up in first quarter

Apple jumps into streaming with iTunes Radio

Panama won't fret for now about Nicaragua canal

Shale resources add 47% to global gas reserves: US EIA

China, LatAm leads gains in tourists to US

Ghana arrests 57 W. Africans in illegal gold mine raid

Berlin urges rapid solution to EU-China trade tension

Oil prices drop on China demand concerns

Walker's World: Europe's blame game

Kim Dotcom's extradition case delayed again

China auto sales growth slows in May: group

ET Solar Modules Installed in the Third Largest Commercial PV Plant in Chile

Brazil's restive natives step protests over land rights

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