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October 25, 2013

British nuclear deal opens new fronts for China atom firms
Beijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2013
Two Chinese firms' role in building Britain's first new atomic power station for a generation will give them new-found credibility as they seek a bigger share of the trillion-dollar global civil nuclear market, analysts say. The $26 billion deal to build Hinkley Point C, a two-reactor, 3.2 gigawatt station in southwestern England, was unveiled earlier this week and is led by French energy giant EDF. But China's state-owned China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN) and China National Nuclear Corp (C ... read more

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				Copper Shock: An Atomic-scale Stress Test Scientists used the powerful X-ray laser at the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to create movies detailing trillionths-of-a-second changes in the arrangement of copp ... more		Atomically Thin Device Promises New Class of Electronics As electronics approach the atomic scale, researchers are increasingly successful at developing atomically thin, virtually two-dimensional materials that could usher in the next generation of comput ... more

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				Scientists unveil energy-generating window Scientists in China said Thursday they had designed a "smart" window that can both save and generate energy, and may ultimately reduce heating and cooling costs for buildings. ... more		Twitter seeks up to $1.61 bn in IPO Twitter raised the value of its initial public offering Thursday to as much as $1.61 billion as the popular messaging service moved a step closer to Wall Street. ... more

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California approves energy storage goal

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Spain launches first offshore wind turbine

Key German lawmaker: End renewable energy subsidies by 2020

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EU states to hold talks on 'drone wall' to protect bloc

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The potential of straw for the energy mix has been underestimated

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