Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business

July 31, 2014

Scientists separate a particle from its properties
Grenoble, France (SPX) Jul 31, 2014
Researchers from the Vienna University of Technology have performed the first separation of a particle from one of its properties. The study, carried out at the Institute Laue-Langevin (ILL) and published in Nature Communications, showed that in an interferometer a neutron's magnetic moment could be measured independently of the neutron itself, thereby marking the first experimental observation of a new quantum paradox known as the 'Cheshire Cat'. The new technique, which can be applied to any pro ... read more

Previous Issues

Jul 30

Jul 29

Jul 28

Jul 25

Jul 24

Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday What if computer screens had glasses instead of the people staring at the monitors? That concept is not too far afield from technology being developed by UC Berkeley computer and vision scientists. ... more		New gadget helps the vision impaired to read graphs Opening up new career paths and educational opportunities for people with vision impairment, the system combines a number of pattern recognition technologies into a single platform and, for the firs ... more		Tough foam from tiny sheets Tough, ultralight foam of atom-thick sheets can be made to any size and shape through a chemical process invented at Rice University. In microscopic images, the foam dubbed "GO-0.5BN" looks like a n ... more
				Building the Foundation for Future Synthetic Biology Applications with BRICS The development of increasingly sophisticated techniques and tools to sequence, synthesize and manipulate genetic material has led to the rapidly maturing discipline of synthetic biology. To date, w ... more		A new way to make microstructured surfaces A team of researchers has created a new way of manufacturing microstructured surfaces that have novel three-dimensional textures. These surfaces, made by self-assembly of carbon nanotubes, could exh ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

William Cress Corporation - We Build To Last

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Microsoft unveils Xbox in China as it faces probe Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled its Xbox game console in China, the first to enter the market after an official ban 14 years ago, even as it faces a Chinese government probe over business practices. ... more		Britain to trial driverless cars from 2015 Driverless cars will be allowed on British roads from January 2015 as part of a pilot initiative in three cities, the government announced Wednesday. ... more		Philippines 'ghost' flood projects leave residents stranded Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires 'Greatest con job ever': Trump trashes climate science at UN		Twitter flies on surprisingly strong numbers Twitter shares shot higher by some 30 percent Tuesday after its quarterly report showed surprisingly strong revenue and user growth, despite a widening loss. ... more
				Pinterest buys startup with image organizing skills Online bulletin-board service Pinterest on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Spanish startup Icebergs, specializing in helping creative people collaborate on projects. ... more		Japan factory output logs sharpest drop since tsunami disaster Japan's factory output in June logged its sharpest fall since the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, hit largely by drops in cars and industrial machine production, official data showed Wednesday. ... more

Italy agrees to sell energy grid stake to China Italy has agreed to sell a 35 percent stake in its electricity grid to China's state power company for at least 2.1 billion euros ($2.8 billion) as part of its privatisation drive. ... more		German chip-maker Infineon ups full-year forecast German semiconductor maker Infineon revised slightly upward its annual forecast on Wednesday after reporting higher third-quarter earnings and sales. ... more		Western researchers support international collaboration for planetary defence NASA says on track to send astronauts around the Moon in 2026 NASA's Parker Solar Probe Sails Through 25th Sun Flyby		US spy agency patents car seat for kids Electronic eavesdropping is the National Security Agency's forte, but it seems it also has a special interest in children's car seats, Foreign Policy magazine reported Wednesday. ... more
Centrica acquires U.S. solar power company A North American subsidiary of British energy company Centrica said it paid $54 million to acquire a U.S. solar power company. ... more		Dismantling Germany's nuclear industry, piece by piece Eyes fixed on a screen, joystick in hand, the operator of a remote-controlled saw painstakingly dismantles metal rods at one of Germany's mothballed nuclear reactors. ... more		Amazon plays to book buyer wallets in Hachette battle Amazon on Tuesday played to book lovers' budgets by putting out word that its battle with publishing giant Hachette is about making sure they pay less for digital titles. ... more		Common mineral capable of making and breaking bonds Reactions among minerals and organic compounds in hydrothermal environments are critical components of the Earth's deep carbon cycle, they provide energy for the deep biosphere, and may have implica ... more

	Printing the Metals of the Future 3-D printers can create all kinds of things, from eyeglasses to implantable medical devices, straight from a computer model and without the need for molds. But for making spacecraft, engineers somet ... more		New characteristics of complex oxide surfaces revealed A novel combination of microscopy and data processing has given researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory an unprecedented look at the surface of a material known for i ... more

Trump to U.N.: 'Your countries are going to hell'

Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFP

US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China

The evolution of airplanes		New Approach to Form Non-Equilibrium Structures		Discovery is key to metal wear in sliding parts		Collecting just the right data		Twitter flies on surprisingly strong numbers
China confirms Microsoft probe for 'monopoly' actions		Connected devices have huge security holes: study		London mulls charge on diesel vehicles		Chinese smartphone makers win as market swells		Russia inks agreement for floating nuclear plants with China

Trees clean air, save 850 lives a year

Beijing to weigh administrative duties against climate

Entire families wiped out in Air Algerie plane crash

Economic patriotism and U.S. corporate tax inversion

Unleashing the power of quantum dot triplets

Organic zeolites

The birth of topological spintronics

UAMS To Help Establish NSBRI Center for Space Radiation Research

Britain plans major exercises in Poland amid Ukraine crisis

Russian fighter jet crashes, killing pilot

Emirates airline says will not fly over Iraq after MH17

Stronger rules needed on flight paths: Malaysia Airlines official

Ukraine forces take another strategic city: Kiev

McDonald's holds the beef in China meat scandal

By 2050 temperatures might be helpful to growth of forage plants

Federal judge overturns Washington DC ban on guns in public

Filter bed substrates, plant types recommended for rain gardens

Air pollution modeling reveals broad-scale impacts of pollution removal by trees

Tunisia seeks helicopters, weaponry

McDonald's Japan halts sales of Chinese chicken after scandal

Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy

Buy Advertising

Media Advertising Kit

Editorial & Other Enquiries

Privacy statement

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.