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January 22, 2015

Prosecutors refuse charges against Fukushima execs
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 22, 2015
Japanese prosecutors said Thursday that executives in charge of the Fukushima nuclear plant will not be charged, setting up a possible showdown with a citizens' panel that wants someone brought to book for the disaster. The move is the latest in a tussle between legal authorities and an angry public over who should take responsibility for the tsunami-sparked reactor meltdowns in 2011 that forced tens of thousands from their homes. A parliamentary report has said Fukushima was a man-made disaster ... read more

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Ford goes Silicon Valley with new research center Ford opened a new research center in Silicon Valley on Thursday, stepping up the company's efforts on connected vehicles, autonomous driving and ways to use big data. ... more		US duties on solar products will cause 'serious harm': China A US trade panel's move to impose import duties on solar products made in China and Taiwan will cause "serious harm", Beijing said Thursday, warning of the decision's global repercussions. ... more		Canada's ambassador presses Obama on Keystone pipeline Canada's envoy to Washington urged US President Barack Obama Thursday to approve the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline, saying he wants to "correct the myths" about the controversial project. ... more
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Rice-sized laser, powered one electron at a time, bodes well for quantum computing Princeton University researchers have built a rice grain-sized laser powered by single electrons tunneling through artificial atoms known as quantum dots. The tiny microwave laser, or "maser," is a ... more		Two or one splashing... It's different If two children splash in the sea high water waves will emerge due to constructive superposition. Different observations are made for the microscopic world in an experiment at the University of Bonn ... more		Ex-US climate envoy: Trump threatening 'consensus science' worldwide How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape? Australian scientists grapple with 'despicable' butterfly heist		Optimizing optimization algorithms Optimization algorithms, which try to find the minimum values of mathematical functions, are everywhere in engineering. Among other things, they're used to evaluate design tradeoffs, to assess contr ... more
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China-backed Thai railway construction to begin in September Construction on a $12 billion Chinese-backed railway through Thailand will begin in September, officials said Thursday, as part of a grand vision to overhaul the country's notoriously creaking network. ... more		Montana continues oil spill response While Montana officials said a water plant is clear of contaminants, environmental responders advised against eating fish caught near the site of an oil spill. ... more		IMF: Venezuela wounded by low oil prices Venezuela's economy will decline more than any other in the region as a result of the drop in oil prices, analysis from the International Monetary Fund found. ... more		U.S. consumers to save big on gasoline costs If gasoline price forecasts for 2015 are accurate, U.S. consumers should save an aggregate $125 billion in fuel costs, analysis published Thursday finds. ... more

	Oil markets mixed after ECB action Oil price indices were mixed early in the Thursday session as traders tried to make sense of the bond-buying initiative from the European Central Bank. ... more		North Dakota produced water release among state's largest A produced water release from a North Dakota oil site presents no public health risk, a company said, though the 70,000 barrels spilled is among the largest. ... more

Russia offers to extend nuclear arms limits with US

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact

Brazil, Chile sign defense agreement

Kinder Morgan takes pole position in Bakken		Gazprom committed to Ukraine		China's property market no longer 'red hot but deep cold'		China luxury market shrank in 2014: consultancy		Oil-price slows diffusion of solar-diesel-hybrid systems in the mining industry
Laser-generated surface structures create extremely water-repellent metals		Graphene enables all-electrical control of energy flow from light emitters		Tech barons paint rosy future at Davos despite security fears		Atoms can be in 2 places at the same time		This robot has the mind of a worm

China's Xi gets 62 percent pay rise: report

Dulas to acquire fleet of ZephIR Lidars for rental to UK wind market

US panel clears way for duties on Chinese solar products

Microsoft debuts hologram goggles

China's economy not headed for 'hard landing': PM

China's e-commerce transactions hit $2 trillion in 2014: govt

Improved interface for a quantum internet

US Vows to Help Prop Up Bulgarian Security, Diversify Energy Supplies

PROINSO supplies in Barbados a PV-DIESEL hybrid system

EDF Energy plans 10 more years for British nuclear plant

Hong Kong's Li Ka-shing buys British train firm for $3.8 bn

Japan, Thai firms invest $10.4 billion in China's Citic

Sustainability challenged as many renewable resources max out

New contaminants found in oil and gas wastewater

Russia Produces Country's First Beryllium Specimen

Training the next generation of power engineers

Hanwha powers up self-funded 24MW PV Japan plant

Two workers die at separate Fukushima nuclear plants: operator

UAE says falling oil prices will not impact clean energy

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

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