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January 25, 2015

Scientists set quantum speed limit
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2015
University of California, Berkeley, scientists have proved a fundamental relationship between energy and time that sets a "quantum speed limit" on processes ranging from quantum computing and tunneling to optical switching. The energy-time uncertainty relationship is the flip side of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, which sets limits on how precisely you can measure position and speed, and has been the bedrock of quantum mechanics for nearly 100 years. It has become so well-known that it has ... read more

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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		New laser for computer chips Scientists from Forschungszentrum Juelich and the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland in cooperation with international partners have presented the first semiconductor consisting solely of elemen ... more		New laser-patterning technique turns metals into supermaterials By zapping ordinary metals with femtosecond laser pulses researchers from the University of Rochester in New York have created extraordinary new surfaces that efficiently absorb light, repel water a ... more		Self-destructive effects of magnetically-doped ferromagnetic insulators The discovery of "topologically protected" electrical conductivity on the surface of some materials whose bulk interior acts as an insulator was among the most sensational advances in the last decad ... more

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U.S. defense in free fall

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact

Brazil, Chile sign defense agreement

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PROINSO supplies in Barbados a PV-DIESEL hybrid system

EDF Energy plans 10 more years for British nuclear plant

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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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