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March 19, 2015

Fusion researchers make breakthrough on ELMs mitigation
Princeton NJ (SPX) Mar 19, 2015
Researchers from General Atomics and the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have made a major breakthrough in understanding how potentially damaging heat bursts inside a fusion reactor can be controlled. Scientists performed the experiments on the DIII-D National Fusion Facility, a tokamak operated by General Atomics in San Diego. The findings represent a key step in predicting how to control heat bursts in future fusion facilities including ITER, an internation ... read more

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Rice fine-tunes quantum dots from coal Graphene quantum dots made from coal, introduced in 2013 by the Rice University lab of chemist James Tour, can be engineered for specific semiconducting properties in either of two single-step proce ... more		Supercomputers help solve puzzle-like bond for biofuels One of life's strongest bonds has been discovered by a science team researching biofuels with the help of supercomputers. Their find could boost efforts to develop catalysts for biofuel production f ... more		Italian Solar Power Generation During Solar Eclipse On Friday, March 20, 2015 a solar eclipse will pass over Europe between 8:40AM and 12:50PM CET. The reduction of solar radiation during these hours is expected to have an impact given the 89 GWs of ... more
				30 years after C60: Fullerene chemistry with silicon The discovery of the soccer ball-shaped C60 molecule in 1985 was a milestone for the development of nanotechnology. In parallel with the fast-blooming field of research into carbon fullerenes, resea ... more		Researchers collaborate to develop revolutionary 3-D printing technology A 3D printing technology developed by Silicon Valley startup, Carbon3D Inc., enables objects to rise from a liquid media continuously rather than being built layer by layer as they have been for the ... more

Human 2 Mars Conference Mat 5-7 2015 - Washington DC

Nuclear Decommissioning Conference Europe May 2015

Nanospheres cooled with light to explore the limits of quantum physics A team of scientists at UCL led by Peter Barker and Tania Monteiro (UCL Physics and Astronomy) has developed a new technology which could one day create quantum phenomena in objects far larger than ... more		Caltech Scientists Develop Cool Process to Make Better Graphene A new technique invented at Caltech to produce graphene-a material made up of an atom-thick layer of carbon-at room temperature could help pave the way for commercially feasible graphene-based solar ... more		GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time Galileo daughter mission named Celeste to strengthen navigation resilience How quantum computers can be validated when solving unsolvable problems		A call to change recycling standards as 3-D printing expands The 3-D printing revolution has changed the way we think about plastics. Everything from children's toys to office supplies to high-value laboratory equipment can be printed. The potential savings o ... more
				An improved method for coating gold nanorods Researchers have fine-tuned a technique for coating gold nanorods with silica shells, allowing engineers to create large quantities of the nanorods and giving them more control over the thickness of ... more		Buckyballs become bucky-bombs In 1996, a trio of scientists won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their discovery of Buckminsterfullerene - soccer-ball-shaped spheres of 60 joined carbon atoms that exhibit special physical prope ... more

Sony launches US subscription TV, competing with cable Sony announced Wednesday it was launching an Internet subscription television service that includes live feeds from major broadcast networks, mounting a challenge to the cable TV model. ... more		Canada's Nexen announces layoffs In response to a slowdown in the industry, Canadian energy company Nexen, a Chinese subsidiary, announced plans to eliminate more than 300 employees. ... more		Orbit Over Obsolescence: How Satellite Constellations Are Replacing Cell Towers One Layer at a Time What 3I/ATLAS tells us about other solar systems SyntaxError: invalid decimal literal - What to Do		U.S. working to cut flaring of natural gas The U.S. government will roll out new standards in the coming months to cut the amount of shale natural gas wasted through flaring, the interior secretary said. ... more
U.S., Canada under pressure on oil-train safety Federal regulators in North America are under pressure from industry bodies and environmental advocates worried about the safe transport of oil by rail. ... more		West Texas Intermediate in free fall Concerns about a slow pace of economic recovery and a build in U.S. oil inventories pushed West Texas Intermediate prices to new lows Wednesday. ... more		Conoco becomes latest energy company to cut spending U.S. energy company ConocoPhillips said it was cutting capital spending by more than 25 percent in order to stay competitive in the low oil price cycle. ... more		BG Group starts oil production in Norwegian waters BG Group said Wednesday it started production from the Knarr field in the North Sea, a prospect with an estimated 80 million barrels of oil equivalent. ... more

	Kurdish oil production to increase Production from oil operations in Kurdish Iraq is expected to increase following a payment from the regional government, Gulf Keystone Petroleum said. ... more		Oil prices continue slide amid oversupply Oil prices continued to slide Tuesday as global supply remains high, sending West Texas Intermediate to a new six-year low and and pushing Brent back down from recent gains. ... more

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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact

Brazil, Chile sign defense agreement

Texas: From Shale Boom to Water Revolution		Japan to Retire Five Old Nuclear Reactors		CEC teams with Morgan Stanley to boost Massachusetts solar power		Political uncertainty plagues Nigeria's oil potential		China investigates former free trade zone official
Oil plunge forces China's Nexen to cut 400 jobs in Canada, elsewhere		U.S. to fund bigger wind turbine blades		Iran touts growth despite nuclear sanctions		U.S.: Security risks in oil-rich Saudi region		NOAA slams BP statement on gulf environment

China probes top executive of state energy giant CNPC

Iran reports economic growth momentum

Windows 10 devices to allow sign in with face, iris

France, Germany, Italy to join China-led infrastructure bank

Scientists move closer to '2 for 1 deal' on solar cell efficiency

South Africa Rebuffs US Attempts to Take Over its Nuclear Materials

Merkel urges closer tech ties with rising IT giant China

Trina Solar to Supply 48 MW of Solar Modules to ACME India

3-D printer for small molecules opens access to customized chemistry

Areva studies Chinese investment

Gamesa and AREVA create the joint-venture Adwen

9 percent of PV Systems in North America will have storage by 2018

Los Alamos offers new insights into radiation damage evolution

Solar could meet California energy demand 3 to 5 times over

A new method for making perovskite solar cells

Uncovering the secrets of super solar power perovskites

Pinterest valued at $11 bn after latest capital round

China overseas investment jumps in February on Dutch deal: govt

Young adults want news, not the newspaper: study

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

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