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December 03, 2015

Dimensionality transition in a newly created material
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Dec 03, 2015
Iron oxides occur in nature in many forms, often significantly different from each other in terms of structure and physical properties. However, a new variety of iron oxide, recently created and tested by scientists in Cracow, surprised both physicists and engineers, as it revealed features previously unobserved in any other material. The new form of iron oxide (FeO) is a metallic crystal with virtually no defects, a unique conglomerate of electrical and magnetic characteristics, and atoms that vi ... read more

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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact

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France to give Africa 2 bn euros for green energy

Alberta to phase out coal

Warm countries launch Sun-energy alliance

Start of work on Nicaragua canal delayed nearly a year Canal du Nicaragua

German power giant RWE to spin off renewables business

Fukushima protective sea wall cracking

AREVA and Hitachi-GE sign Memorandum of Understanding

SunEdison signs 6MW solar power deal with LA County

South Australia lights the way on road to renewables

KDC Solar closes $100M debt deal with Highbridge Principal Strategies

Duke Energy, Google team up on solar power project in N.C.

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Global growth in CO2 emissions stagnates

Storing solar energy underground for a cloudy day

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A row-bot that loves dirty water

Naturalist David Attenborough says Sun can save Earth

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Nuclear agreement between Seoul, Washington comes into effect

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