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January 21, 2016

Charging a car could soon be as quick as filling a tank
Lausanne, Switzerland (UPI) Jan 20, 2016
Engineers say the power grid is holding back the development of the electric car. The storage capacity of batteries are continuously improving, as are the speed at which they can be charged and discharged. But high capacity, fast-charging batteries require large amounts of power to charge. Current infrastructure for electric car changing isn't up to the task. To supply that charge, a team of researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technolog ... read more

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Renault emissions troubles raise question for auto sector French carmaker Renault's efforts to clean up the emissions of some of its diesel vehicles after failing tests, in the wake of a pollution cheating scandal at Germany's Volkswagen, raise questions for the whole sector. ... more		Netherlands says 'serious' concerns about Belgium nuclear plants The Netherlands has "serious" concerns about neighbouring Belgium's ageing nuclear reactors, the Dutch environment minister said Wednesday during a joint inspection of one plant with her Belgian counterpart. ... more		US firms moving operations out of China: survey One out of four US companies active in China has moved some operations out of the country or is planning to, as conditions worsen in the world's second-largest economy, an American business group said Wednesday. ... more
				Gloop from the deep sea This animal has done everything right. It has been around for 300 million years, outlived the dinosaurs and survived the catastrophic meteorite impact, warm phases and glacial periods. Even today, i ... more		Sponge-like material can store natural gas Although compressed natural gas represents a cleaner and more efficient fuel for vehicles, its volatile nature requires a reinforced, heavy tank that stores the gas at high pressure and therefore li ... more

Quantum computing is coming - are you prepared for it? Quantum computing will change lives, society and the economy and a working system is expected to be developed by 2020 according to a leading figure in the world of quantum computing, who will talk t ... more		Iran Set to Start Construction of Two Nuclear Power Plants With sanctions officially lifted, the Iranian government has announced plans to build a pair of nuclear power plants. "Construction of two 1000-MW power plants will start soon," Ali Akbar Salehi, he ... more		No picnic: How to survive a bear encounter; as Japan battles spike in attacks COP30: Indigenous peoples vital to humanity's future India mega-zoo in spotlight again over animal acquisitions		High-performance material polyimide for the first time with angular shape Polyimides withstand extreme heat and chemically aggressive solvents, while being considerably less dense than metals. That is why they are very popular in industry, for example as an insulation lay ... more
				CSU imaging tool maps cells' composition in 3-D A one-of-a-kind instrument built at CSU lets scientists map cellular composition in three dimensions at the nanoscale, allowing researchers to watch how cells respond to new medications at the most ... more		Copper deposition to fabricate tiny 3-D objects Scientists at ETH Zurich have developed a new method of 3D microprinting. This can be used to manufacture even tiny, partly overhanging structures easily and in a single step. One day, this could pa ... more

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Can 3 pigeons be in 2 pigeonholes with no 2 pigeons in the same hole Research published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) introduced a new quantum phenomenon which the authors called the "quantum ... more		Cost burden of Quebec's carbon market seen as modest The cost burden of Quebec's carbon-pricing policy, is likely to be modest across income groups and industries, according to a McGill University research team. The policy, which began to be imp ... more		Bezos's Blue Origin postpones rocket launch over weather SpaceX launches 29 satellites after fireball spotted in the sky Solein protein tech moves toward ISS zero-gravity pilot project		Moscow, Amman to Discuss Building Jordan's First Power Plant Next Month Russian and Jordanian nuclear officials will convene in Amman in February to discuss the construction of Jordan's first nuclear power plant, the head of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) to ... more
Self-heating lithium-ion battery could beat the winter woes A lithium-ion battery that self heats if the temperature is below 32 degrees Fahrenheit has multiple applications, but may have the most impact on relieving winter "range anxiety" for electric vehic ... more		Dutch hi-tech group ASML posts 'record' year in 2015 Leading Dutch manufacturer of computer chip making systems ASML Wednesday declared 2015 a "record" year for sales which rose to 6.3 billion euros ($6.9 billion), with net profits leaping by 15 percent. ... more		China's Xi opens refinery with Saudi King Salman Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi King Salman on Wednesday inaugurated a joint-venture refinery, symbolising Beijing's deepening involvement in the Middle East and Riyadh's need for economic diversification. ... more		Shell not sure when recovery will emerge There's a durable sense of weakness in the oil economy and, while recovery is expected, it's uncertain when, Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday. ... more

	Kurdish oil player Genel sees trouble ahead Kurdish oil player Genel Energy said it was optimistic for 2016, but recognized macroeconomic pressures and strains from regional security may persist. ... more		EIA: Oil markets won't balance until 2017 The global market likely won't pull away from the supply side until at least 2017 as crude oil lingers in storage, the head of the EIA told U.S. lawmakers. ... more

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Rockwell Collins to support Pakistani C-130 fleet

IMF lowers economic forecast for Saudi Arabia

Oil price leverage failed, Iran says

Renault recalls vehicles amid failed emissions test

Abu Dhabi promotes new energy business opportunities

China 2015 electricity output down 0.2 percent

U.S. shale player Sanchez cuts spending

Crude oil edges higher on Chinese data

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