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May 05, 2016

Little ANTs: Researchers build the world's tiniest engine
Cambridge, UK (SPX) May 05, 2016
Researchers have developed the world's tiniest engine - just a few billionths of a metre in size - which uses light to power itself. The nanoscale engine, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, could form the basis of future nano-machines that can navigate in water, sense the environment around them, or even enter living cells to fight disease. The prototype device is made of tiny charged particles of gold, bound together with temperature-responsive polymers in the form of a gel. ... read more

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				Mimicking the ingenuity of nature Nature shows how to do it: Photosynthesis is a process used by plants to create energy-rich organic compounds, usually in the form of carbohydrates, and oxygen (O2) from carbon dioxide (CO2) and wat ... more		Google autonomous car project teams with FiatChrysler Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday announced that it has partnered with Fiat Chrysler in a major expansion of its fleet of self-driving vehicles. ... more

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Tesla accelerates to hit target of making 500,000 cars Tesla on Wednesday said it was speeding the timeline for building half a million cars as it steps up production to meet growing demand for its electic vehicles. ... more		Obama faces looming trade row with China US President Barack Obama is facing a fresh trade row with Beijing that could inflame the 2016 election race and complicate his farewell visit to China in September. ... more		Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbon Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power		Trina sets new efficiency record for interdigitated back contact PV cells Trina Solar Limited reports that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China has set a new world record of 23.5% for a high-efficiency silicon solar cell with an Interdigitated Ba ... more
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OMV signs agreement with Iranian counterpart Austrian energy company OMV said Wednesday it made the first steps toward resuming operations in Iran after signing an agreement with a national oil entity. ... more		Why China Is Really Dictating the Oil Supply Glut Ship tracking data from Bloomberg shows that 83 supertankers carrying around 166 million barrels of oil are headed to China, which has stockpiled an impressive 787,000 barrels a day in the first q ... more		Noble Energy sells off Colorado shale holdings Selling off parts of its shale holdings in Colorado means a better chance to strengthen the balance sheet for the year, Noble Energy said. ... more		Shell still working to navigate weak market Spending plans for 2016 are less than the combined spending guidance between Shell and BG Group two years ago, the Dutch supermajor said Wednesday. ... more

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Google autonomous car project teams with FiatChrysler

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U.S. shale oil still facing pressure

Seebeck thermoelectric device achieves higher conversion efficiency

New movies from the microcosmos

Exploring phosphorene, a promising new material

Creation of Jupiter interior, a step towards room temp superconductivity

Machines can learn to respond to new situations like human beings would

Cooling graphene-based film close to pilot-scale production

Spintronics for future information technologies

Augmented games can increase the diversity of sports

Light-powered 3-D printer creates terahertz lens

Twitter's live video app hires chief editor

ORNL researchers discover new state of water molecule

The reliability of material simulations put to test

It takes more than peer pressure to make large microgels fit in

University of Illinois researchers create 1-step graphene patterning method

Could off-grid electricity systems accelerate energy access

Folding molecules into screw-shaped structures

Threat of novel swine flu viruses in pigs and humans

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