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  Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 4, 2017 Faraday Future, the secretive electric car startup with ambitions to overtake Tesla, unveiled its first production vehicle Tuesday, proclaiming it to be a "new species" for personal transportation. The company, backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting (YT Jia), announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that it would begin taking reservations for deliveries in 2018 with a $5,000 deposit for its FF91 model. Faraday, which last year unveiled its prototype and is building a factory outside Las Veg ... read more |
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Tesla starts mass production of batteriesTesla Motors announced Wednesday that it has begun mass production of energy-saving batteries that it vows will take electric cars mainstream. ... more  
Rice U probes ways to turn cement's weakness to strengthConcrete isn't thought of as a plastic, but plasticity at small scales boosts concrete's utility as the world's most-used material by letting it constantly adjust to stress, decades and sometimes ev ... more  
Scientists turn memory chips into processors to speed up computing tasksA team of international scientists have found a way to make memory chips perform computing tasks, which is traditionally done by computer processors like those made by Intel and Qualcomm. This means ... more  
The beating heart of solar energyThe notion of using solar cells placed under the skin to continuously recharge implanted electronic medical devices is a viable one. Swiss researchers have done the math, and found that a 3.6 square ... more |
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Investigations of the skyrmion Hall effect reveal surprising resultsResearchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made another important breakthrough in the field of future magnetic storage devices. ... more 
Tenfold jump in green tech needed to meet global emissions targetsThe global spread of green technologies must quicken significantly to avoid future rebounds in greenhouse gas emissions, a new Duke University study shows. "Based on our calculations, we won't meet ... more 
Germanium's semiconducting and optical properties probed under pressureGermanium may not be a household name like silicon, its group-mate on the periodic table, but it has great potential for use in next-generation electronics and energy technology. Of particular ... more 
Random access memory on a low energy dietMemory chips are among the most basic components in computers. The random access memory is where processors temporarily store their data, which is a crucial function. Researchers from Dresden and Ba ... more 
Rolling out an e-sticker revolutionThe healthcare industry forecasts that our wellbeing in the future will be monitored by wearable wirelessly networked sensors. Manufacturing such devices could become much easier with decal electron ... more |
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Responsive filtration membranes by polymer self-assemblyA team of researchers from Tufts University in Medford, MA have put together a review article, which discusses recent developments in stimuli-responsive membranes with an emphasis on membranes manuf ... more  
Israel says China to send thousands of construction workersChina has agreed for thousands of migrant construction labourers to work in Israel in a bid to alleviate a housing crisis in the Jewish state, the Israeli government said Wednesday. ... more |
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China's State Grid Corporation is set to build a $1.5-billion power line across Pakistan to enable the transmission of 4,000 megawatts of electricity from the country's north to south, the government said Friday.
Pakistani and Chinese officials signed an investment agreement in Beijing on Thursday to build the country's first high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) line, according to a governmen ... more MIT Energy Initiative report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector Toward energy solutions for northern regionsEnergy-hungry Asia slowing down, lender says |
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The same researchers who pioneered the use of a quantum mechanical effect to convert heat into electricity have figured out how to make their technique work in a form more suitable to industry.
In Nature Communications, engineers from The Ohio State University describe how they used magnetism on a composite of nickel and platinum to amplify the voltage output 10 times or more - not in a th ... more Tesla starts mass production of batteries Rolling out an e-sticker revolution Lifetime of organic light-emitting diodes affected by impurities in vacuum |
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The amount of energy generated by renewables fluctuates depending on the natural variability of resources at any given time. The sun isn't always shining, nor is the wind always blowing, so traditional power plants must be kept running, ready to fill the energy gap at a moment's notice. Because the grid has no storage, and unlike coal or nuclear, there is no control over the fluctuating producti ... more French power group aims to double wind capacity New rules for micro-grids in Alberta Offshore wind makes U.S. debut |
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While solar cell technology is currently being used by many industrial and government entities, it remains prohibitively expensive to many individuals who would like to utilize it.. There is a need for cheaper, more efficient solar cells than the traditional silicon solar cells so that more people may have access to this technology. One of the current popular topics in photovoltaic technology re ... more Tesla, Panasonic team up for solar power The beating heart of solar energy First movie of energy transfer in photosynthesis solves decades-old debate |
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Pakistan's fourth nuclear power plant went online Wednesday, a joint collaboration with China that adds 340 megawatts to the national grid as part of the goverment's efforts to end a growth-sapping energy deficit.
Pakistan is one of the few developing countries pursuing atomic energy in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011, as it seeks to close an electricity shortfall ... more AREVA NP supplies Safety Instrumentation and Control System for Generation 3 Reactor Report finds additional radioactive materials in gas-well drill cuttings Chemistry research breakthrough that could improve nuclear waste recycling technologies |
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The use of residual forest biomass for rural development faces significant economic hurdles that make it unlikely to be a source of jobs in the near future, according to an analysis by economists at Oregon State University.
In a model of the forest industry, researchers in the College of Forestry combined an evaluation of costs for collecting, transporting and processing biomass with the p ... more Biomass operations aren't currently feasible in rural communities Molecular Velcro boosts microalgae's potential in biofuel, industrial applications Ultrafast lasers reveal light-harvesting secrets of photosynthetic algae |
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Nigeria's state oil company said more than 30 companies, with nearly half of those foreign entities, have received one-year term contracts for crude oil.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. awarded contracts to 39 companies covering about 1.3 million barrels of oil per day. Sixteen of the companies were either foreign refineries or international traders, with the rest of the terms goi ... more Oil prices down after first-day optimism fades Exxon, Tillerson address conflict of interest concerns Norway's Statoil planning more drilling |
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Exxon Mobil CEO and U.S. secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson should testify before the inauguration on his climate change knowledge, lawyers said.
Lawyers representing more than a dozen U.S. teens called on Tillerson to testify in a case arguing there is a "fundamental constitutional right to a climate system capable of sustaining human life." A notice to testify was served on Sidl ... more Scientists disprove global warming took a break Seizing environmental opportunities under a Trump presidency Climate report says 2016 on pace to be hottest year yet |
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China has set a target of reducing its annual coal capacity by 800 million tonnes, according to a government plan reported Saturday by state media.
Despite the target, Beijing expects total coal output to rise to around 3.9 billion tonnes by 2020, compared to 3.75 billion tonnes in 2015, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing a document issued by the country's top economic planning bod ... moreNorway fund blacklists more coal groups over climate concernsBlack coal, thin pickings: China's miners face decline Coal demand shifting to Asia, IEA says |
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China is planning to conduct the first orbiting and roving exploration of Mars by 2020, the country's State Council Information Office (SCIO) said Tuesday in a report.
"China intends to execute its first Mars exploration operation, and grasp key technologies for orbiting, landing and roving exploration. It plans to launch the first Mars probe by 2020 to carry out orbiting and roving explor ... more China to expand int'l cooperation on space sciences China sees rapid development of space science and technology China Space Plan to Develop "Strength and Size" |
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DARPA's Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program envisions flight operations with reduced onboard aircrew while improving mission performance and flight safety-all through a tailorable, drop-in, removable kit that would provide advanced automation to existing aircraft.
In two important steps toward that goal, DARPA has recently completed Phase 2 of this development effort ... more Fadea completes C-130 upgrades for Argentina's air force India seeking a new foreign single-engine fighter Pilatus supplying trainer aircraft to France, Jordan |
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Faraday Future, the secretive electric car startup with ambitions to overtake Tesla, unveiled its first production vehicle Tuesday, proclaiming it to be a "new species" for personal transportation.
The company, backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting (YT Jia), announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that it would begin taking reservations for deliveries in 2018 with a $5,000 deposit for ... more Chrysler's new tech-rich concept car aims young U.S. funding more alternative vehicle efforts Volkswagen reaches emissions agreement with 3-liter car owners |
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Physicists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University have obtained diamond crystals in the form of a regular pyramid of micrometer size. Moreover, in cooperation with co-workers from other Russian and foreign research centers they have also studied the luminescence and electron emission properties of obtained diamond crystals. The research results have been represented in a serie of articles pu ... more Graphene able to transport huge currents on the nano scale No tax on CO2 emissions in China's new environment law Big diamonds have liquid metal roots, deep in the Earth |
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Germanium may not be a household name like silicon, its group-mate on the periodic table, but it has great potential for use in next-generation electronics and energy technology.
Of particular interest are forms of germanium that can be synthesized in the lab under extreme pressure conditions. However, one of the most-promising forms of germanium for practical applications, called ST12, ha ... more ONR global seeks more powerful electronic devices Scientists turn memory chips into processors to speed up computing tasks Random access memory on a low energy diet |
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German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn said Thursday it planned to significantly ramp up cargo transport to China following a record year, using the world's longest train line in a modern-day revival of the Silk Road route.
More than 40,000 containers were transported between the two countries in 2016, up from 35,000 a year earlier and "the largest volume of goods" moved on the iron link s ... more China firm to sell first high-speed trains to the EU Dubai studies super-speedy transport system Student-designed Hyperloop pod demonstrates magnetic levitation |
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Beijing woke on the first morning of the New Year covered in thick toxic fog, with a concentration of harmful particles 20 times higher than international standards.
After a long period of pollution in December, the Chinese capital was again smothered Sunday in an acrid grey haze which limited visibility to a few hundred metres.
Luminous signs on top of the skyscrapers seemed to float ... more Madrid lifts partial car ban as pollution eases Obama criticized after monument designationIn Spain first, Madrid bans half of cars to fight smog |
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