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  Providence RI (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 If someone asks you to hand them a wrench from a table full of different sized wrenches, you'd probably pause and ask, "which one?" Robotics researchers from Brown University have now developed an algorithm that lets robots do the same thing - ask for clarification when they're not sure what a person wants. The research, which will be presented this spring at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Singapore, comes from Brown's Humans to Robots Lab led by computer science profes ... read more |
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Graphene sheets capture cells efficientlyBoston MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 A single cell can contain a wealth of information about the health of an individual. Now, a new method developed at MIT and National Chiao Tung University could make it possible to capture and analy ... more  
New materials could turn water into the fuel of the futurePasadena CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 Researchers at Caltech and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have - in just two years - nearly doubled the number of materials known to have potential for use in solar fuels. They ... more  
Turning food waste into tiresWooster OH (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 Tomorrow's tires could come from the farm as much as the factory. Researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered that food waste can partially replace the petroleum-based filler that has b ... more  
King County Metro signs Urban Solar on for rare 10 year contractSeattle WA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 In an unprecedented move, King County Metro (Metro) granted Urban Solar a decade-long contract to provide solar LED lighting solutions for its transit shelters and stops. The relationship bega ... more |
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Novel 3-D manufacturing leads to highly complex, bio-like materialsPullman WA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 Washington State University researchers have developed a unique, 3-D manufacturing method that for the first time rapidly creates and precisely controls a material's architecture from the nanoscale ... more  
EU approves Hungary's Kremlin-backed nuclear plantBrussels (AFP) March 6, 2017 EU authorities on Monday approved a controversial nuclear expansion project in Hungary that is heavily backed by Russia. ... more  
Norway says half of new cars now electric or hybridOslo (AFP) March 6, 2017 Norway, which already boasts the world's highest number of electric cars per capita, said Monday that electric or hybrid cars represented half of new registrations in the country so far this year. ... more  
ABB delivers first urban battery storage solution in Denmark to support renewablesZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 ABB reports the commissioning of Denmark's first urban energy storage system. The Lithion-ion based battery energy storage system (BESS) will be integrated with the local electricity grid in the new ... more 
A new approach to improving lithium-sulfur batteriesNewark DE (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are the power behind most modern portable electronics, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, fitness trackers, and smart watches. However, their energy density ... more 
Coffee-ring effect leads to crystallization controlThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 A chance observation of crystals forming a mark that resembled the stain of a coffee cup left on a table has led to the growth of customized polycrystals with implications for faster and more versat ... more |
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Imaging the inner workings of a sodium-metal sulfide battery for first timeUpton NY (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 Sometimes understanding how a problem arises in the first place is key to finding its solution. For a team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, taki ... more  
OLYMPUS experiment sheds light on structure of protonsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 A mystery concerning the structure of protons is a step closer to being solved, thanks to a seven-year experiment led by researchers at MIT. For many years researchers have probed the structure of p ... more 
Volkswagen to recall over 680,000 Audis in ChinaBeijing (AFP) March 6, 2017 German carmaker Volkswagen will recall nearly 680,000 premium Audi cars in China, according to the country's quality regulator, over defects in coolant pumps that could lead to engine fires. ... more  
White House's Navarro: trade deficit threat to national securityWashington (AFP) March 6, 2017 The Trump administration's top trade advisor said Monday US trade deficits are a threat to national security that could cause the loss of American freedom and prosperity. ... more |
  Wellington, New Zealand (UPI) Feb 21, 2017  Even with international praise for its renewable energy strategy, New Zealand's government said there is room for improvement.
An annual review of the New Zealand energy sector from the International Energy Agency described the country as a "success story" for its ability to advance on low-carbon options like hydro-electric power and geothermal energy, all without government subsidies. ... more Strasbourg, France (AFP) Feb 15, 2017EU parliament backs draft carbon trading reforms  Taipei (AFP) Feb 12, 2017Taiwan lantern makers go green for festival of lights  Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2017Republican ex-top diplomats propose a carbon tax |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 
Satellite-powering technology that was abandoned decades ago has been reinvented to potentially work with traditional power stations to help them convert heat to electricity more efficiently, meaning we would need less fossil fuel to burn for power. A new study in Nano Energy presents a prototype energy converter, which uses graphene instead of metal, making it almost seven times more efficient. ... more Livermore CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Confined nanoparticles improve hydrogen storage materials performance  Richland WA (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Tweaking electrolyte makes better lithium-metal batteries  Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Getting rid of the last bits of sulfur in fuel |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
The sight of propeller-like rotating blades positioned high up the pole of a tall horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) may be familiar to many. Often grouped in wind farms, HAWTs provide significant amounts of energy for local communities. One drawback to HAWTs is the large space they take up, needing to be placed far apart from each other. If placed too close together, the turbulence and wind ve ... more Essen, Germany (UPI) Mar 3, 2017German company to store US wind energy in batteries in Texas  Newark DE (SPX) Feb 22, 2017US grid can handle more offshore wind power  Lansing, Mich. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017Michigan meets renewable energy targets |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 
In an unprecedented move, King County Metro (Metro) granted Urban Solar a decade-long contract to provide solar LED lighting solutions for its transit shelters and stops.
The relationship began in 2011 when Metro signed Urban Solar on for a five-year contract for its PV-Shelter solar systems. Urban Solar was able to transform Metro's flat shelter roof solar lighting systems and implement a ... moreTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 07, 2017DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions Introduces New Solamet  Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 01, 2017SOVENTIX developing solar parks of up to 140 megawatts in Alberta, Canada  Zug, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 24, 2017meeco installed biggest solar energy plant in Zimbabwe |
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 Brussels (AFP) March 6, 2017 
EU authorities on Monday approved a controversial nuclear expansion project in Hungary that is heavily backed by Russia.
The approval removes the last roadblock to the 12.5 billion euro ($13.2 billion) expansion of Hungary's only nuclear facility, which Russia is financing by 80 percent even as tensions between Europe and the Kremlin run high.
The European Commission "has approved this s ... more Pullman WA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Researchers find new clues for nuclear waste cleanup  Manchester UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Next generation of nuclear robots will go where none have gone before  Paris (AFP) March 1, 2017Areva narrows losses in 2016 |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 
Researchers at Caltech and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have - in just two years - nearly doubled the number of materials known to have potential for use in solar fuels. They did so by developing a process that promises to speed the discovery of commercially viable solar fuels that could replace coal, oil, and other fossil fuels.
Solar fuels, a dream of clean-energy ... more Pullman WA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Novel 3-D manufacturing leads to highly complex, bio-like materials  Durham NC (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Light-driven reaction converts carbon dioxide into fuel  Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 28, 2017New polymer additive could revolutionize plastics recycling |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 
Thousands of ants converge to follow the most direct path from their colony to their food and back. A swarm of inexpensive, unmanned drones quickly map an offshore oil spill.
Each extremely complex task is accomplished by individuals following very simple rules. But to make the drones do it, a bit of nature's magic must be captured in a mathematical formula.
"Nature may not proactively us ... more Beijing (UPI) Mar 06, 2017Oil prices face pressure over slowing China  Vienna (UPI) Mar 06, 2017OPEC not entirely in compliance with production deal  Moscow (UPI) Mar 06, 2017Russia defers questions on Crimean oil and gas |
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 Voi, Kenya (AFP) March 5, 2017 
In a wildlife sanctuary in southern Kenya the relentless sun has bleached savannah grasses and dried up rivers, turning water holes first into muddy pits and now, dust bowls.
Herds of elephant, buffalo and zebra have gathered near one of the holes, where for six months, pea farmer Patrick Mwalua has been delivering water to them in a rented blue truck.
After the rains failed for the thir ... more Washington (AFP) March 3, 2017Trump team divided over Paris climate agreement  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Just how early is spring arriving in your neighborhood  Mogadishu (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Somali president declares 'national disaster' over drought |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017  China's world-leading coal consumption fell for the third straight year in 2016, government data showed Tuesday, as the planet's biggest carbon emitter struggles to break its addiction to the heavily polluting fuel.
Coal consumption fell by 4.7 percent year-on-year in 2016, and the share of coal in the country's energy mix slipped to 62.0 percent, down 2.0 percent year-on-year, the National ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2017China halts N. Korea coal imports after missile test  Brussels (AFP) Feb 9, 2017EU must shut coal plants by 2030 to meet climate pledge: study  Canberra, Australia (UPI) Feb 7, 2017Do more to advance CCS, BHP Billiton says |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017 
After sending a probe to Mars in 2020, China plans to explore three asteroids and land on one of them to conduct scientific research, according to a Chinese asteroid research expert.
The "China's Space Activities in 2016" white paper, issued by the Information Office of the State Council recently, also mentioned asteroid exploration in outlining the major tasks of the country's space indus ... more Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017China's 1st cargo spacecraft to make three rendezvous with Tiangong-2  Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2017Thinking Big: China Hopes to Conduct 2nd Mission to Mars by 2030  Beijing (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017China to Conduct Test Flight of CZ-8 Carrier Rocket by 2018 |
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 Riyadh (UPI) Mar 06, 2017 
Boeing received a $46 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to perform interim contractor support for Saudi Arabia's recently purchased F-15s.
Interim contractor support refers to an agreement wherein a service will defer an investment due to a lack of technological capabilities, such as equipment spares or technical data. Boeing is expected to complete this service for ... more Bonn (UPI) Mar 06, 2017Rheinmetall making ammunition for U.S. Air Force F-35s  Arlington, Va. (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Boeing to provide C-17 training for UAE  Washington (UPI) Mar 3, 2017KAI picks Triumph Group for KF-X airframe component |
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 Oslo (AFP) March 6, 2017  Norway, which already boasts the world's highest number of electric cars per capita, said Monday that electric or hybrid cars represented half of new registrations in the country so far this year.
"This is a milestone on Norway's road to an electric car fleet," Climate and Environment Minister Vidar Helgesen said.
"The transport sector is the biggest challenge for climate policy in the ... more Beijing (AFP) March 6, 2017Volkswagen to recall over 680,000 Audis in China  San Francisco (AFP) March 4, 2017Secret Uber software steers drivers from stings  Washington (AFP) March 2, 2017Protectionism would be 'disaster' for autos: Renault-Nissan's Ghosn |
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 Sendai, Japan (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 
Researchers at Tohoku University believe that it is possible for natural diamonds to form at the base of the Earth's mantle. The formation of such "super-deep" diamonds was simulated using high-pressure and high-temperature experiments by the Japanese research team, led by Fumiya Maeda.
Diamonds are evidence that carbon exists deep in the Earth. Most natural diamonds are formed around the ... more Boston MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Graphene sheets capture cells efficiently  Mumbai, India (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Three layers of graphene reveals a new kind of magnet  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Graphene from soybeans |
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 Manchester, England (UPI) Mar 1, 2017 
Scientists have used DNA molecules to create a new, super-fast computer that is capable of "growing as it computes."
The research, detailed in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, is the first to prove the feasibility of a nondeterministic universal Turing machine, or NUTM. Until now, such a computing entity existed only in theory.
"Imagine a computer is searching a maze a ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Chinese tech giant eyes global market with custom chip  Stanford CA (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Artificial synapse for neural networks  Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Combining the ultra-fast with the ultra-small |
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 Singapore (UPI) Jan 25, 2017 
Researchers are trying to distill smart transit philosophy into a machine-learning algorithm. Scientists hope their smart transit model will reveal a recipe for a smarter city, organized in way that relieves the congestion common on the mass transit systems of major cities.
"Singapore needs an efficient transport system to support people's activities given the existing and planned infra ... more Budapest (AFP) Jan 19, 2017Hungary orders fraud probe into Budapest metro project  San Francisco (AFP) Jan 18, 2017'Hyperloop' rail study for Slovakia-Czech connection Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 7, 2017Cities vie to hop on super-speedy hyperloop rail |
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 Dhaka (AFP) March 6, 2017 
A Bangladeshi court on Monday ordered the government to shut down more than 100 tanneries in Dhaka after they were accused of dumping huge amounts of toxic waste into the city's main river.
The High Court ruling followed a petition by Bangladeshi environmentalists, who have accused the government of failing to enforce earlier orders to clean up the tanneries.
"The court told the administ ... more Geneva (AFP) March 6, 2017Environmental risks kill 1.7mn kids under 5 a year: WHO  Karachi (AFP) March 5, 2017Pakistan's financial capital Karachi turned 'into rubbish bin'  East Lansing MI (SPX) Mar 06, 2017A Trump twist - Environment over economy in Michigan |
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