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  Upton NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 Capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) and converting it to useful chemicals such as methanol could reduce both pollution and our dependence on petroleum products. So scientists are intensely interested in the catalysts that facilitate such chemical conversions. Like molecular dealmakers, catalysts bring the reacting chemicals together in a way that makes it easier for them to break and rearrange their chemical bonds. Understanding details of these molecular interactions could point to strategies to improve the ... read more |
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Promising results obtained with a new electrocatalyst that reduces the need for platinumHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 Platinum is a very expensive metal and it is therefore one of the bottlenecks hindering the growth of renewable energy. Platinum is used as the catalyst in electrolysers that store electric energy a ... more  
Building a market for renewable thermal technologiesNew Haven CT (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 Though a mature technology, renewable thermals occupy a small niche in Connecticut - and in the U.S. at large. A new Yale-led study analyzes the market potential of ... more 
Argon is not the 'dope' for metallic hydrogenWashington DC (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 Hydrogen is both the simplest and the most-abundant element in the universe, so studying it can teach scientists about the essence of matter. And yet there are still many hydrogen secrets to unlock, ... more  
Uber putting self-driving cars back on the roadSan Francisco (AFP) March 27, 2017 Uber on Monday said its self-driving cars were being put back in action on roads after a weekend crash prompted the ridesharing giant to halt testing. ... more |
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New Stanford study calls for US solar policy reformStanford CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 The rapidly expanding solar energy industry could meaningfully contribute to curbing climate change only if governments and the private sector approach it more economically and efficiently, accordin ... more  
Printable device points toward sensor-laden robot skinBoston MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 In this age of smartphones and tablet computers, touch-sensitive surfaces are everywhere. They're also brittle, as people with cracked phone screens everywhere can attest. Covering a robot - or an a ... more 
A simple route to developing new sensorsAtlanta GA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found a material used for decades to color food items ranging from corn chips to ice creams could potentially have uses far beyond food dyes. ... more  
Novel oil spill cleanup technology testedWorcester MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 Tests conducted last week of a novel technology that can greatly accelerate the combustion of crude oil floating on water demonstrated its potential to become an effective tool for minimizing the en ... more 
Researchers make flexible glass for tiny medical devicesSalt Lake City UT (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 Brigham Young University researchers have developed new glass technology that could add a new level of flexibility to the microscopic world of medical devices. Led by electrical engineering pr ... more  
HK subway operator to help run UK's South West TrainsLondon (AFP) March 27, 2017 Hong Kong subway operator MTR Corporation has been picked to help run South West Trains, one of Britain's biggest rail franchises, the government said on Monday. ... more |
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EU clears Dow-DuPont chemicals mega-mergerBrussels (AFP) March 27, 2017 The EU on Monday approved a $130 billion mega-merger of US agro-chemicals giants Dow Chemical and DuPont, paving the way for major consolidation in a sensitive sector for farmers and the environment. ... more 
China's Li in New Zealand for trade talksWellington (AFP) March 26, 2017 New Zealand said Sunday it did not plan to "choose sides" on trade between the United States and China, as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived for a visit focused on the issue. ... more 
New study defines best materials for carbon capture, methane selectivityHouston TX (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 Natural gas producers want to draw all the methane they can from a well while sequestering as much carbon dioxide as possible, and could use filters that optimize either carbon capture or methane fl ... more 
Oil streak continues offshore SenegalWashington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 After going eight-for-eight in oil discoveries off the coast of Senegal, Australian energy company FAR Ltd. said it expects a revision to reserve estimates. ... more |
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Metrics measuring consumer demand for fuels and related products in the United States were indicative of an improving economy, a trade group said.
The American Petroleum Institute reported total petroleum deliveries, a measure of demand, gained 0.1 percent to 19.7 million barrels per day, its highest level since 2008. Total motor gasoline deliveries, a measure of consumer demand, was up ... more New York (AFP) March 26, 2017New York skyscrapers adapt to climate change  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017Emissions flat for three years in a row, IEA says  Paris (AFP) March 17, 2017CO2 stable for 3rd year despite global growth: IEA |
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 New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 27, 2017  Though a mature technology, renewable thermals occupy a small niche in Connecticut - and in the U.S. at large. A new Yale-led study analyzes the market potential of this technology across the state and provides key insights into spurring consumer demand. According to the analysis, led by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY), renewable the ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 23, 2017New gel-like coating beefs up the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Non-toxic material that generates electricity through hot and cold  Graz, Austria (SPX) Mar 21, 2017TU Graz researchers show that enzyme function inhibits battery ageing |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017 
The results of an auction for the right to develop wind energy offshore North Carolina makes it a major low-carbon economic stimulus, a trade group said.
Avangrid Renewables was the winner of an auction for a lease area offshore Kitty Hawk with a $9 million bid to develop wind energy in federal waters. Nancy Sopko, director of offshore issues for the American Wind Energy Association, pr ... moreWashington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017North Carolina ready for offshore wind energy auction  London (UPI) Mar 13, 2017Flagship English Channel wind farm nears completion Paris (UPI) Mar 06, 2017French, Spanish companies set for more wind power off coast of France |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 
The rapidly expanding solar energy industry could meaningfully contribute to curbing climate change only if governments and the private sector approach it more economically and efficiently, according to a new Stanford study.
Researchers from Stanford's Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance encourage the United States to reconsider a wide variety of its solar energy policies in ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Revealing the microscopic mechanisms in perovskite solar cells  Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017Sea change needed for low-carbon economy  Dubai (AFP) March 20, 2017Dubai harvests desert sun at vast solar plant |
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 Tokyo (AFP) March 15, 2017 
Toshiba shares plunged Wednesday as fears grow about the future of one of Japan's best-known firms, hit by massive losses and accounting fraud allegations at its US nuclear unit.
The Tokyo-listed stock dropped as much as 13.62 percent at one point, with concerns that the embattled company's shares could be delisted from the bourse.
Toshiba ended the day at 189.5 yen ($1.65), down 12.22 p ... more London, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017The EIC and Nuclear AMRC sign MoU  Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017German energy company RWE evolving for success  Manchester UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Potential approach to how radioactive elements could be 'fished out' of nuclear waste |
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 Jakarta (AFP) March 20, 2017 
Brightly coloured wooden and brick houses line a clean riverside path amid trees and vegetable gardens, a tranquil scene in the normally chaotic Indonesian capital Jakarta.
Residents have transformed the "kampung", as traditional neighbourhoods are known in Indonesia, into a model of clean and green living in an effort to fight off the threat of eviction.
Tongkol kampung was once much ... more Upton NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Chemists ID catalytic 'key' for converting CO2 to methanol  Upton NY (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Study IDs link between sugar signaling and regulation of oil production in plants  Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 16, 2017NASA Study Confirms Biofuels Reduce Jet Engine Pollution |
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 Worcester MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 
Tests conducted last week of a novel technology that can greatly accelerate the combustion of crude oil floating on water demonstrated its potential to become an effective tool for minimizing the environmental impact of future oil spills. Called the Flame Refluxer, the technology, developed by fire protection engineering researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) with funding from the ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Oil streak continues offshore Senegal  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Oil loses out after weekend meeting of OPEC  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Russia's Lukoil to invest more offshore this year |
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 New York (AFP) March 23, 2017 
Emails sent under a pseudonym by current US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson when he was still CEO of ExxonMobil, and which are sought by a court, cannot be produced, lawyers for the oil giant said.
According to a letter dated March 21 and sent Wednesday by ExxonMobil to AFP, these emails, sent under the name Wayne Tracker, cannot be recovered for the period from September 5, 2014 to Novembe ... more Baidoa, Somalia (AFP) March 20, 2017Cloaked in rags and dust, Somalis flee looming famine  New York NY (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Under the dead sea, warnings of dire drought  Geneva (AFP) March 21, 20172017 already marked by climate extremes: UN |
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 Mumbai (AFP) March 19, 2017 
India's Adani Enterprises says work on a giant coal mine near Australia's Great Barrier Reef will begin in August despite mounting opposition to the long-delayed project, local media reported Sunday.
The controversial $16 billion Carmichael mine - destined to be one of the world's biggest - has encountered numerous regulatory and legal hurdles, leading to over six years of delays.
Comp ... morePrague (AFP) March 19, 2017Czech energy group bucks green trend with bet on coal Washington (AFP) March 17, 2017World Bank indirectly backs harmful SE Asian projects: report  Beijing (AFP) March 14, 201717 killed in China coal mine accident: state media |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 
Chinese state media is reporting that the country's space program has developed a craft capable of both landing on the moon and flying in low-Earth orbit.
The new spacecraft is claimed to be able to accommodate multiple astronauts, according to spaceship engineer Zhang Bainian, who Science and Technology Daily cited as comparing the forthcoming ship to the Orion craft currently in developm ... more Wenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft  Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes  Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2017Riding an asteroid: China's next space goal |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017 
Thales, in partnership with AMST, has begun work on the construction of a High-G force Training and Test Capability facility for Britain's Royal Air Force.
The centrifuge facility at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire will train RAF and Royal Navy pilots to counter the effects of G-forces on their bodies during combat missions. It is due to go online in October 2018.
Thales said it wil ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017Lockheed transferring production site for F-16s  Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017Raytheon tapped for Super Hornet, Growler radar upgrades  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017French government approves Rafale F4 upgrades |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 20, 2017 
German energy company E.ON said Monday it was working within a government program to advance charging points for electric-powered mobility options.
The company's subsidiaries submitted grant applications for more than 700 charging stations on behalf of the municipalities in which they operate.
"Using various models, E.ON's regional companies are offering charging solutions for al ... more San Francisco (AFP) March 27, 2017Uber putting self-driving cars back on the road  London (AFP) March 22, 2017China's Geely opens UK plant for electric London taxis  Jerusalem (AFP) March 17, 2017Intel deal may fuel Israel's rise as builder of car brains |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 
Today, Earth's oceans absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Research suggests in the past the opposite was true.
In recent decades, scientists estimate the Arctic and Nordic seas absorbed as much as 40 percent of CO2 emissions. Analysis of sediment cores suggests Earth's northern seas pumped significant amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere in the past.
"Our research sho ... more Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017The carbon dioxide loop  Prague (UPI) Mar 06, 2017Czech scientists build non-metal magnet out of carbon  Boston MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Graphene sheets capture cells efficiently |
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 Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 
Organic light-emitting devices and printed electronics can be connected to a socket in the wall by way of a small, inexpensive organic converter, developed in a collaboration between Linkoping University and Umea University.
Printed electronics and organic light-emitting devices now perform at levels sufficient for a number of eco-friendly, energy-efficient applications. Previously the ide ... more Los Alamos NM (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Ultrafast measurements explain quantum dot voltage drop  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Liquid fuel for future computers  Dallas TX (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Unexpected, star-spangled find may lead to advanced electronics |
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 London (AFP) March 27, 2017 
Hong Kong subway operator MTR Corporation has been picked to help run South West Trains, one of Britain's biggest rail franchises, the government said on Monday.
MTR will operate SWT services alongside British train and bus company FirstGroup over the next seven years, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced in a statement.
Their new joint venture First MTR South Western Trains Limi ... more Addis Ababa (AFP) March 12, 2017Light rail fails to fix Ethiopia's traffic troubles Singapore (UPI) Jan 25, 2017Machine-learning to inspire Singapore metro buildout  Budapest (AFP) Jan 19, 2017Hungary orders fraud probe into Budapest metro project |
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 Paris (AFP) March 27, 2017 
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Monday unveiled a grand plan to clean up the French capital, putting teeth into the campaign by stepping up enforcement operations.
The city will be "uncompromising with those who sully the public space," she said, addressing one of the main complaints of residents and tourists alike.
The Socialist mayor said the squad of police handing out fines - dubbed the ... more Bogota (AFP) March 27, 2017Colombian town votes against gold mine, in vain  Minneapolis, MN (SPX) Mar 23, 2017'Super sponge' promises effective toxic clean-up of lakes and more  Punta Gorda, United States (AFP) March 22, 2017Florida eco-friendly town opens for business |
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