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  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 Since its inception, NASA has been known as an agency that opens doors to the future. While focusing on exploration beyond our home planet, agency experts also are working to improve life right here on Earth. NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently joined a partnership created to help perfect self-driving cars. Autonomous vehicles sound like science fiction. It has always been necessary to have someone to watch the road and operate the vehicle, but scientists and engineers with many o ... read more |
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Financialization's negative effect on the American solar industryWashington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Financialization's Negative Effect on the American Solar Industry: The increasing role of the United States' financial sector in the 1980s and 1990s, when it shifted from focusing on technology inve ... more  
Westinghouse's woes spotlight US nuclear sector's declineWashington (AFP) March 30, 2017 Westinghouse's bankruptcy announcement Wednesday cast a pall over the future of nuclear energy in the United States and comes as the Trump administration seeks to revive the coal industry. ... more  
US environmental groups file suit to block new coal mining on public landsWashington (AFP) March 30, 2017 US environmental groups and a Native American tribe have filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's plans to resume leasing of federal lands for coal mining. ... more  
Trump predicts 'very difficult' China summitWashington (AFP) March 30, 2017 US President Donald Trump predicted an upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be "very difficult" Thursday, laying out an adversarial tone ahead of a high-profile summit. ... more |
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Report: Global renewable power capacity expandingWashington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017 As European and Asian leaders take up the low-carbon mantel from the United States, a global report found 2016 was a record-setter for renewable energy. ... more  
Shell unveils giant new high-tech research lab in IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) March 31, 2017 Oil giant Shell opened Friday a high-tech research hub in southern India that is hoping to pioneer the green energy of the future, including ways to transform farm and city waste into clean fuel. ... more  
Information storage with a nanoscale twistThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 Swirling objects known as magnetic vortices and skyrmions can be miniaturized without sacrificing mobility, a KAUST-led international research team has found. These findings are relevant for future ... more  
Built from the bottom up, nanoribbons pave the way to 'on-off' states for grapheneOak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 A new way to grow narrow ribbons of graphene, a lightweight and strong structure of single-atom-thick carbon atoms linked into hexagons, may address a shortcoming that has prevented the material fro ... more  
Twitter makes room for more characters in tweetsSan Francisco (AFP) March 30, 2017 Twitter on Thursday began rolling out changes to let people pack more into tweets, subtracting from the character count names of those being replied to in posts. ... more 
Toshiba execs under fire as loss forecast balloonsChiba, Japan (AFP) March 30, 2017 Angry investors lambasted Toshiba executives at a shareholder meeting Thursday after it warned annual losses could balloon to more than $9.0 billion but they agreed to the sale of its memory chip business, the jewel in the Japanese giant's crown. ... more |
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 Samsung's assistant Bixby in tough challenge to rivals  
China Southern profit soars as currency woes hit rivalsShanghai (AFP) March 31, 2017 Asia's biggest carrier China Southern Airlines on Friday posted a 35 percent leap in profit in 2016, but the slumping Chinese currency dented earnings for the rest of the country's "big three" carriers. ... more  
China wades into oil basins off the West African coastWashington (AFP) March 31, 2017 Prospects for expanding the footprint in emerging oil basins off the Senegalese and Gambian coasts has increased through a Chinese partnership, FAR Ltd. said. ... more 
Guyana emerging as a new oil frontierWashington (AFP) March 31, 2017 A discovery ff oil by Exxon Mobil off the coast of Guyana suggests the country is emerging as the sector's next major hot spot, a regional player said. ... more 
IMF: Nigeria's economy still under strain despite oil bounceWashington (AFP) March 31, 2017 Without a change in focus, the Nigerian economy will expand less than 1 percent even with a recovery in crude oil prices, the International Monetary Fund said. ... more |
  Paris (AFP) March 28, 2017 
Voluntary efficiency programmes - including one targeted for elimination by the Trump administration - have led to energy savings of up to 30 percent in commercial buildings in Los Angeles, researchers have reported.
Describing their study as the first large-scale analysis of green certification schemes for big buildings, a pair of researchers from the University of California at Los Angel ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017Energy demand metrics indicate strong U.S. economy  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 |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 
Fuel cells use a simple chemical reaction, such as the combination of oxygen and hydrogen to form water, to generate electricity. The question of which is the best material to use when making ceramic fuel cells is not a straightforward one, however. New materials are required that act as a catalyst for the chemical reaction required with maximum efficiency, but that also last as long as possible ... more Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Clarifying how lithium ions ferry around in rechargeable batteries  New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Building a market for renewable thermal technologies  New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 23, 2017New gel-like coating beefs up the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries |
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 Tokyo (AFP) March 29, 2017 
Most people look for a place to hide when a typhoon is on the horizon, but Atsushi Shimizu hopes that the fury of nature may one day help resource-poor Japan tackle its energy woes.
As thousands of Australians seek shelter from a "monster" cyclone battering the country's northern coast, the Tokyo-based engineer believes that his bladeless wind turbine can not only stand up to the raw force o ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Mega-wind farm offshore Denmark clears hurdle  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017North Carolina offshore wind hailed as job creator Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017North Carolina ready for offshore wind energy auction |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017 
As European and Asian leaders take up the low-carbon mantel from the United States, a global report found 2016 was a record-setter for renewable energy.
The International Renewable Energy Agency reported total global renewable energy capacity increased last year by 161 gigawatts, reaching 2,000 GW by the end of the year. According to estimates from the U.S. Energy Department, 1 gigawatt ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Financialization's negative effect on the American solar industry  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 30, 2017First Solar to deliver 48Mw Manildra solar farm  London, UK (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Lightsource turns on Northern Ireland's largest solar project |
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 Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017 
Toshiba's loss-hit US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, the companies said Wednesday, as the troubled division wrestles with huge losses and accounting fraud claims.
The Japanese conglomerate's board approved the Chapter 11 filing in a US court in New York, a step that temporarily shelters struggling firms as they try to restructure their affairs ... more Chiba, Japan (AFP) March 30, 2017Toshiba execs under fire as loss forecast balloons  Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017Westinghouse's woes spotlight US nuclear sector's decline  Tokyo (AFP) March 28, 2017Japan high court rules nuclear reactors can restart |
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 New Delhi (AFP) March 31, 2017 
Oil giant Shell opened Friday a high-tech research hub in southern India that is hoping to pioneer the green energy of the future, including ways to transform farm and city waste into clean fuel.
The sprawling facility in the Indian tech capital Bangalore will house 1,500 experts under one roof as Shell expands its research and development operations in Asia.
The 21-hectare hub will host ... more Bochum, Germany (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Hydrogen production: This is how green algae assemble their enzymes  Jakarta (AFP) March 20, 2017Community in chaotic Jakarta goes green to fight eviction  Upton NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Chemists ID catalytic 'key' for converting CO2 to methanol |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017 
Crude oil prices were on pace for another day of solid gains Thursday after a report showed fourth quarter gains in the United States were better than expected.
Crude oil prices surged Wednesday more than 2 percent after data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration confirmed gains in crude oil inventories, but also showed a steep decline in petroleum products like gasoline. Secu ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Genel Energy aims to emerge as a natural gas player  Washington (AFP) March 31, 2017Oil prices in modest decline in Friday's waiting game  Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Norway raises reserve estimate of Barents Sea field |
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 Moscow (AFP) March 30, 2017 
Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday said climate change was not caused by human activity, as the White House announced that President Donald Trump would decide by May on continued US participation in the landmark Paris Agreement limiting global carbon emissions.
One day after visiting the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic, Putin claimed that icebergs had been melting for decad ... more New York (AFP) March 31, 2017US will keep climate commitments despite Trump: ex-mayor of NY  Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017Trump moves to roll back Obama climate measures Miami (AFP) March 30, 2017US climate science hearing descends into bullying 'food-fight' |
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 Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017 
US environmental groups and a Native American tribe have filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's plans to resume leasing of federal lands for coal mining.
President Donald Trump's move this week to overturn a year-old moratorium on new coal mining leases "was unlawful because it doesn't satisfy basic principles of reasoned decision making," said Jenny Harbine, an attorney leading ... more Mumbai (AFP) March 19, 2017Adani to begin work on Australia mine by August: report Prague (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 |
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 Nanjing (XNA) Mar 31, 2017 
Yuanwang space tracking ships, which follows the progress of satellites and other space-bound craft, will carry out 19 maritime space monitoring missions in 2017, according to the maritime satellite measurement and control authority on Wednesday.
Yuanwang-5 left port Wednesday and Yuanwang-6 started its journey Monday.
Yuanwang-7 and the rocket transporting fleet will set sail in Apr ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017China Develops Spaceship Capable of Moon Landing  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 |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 
It's all about that bass and lots of it. Deep, deep base-sound at frequencies too low for the human ear to pick-up. It's called infrasound, low-frequency soundwaves formed by events as diverse as ocean waves crashing together, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes to rocket launches. These soundwaves, capable of traveling around the world multiple times, have never been recorded from the stratosphe ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017General Electric to install Hornet engines for U.S. Navy  Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2017Boeing awarded contract to build 17 Poseidon aircraft  Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Northrop Grumman to upgrade French Hawkeye aircraft |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 29, 2017 
German automakers Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen will recall nearly one million vehicles in China, according to the country's quality regulator.
Mercedes Benz will recall nearly 400,000 vehicles of different models produced between May 2015 and February 2017 due to concerns that parts of the ignition circuitry could overheat under some extreme conditions, according to a statement posted on the ... more New Delhi (AFP) March 29, 2017India court bans sale of 800,000 vehicles over emission levels  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2017NASA Kennedy Partners to Help Develop Self-driving Cars  Paris (AFP) March 29, 2017London, Paris, Seoul launch 'name-and-shame' polluting car index |
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 Rochester NY (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 
A new class of carbon nanotubes could be the next-generation clean-up crew for toxic sludge and contaminated water, say researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Enhanced single-walled carbon nanotubes offer a more effective and sustainable approach to water treatment and remediation than the standard industry materials - silicon gels and activated carbon - according to a paper pub ... more Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Built from the bottom up, nanoribbons pave the way to 'on-off' states for graphene  Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) Mar 27, 2017The world's largest diamond foil  Hong Kong (AFP) March 29, 2017'Pink Star' diamond set to fetch record price in Hong Kong |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 
Nowadays we communicate via radio signals and send electrical pulses through long cables. This could change soon, however: Scientists have been working intensely on developing methods for quantum information transfer. This would enable tap-proof data transfer or, one day, even the linking of quantum computers.
Quantum information transfer requires reliable information transfer from one qua ... more Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Information storage with a nanoscale twist  Boston MA (SPX) Mar 30, 2017A big leap toward tinier lines  Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Organic electronics can use power from socket |
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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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 Buenos Aires (AFP) March 30, 2017 
Argentina suspended Canadian mining company Barrick Gold on Thursday after the firm admitted to a new spill at a mine in the Andes mountains, its third in two years.
Barrick said Wednesday that a pipeline at its Veladero gold and silver mine had sprung a leak the day before, spilling liquid used in the mining process.
It insisted there were no toxic chemicals in the spill, but environmen ... more Los Angeles (AFP) March 29, 2017California prepares for war with Trump over environment  Paris (AFP) March 27, 2017Paris mayor orders cleanliness blitz  Basque Country, Spain (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Rocks that tell our industrial history |
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