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  Boston MA (SPX) May 24, 2017 A team of MIT researchers has designed a breathable workout suit with ventilating flaps that open and close in response to an athlete's body heat and sweat. These flaps, which range from thumbnail- to finger-sized, are lined with live microbial cells that shrink and expand in response to changes in humidity. The cells act as tiny sensors and actuators, driving the flaps to open when an athlete works up a sweat, and pulling them closed when the body has cooled off. The researchers have also fashion ... read more |
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Using graphene to create quantum bitsLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 24, 2017 In the race to produce a quantum computer, a number of projects are seeking a way to create quantum bits - or qubits - that are stable, meaning they are not much affected by changes in their environ ... more 
Using light to rearrange macroscopic structuresOnna, Japan (SPX) May 24, 2017 Traditional chemistry is immensely powerful when it comes to producing very diverse and very complex microscopic chemical molecules. But one thing out of reach is the synthesis of large structures u ... more 
A recipe for concrete that can withstand road salt deteriorationPhiladelphia PA (SPX) May 24, 2017 Road salt, used in copious helpings each winter to protect them from ice and preserve safe driving conditions, is slowly degrading the concrete they're made of. Engineers have known for some time th ... more  
Graphene-nanotube hybrid boosts lithium metal batteriesHouston TX (SPX) May 24, 2017 Rice University scientists have created a rechargeable lithium metal battery with three times the capacity of commercial lithium-ion batteries by resolving something that has long stumped researcher ... more |
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The brighter side of twisted polymersThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) May 24, 2017 A strategy to produce highly fluorescent nanoparticles through careful molecular design of conjugated polymers has been developed by KAUST researchers. Such tiny polymer-based particles could offer ... more 
Physicists discover mechanism behind granular capillary effectCologne, Germany (SPX) May 25, 2017 Dipping a tube into a container filled with water will make the water rise in the tube. This phenomenon is called liquid capillarity. It is responsible for many natural and technical processes, for ... more  
From coal miner to writer of China's hit TV showBeijing (AFP) May 25, 2017 In the midst of China's Cultural Revolution, a 14-year-old coal miner bought a yellowing, torn copy of Honore de Balzac's biography from a book collector on the side of the street. ... more  
Researchers create first significant examples of optical crystallography for nanomaterialsChicago IL (SPX) May 24, 2017 Nanocrystals have diverse applications spanning biomedical imaging, light-emitting devices, and consumer electronics. Their unique optical properties result from the type of crystal from which they ... more 
Not all cool pavements are created equalBerkeley, China (SPX) May 24, 2017 Cool pavements can help keep cities cool, right? Yes, but according to new research from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), many reflective pavements ha ... more  
Germany calls for better EU market access to ChinaBeijing (AFP) May 24, 2017 Visiting German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel urged China Wednesday to improve market access for European Union firms seeking to invest there. ... more |
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 Moody's cuts China's rating on debt fears 
Chinese tech firm LeEco reverses course in US, cuts 325 jobsSan Francisco (AFP) May 24, 2017 Cash-strapped Chinese tech firm LeEco on Wednesday confirmed that it is throttling back plans to invade the US market, cutting 325 jobs months after announcing a major expansion. ... more  
China's Geely boosts expansion with Proton, Lotus stakesKuala Lumpur (AFP) May 24, 2017 Chinese auto giant Geely on Wednesday stepped up its global expansion drive with a 49.9 percent stake in Malaysia's troubled Proton as well as a 51 percent share in British sports car brand Lotus. ... more  
New North Sea production to start in JuneWashington (UPI) May 24, 2017 The Norwegian government said Wednesday it gave its consent to energy company Statoil for the June start of new oil and gas production from a North Sea field. ... more 
Trump budget not a hit for some oil-rich statesWashington (UPI) May 24, 2017 A White House budget proposal was critiqued by Republicans and Democrats alike from oil-rich states despite calls to balance the books with crude oil sales. ... more |
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  Beijing (AFP) May 22, 2017 
China said it will further open up its oil and gas sector to private investment as it seeks to overhaul an industry still dominated by a handful of state-run firms.
The plan comes as China, the world's biggest energy guzzler, attempts to ramp up domestic oil and gas production to boost its supply of the vital resources.
The country is heavily reliant on energy imports as domestic produ ... more Sydney (AFP) May 11, 2017Australia power grid leased to local-foreign consortium  (UPI) May 10, 2017Poland central to EU energy diversification strategy Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017Myanmar recovery linked to development of electrical grid |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2017 
Lithium-oxygen systems could someday outperform today's lithium-ion batteries because of their potential for high energy density. However, a number of important issues, such as their poor electrochemical stability must be addressed before these systems can successfully compete with current rechargeable batteries. Today, in ACS Central Science, researchers report a new type of cathode, which coul ... more Beijing, China (SPX) May 22, 2017Advancing next-generation Stable, safe, smart, sustainable batteries  Kobe, Japan (SPX) May 22, 2017Photocatalyst makes hydrogen production 10 times more efficient  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) May 22, 2017Physicists discover that lithium oxide on tokamak walls can improve plasma performance |
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 Solomons MD (SPX) May 10, 2017 
A new study by scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Cornell University and Duke University is the first in a series to understand how marine mammals like porpoises, whales, and dolphins may be impacted by the construction of wind farms off the coast of Maryland.
The new research offers insight into previously unknown ... more The Hague (AFP) May 8, 2017Dutch open 'world's largest offshore' wind farm  London, UK (SPX) May 09, 2017OX2 will manage a 45 MW wind farm owned by IKEA Group in Lithuania  Washington DC (SPX) May 10, 2017Building Energy celebrates the beginning of operations and electricity generation of its first wind farm |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2017 
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Vehicle Research Section and Photovoltaic Section are building on the proven concept of autonomous cooperative soaring of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Their research investigates the presence of solar photovoltaics (PV) to the cooperative autonomous soaring techniques, which enables long endurance flights of unmanned sailplanes that us ... more Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) May 22, 2017EU SmartFlex project finishes reference solar facade  Barcelona, Spain (SPX) May 22, 2017InnoEnergy-backed Solaris Offgrid raises 1M Euro to tackle global electricity poverty  New Bedford MA (SPX) May 18, 2017Beaumont Solar Announces the Beaumont "Big C" Services Unit to Solar Industry |
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 Geneva (AFP) May 21, 2017 
The Swiss voted Sunday in favour of a massive overhaul of the country's energy system by gradually replacing the power from its ageing nuclear reactors with renewable sources.
A full 58.2 percent of Swiss voters supported the shift, according to a final tally after Sunday's referendum, with only four of the country's 26 cantons voting "no".
The move has been in the making since shortly a ... more Paris, France (SPX) May 22, 2017Hungary: AREVA NP awarded contract for safety IC modernization at Paks Nuclear Power Plant  New Delhi (AFP) May 17, 2017India to build 10 domestic nuclear power reactors  Tokyo (AFP) May 17, 2017Japan restarts another reactor |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) May 22, 2017 
Numerous studies have raised critical concerns about the promise of corn ethanol's ability to mitigate climate change and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Some of the studies have suggested that after a full life cycle assessment - meaning an analysis of environmental impact throughout all stages of a product's life - biofuels like corn ethanol may not offer any greenhouse gas emissions reduct ... more Madison WI (SPX) May 22, 2017Triple play boosting value of renewable fuel could tip market in favor of biomass  Los Alamos NM (SPX) May 22, 2017Insight into enzyme's 3-D structure could cut biofuel costs  University Park PA (SPX) May 19, 2017Microbial fuel cell converts methane to electricity |
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 Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017 
The Norwegian government said Wednesday it gave its consent to energy company Statoil for the June start of new oil and gas production from a North Sea field.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, the nation's energy regulator, issued its consent for the start of production operations from the Gina Krog field in the Norwegian waters of the North Sea.
"Operator Statoil is planning ... more Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017Russian oil company reports higher production  Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017Rally in oil prices stumbles ahead of pivotal OPEC meeting  Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017British petrochemicals company INEOS expands oil and gas holdings |
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 Sapporo, Japan (SPX) May 25, 2017 
Ocean currents affect how climate change impacts movements of species to cooler regions. A new study published in Scientific Reports provides novel insight into how species' distributions change from the interaction between climate change and ocean currents.
As the climate gets warmer, species migrate to new regions where conditions are more tolerable, such as higher latitudes, deeper wate ... more Berlin (AFP) May 23, 2017Merkel vows to convince climate change 'doubters'  New York NY (SPX) May 25, 2017Fossil beetles suggest that LA climate has been relatively stable for 50,000 years  Cape Town (AFP) May 22, 2017Cape Town region declares drought disaster |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 25, 2017 
In the midst of China's Cultural Revolution, a 14-year-old coal miner bought a yellowing, torn copy of Honore de Balzac's biography from a book collector on the side of the street.
He became engrossed in the text, and dreamt from then on that he would devote his life to literature - to become, as Balzac was, a "secretary transcribing history."
Today Zhou Meisen is a celebrated 61-year- ... moreBeijing (AFP) May 8, 2017Gas leak kills 18 miners in central China  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2017India's coal plant plans conflict with climate commitments Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017Coal power dropping as natural gas, renewables grow, U.S. report finds |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) May 24, 2017 
A woman in the US state of California was arrested Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to smuggle space communications technology to China, the US Department of Justice said in a press release.
"A Pomona woman was arrested this morning on federal charges that accuse her of conspiring to procure and illegally export sensitive space communications technology to her native China," the release st ... more Beijing (XNA) May 12, 2017A cabin on the moon? China hones the lunar lifestyle  Beijing (AFP) May 11, 2017China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission  Beijing (XNA) May 01, 2017China to conduct several manned space flights around 2020 |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2017  Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp. has received a $137.8 million contract modification for cost-reduction programs for the initial low-rate production of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the Department of Defense announced on May 19.
The work will primarily be performed in Waco, Texas, El Segundo, Calif. and Warton, England, with other work being completed across the United St ... more Shanghai (AFP) May 22, 2017China, Russia launch long-haul challenge to Boeing, Airbus  Washington (UPI) May 19, 2017Boeing considering further Super Hornet upgrades  Hong Kong (AFP) May 22, 2017Cathay Pacific sacks 600 staff in major shakeup |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 24, 2017 
Chinese auto giant Geely on Wednesday stepped up its global expansion drive with a 49.9 percent stake in Malaysia's troubled Proton as well as a 51 percent share in British sports car brand Lotus.
The deal would allow the automaker to "strengthen our global footprint and develop a beachhead in Southeast Asia," a region of more than 650 million people, Geely Holding executive vice president D ... more Beijing (AFP) May 23, 2017China scrambles to tame bike chaos  Hong Kong (AFP) May 23, 2017Hong Kong police arrest 21 Uber drivers in sting  Shanghai (AFP) May 22, 2017China's JAC says electric car tie-up with VW approved |
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 Houston TX (SPX) May 18, 2017 
Rice University scientists who invented laser-induced graphene (LIG) for applications like supercapacitors have now figured out a way to make the spongy graphene either superhydrophobic or superhydrophilic. And it's a gas.
Until recently, the Rice lab of James Tour made LIG only in open air, using a laser to burn part of the way through a flexible polyimide sheet to get interconnected flak ... more Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 18, 2017Energy decay in graphene resonators  Nagoy, Japan (SPX) May 14, 2017Beautiful, consistent carbon belts  Vienna, Austria (SPX) May 16, 2017Chemically tailored graphene |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 18, 2017 
In a recent experiment at EPFL, a microwave resonator, a circuit that supports electric signals oscillating at a resonance frequency, is coupled to the vibrations of a metallic micro-drum.
By actively cooling the mechanical motion close to the lowest energy allowed by quantum mechanics, the micro-drum can be turned into a quantum reservoir - an environment that can shape the states of the ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) May 23, 2017Ultrafast tunable semiconductor metamaterial created Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 24, 2017Using graphene to create quantum bits  Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2017Managing stress helps transistor performance |
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 Cherepish, Bulgaria (AFP) April 30, 2017 
"Granny Bear" has proved a big hit in Bulgaria since the 1930s steam train returned from retirement, chugging day-trippers through stunning scenery from Sofia to the Cherepish Monastery.
"She is super, the engine, I like it better than a modern one!" said an excited Dimitar Kirilov, 12, taking the trip on the "Baba Metsa" train with his grandparents.
A particular attraction is the luxury ... more Beijing (AFP) April 29, 2017First direct London-China train completes 12,000 km run  London (AFP) March 27, 2017HK subway operator to help run UK's South West Trains  Addis Ababa (AFP) March 12, 2017Light rail fails to fix Ethiopia's traffic troubles |
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 Hobart, Australia (SPX) May 23, 2017 
The beaches of one of the world's most remote islands have been found to be polluted with the highest density of plastic debris reported anywhere on the planet, in a study published in the prestigious US scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Despite being uninhabited and located more than 5000 kilometres from the nearest major population centre, Henderson Isla ... more Beijing, China (SPX) May 19, 2017Ozone and haze pollution weakens land carbon uptake in China  Surrey, UK (SPX) May 18, 2017Cities need to 'green up' to reduce the impact of air pollution  Hanoi (AFP) May 15, 2017Vietnam arrests activist as MP resigns over mass fish deaths |
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