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  Homestead, United States (AFP) May 28, 2017 A gray dinosaur statue outside south Florida's largest power plant is meant to symbolize two decommissioned fossil fuel reactors, but it also could be seen to represent a nuclear industry crumpling under mounting costs. Almost a decade ago, Turkey Point was aiming to become one of the country's largest nuclear plants. Florida Power and Light had argued that such expansion was needed to maintain diverse energy sources and to supply Florida's booming population for years to come, while touting nuc ... read more |
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Off-the-shelf, power-generating clothes are almost hereAmherst MA (SPX) May 28, 2017 A lightweight, comfortable jacket that can generate the power to light up a jogger at night may sound futuristic, but materials scientist Trisha Andrew at the University of Massachusetts Amherst cou ... more  
One-dimensional crystals for low-temperature thermoelectric coolingNagoya, Japan (SPX) May 28, 2017 Thermoelectric cooling is a solid-state refrigeration process where the heat in an electrically conductive material is transferred using the material's own conduction electrons without any need for ... more 
A new tool for discovering nanoporous materialsLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 28, 2017 Materials classified as "nanoporous" have structures (or "frameworks") with pores up to 100 nm in diameter. These include diverse materials used in different fields from gas separation, catalysis, a ... more  
GE Energy Financial Services Surpasses $15 Billion in Renewable Energy InvestmentsAnaheim, CA (SPX) May 28, 2017 GE Energy Financial Services said this week at the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2017 conference, that it has exceeded $15 billion in renewable energy investment commitments in ... more |
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Wafer-thin magnetic materials developed for future quantum technologiesBasel, Switzerland (SPX) May 28, 2017 Two-dimensional magnetic structures are regarded as a promising material for new types of data storage, since the magnetic properties of individual molecular building blocks can be investigated and ... more 
Controlled creation of quantum emitter arraysCambridge UK (SPX) May 28, 2017 Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are layered semiconductors that can be exfoliated into layers only a few atoms thick. Recent research has shown that some TMDs can contain quantum light sourc ... more 
Two simple building blocks produce complex 3-D materialChicago IL (SPX) May 28, 2017 Northwestern University scientists have built a structurally complex material from two simple building blocks that is the lowest-density metal-organic framework ever made. Directed by design r ... more 
Atomic structure of irradiated materials is more akin to liquid than glassWashington DC (SPX) May 28, 2017 Materials exposed to neutron radiation tend to experience significant damage, leading to the containment challenges involved in immobilizing nuclear waste or nuclear plant confinements. At the nanos ... more 
New theory predicts wetted area of droplets colliding with flat surfaceKumamoto, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2017 Japanese researchers have succeeded in deriving a theoretical formula that quantitatively predicts the wetting and spreading behavior of droplets that collide with the flat surface of a solid materi ... more  
BESSY 2 experiment shows 3D graphene properties are tuneableBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2017 Carbon is a very versatile element. It not only forms diamonds, graphite, and coal, but can also take a planar form as a hexagonal matrix - graphene. This material, consisting of only a single atomi ... more |
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 U.S. oil production centers shift away from hurricane belt  
Low gas prices expected for Memorial Day weekendWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017 Gas prices could be working in favor of the consumer for the long holiday weekend as weak demand and OPEC spark a market downturn, GasBuddy said. ... more 
OPEC, non-OPEC alliance not strong enough to limit North AmericaWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017 The alliance between OPEC and non-OPEC producers is strong, but not strong enough to derail production momentum from North America, analysis finds. ... more 
FAR Ltd. taps oil prospect offshore SenegalWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017 Operations started Friday for the first pure exploration well off the coast of Senegal since a major discovery in 2014, Africa-focused FAR Ltd. said. ... more 
Oil prices manage soft rebound after Thursday's slumpWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017 Crude oil prices staged a soft recovery in early Friday trading as better-than-expected growth in the U.S. economy brought some players back to the table. ... 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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 Amherst MA (SPX) May 28, 2017 
A lightweight, comfortable jacket that can generate the power to light up a jogger at night may sound futuristic, but materials scientist Trisha Andrew at the University of Massachusetts Amherst could make one today. In a new paper this month, she and colleagues outline how they have invented a way to apply breathable, pliable, metal-free electrodes to fabric and off-the-shelf clothing so it fee ... more Houston TX (SPX) May 24, 2017Graphene-nanotube hybrid boosts lithium metal batteries  Dresden, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2017New approach to revolutionize the production of molecular hydrogen  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2017Stretching the limits of elastic conductors |
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 Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017 
Gains in wind power in the United States are coming up from the state level, with California among the leaders, an industry report found.
A report from the sidelines of a wind energy conference in California from the American Wind Energy Association finds the sector supports more than 100,000 jobs in the country. The state hosting the event is one of the national leaders in wind energy ... moreAnaheim, CA (SPX) May 28, 2017GE Energy Financial Services Surpasses $15 Billion in Renewable Energy Investments  Solomons MD (SPX) May 10, 2017Scientists track porpoises to assess impact of offshore wind farms The Hague (AFP) May 8, 2017Dutch open 'world's largest offshore' wind farm |
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 Lund, Sweden (SPX) May 26, 2017 
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden and from Fudan University in China have successfully designed a new structural organization using the promising solar cell material perovskite. The study shows that solar cells increase in efficiency thanks to the material's ability to self-organise by standing on edge.
The current research study deals with perovskite, a new and promising material ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) May 26, 2017How to obtain highly crystalline organic-inorganic perovskite films for solar cells  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 26, 2017Smart reform the key to unlock energy storage revolution  Pennsauken NJ (SPX) May 26, 2017Keystone lowers energy costs with rooftop solar installation in New Jersey |
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 Homestead, United States (AFP) May 28, 2017 
A gray dinosaur statue outside south Florida's largest power plant is meant to symbolize two decommissioned fossil fuel reactors, but it also could be seen to represent a nuclear industry crumpling under mounting costs.
Almost a decade ago, Turkey Point was aiming to become one of the country's largest nuclear plants.
Florida Power and Light had argued that such expansion was needed to m ... more Geneva (AFP) May 21, 2017Swiss vote for gradual nuclear phaseout, energy makeover  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 |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2017 
Plant biologists and biochemists from UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco have produced a gold mine of data by sequencing the genome of a green alga called Chromochloris zofingiensis.
Scientists have learned in the past decade that the tiny, single-celled organism could be used as a source of sustainable biofuel and that it produces a substance called astaxanthin, which may be useful fo ... more Pittsburgh PA (SPX) May 22, 2017A full life cycle assessment of second-generation biofuels  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017 
An above-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean could be problematic for the U.S. energy industry, but data show shifting production patterns may spare oil.
Meteorologists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center said this year's hurricane season in the Atlantic, which extends from June 1 through Nov. 30, is more than likely to be activ ... more Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017New oil production starts offshore Brazil  Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017Russia's Gazprom in talks with Iran Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017OPEC, non-OPEC alliance not strong enough to limit North America |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) May 26, 2017 
A new University of Washington study shows that the textbook understanding of global chemical weathering - in which rocks are dissolved, washed down rivers and eventually end up on the ocean floor to begin the process again - does not depend on Earth's temperature in the way that geologists had believed.
The study, published May 22 in the open-access journal Nature Communications, looks at ... more Sapporo, Japan (SPX) May 25, 2017The forces that affect species' movements in a changing climate  New York NY (SPX) May 25, 2017Fossil beetles suggest that LA climate has been relatively stable for 50,000 years  Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017Paris climate commitment 'crippling' to US growth: White House |
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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- ... more Beijing (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 (UPI) May 26, 2017 
Boeing has received an $89 million contract to incorporate the Block II Infrared Search and Track System, or IRST, in the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday.
The contract includes design and development, hardware procurement, technical reviews, risk reduction, and product support and engineering tasks.
Work will be conducted in Orlando, Fla., ... more Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Sikorksy awarded contract for King Stallion helicopters  Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Military, civilian aviation leaders meet over pilot shortage issues  Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017Northrop Grumman receives E-2D contract |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 23, 2017 
Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested 21 Uber drivers for carrying passengers without a proper permit following an undercover operation, in the latest setback for the ride-hailing giant.
The sting comes as the San Francisco company has encountered regulatory roadblocks around the world, despite its huge popularity, and after five Uber drivers in the southern Chinese city were found guilty of ... more San Diego CA (SPX) May 26, 2017Researchers find computer code that Volkswagen used to cheat emissions tests  Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 24, 2017China's Geely boosts expansion with Proton, Lotus stakes  Beijing (AFP) May 23, 2017China scrambles to tame bike chaos |
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 Houston TX (SPX) May 26, 2017 
Scientists at Rice University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that laser-induced graphene (LIG) is a highly effective anti-fouling material and, when electrified, bacteria zapper.
LIG is a spongy version of graphene, the single-atom layer of carbon atoms. The Rice lab of chemist James Tour developed it three years ago by burning partway through an inexpensive p ... moreBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2017BESSY 2 experiment shows 3D graphene properties are tuneable  Houston TX (SPX) May 18, 2017Gas gives laser-induced graphene super properties  Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 18, 2017Energy decay in graphene resonators |
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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 ... moreBasel, Switzerland (SPX) May 28, 2017Wafer-thin magnetic materials developed for future quantum technologies Cambridge UK (SPX) May 28, 2017Controlled creation of quantum emitter arrays  Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 24, 2017Using graphene to create quantum bits |
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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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 Carletonville, South Africa (AFP) May 28, 2017 
At the end of a narrow road stands the dilapidated husk of a golf clubhouse, now overrun with tall weeds and creepers.
It stands as a reminder of better times for the once booming mining town of Blyvooruitzicht, an hour's drive southwest of Johannesburg.
Joseph Rammusa, 53, was proud to have been the club's president - its last, because in 2013, the once-prosperous town suffered a drama ... more Hobart, Australia (SPX) May 23, 201737 million bits of litter on remote islands  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 |
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