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  Toyohashi, Japan (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 Expectations for care robots are growing against the backdrop of declining birthrates, an aging population, and a lack of care staff. As an example, for care at nursing homes and other such facilities, it is anticipated that robots will check the condition of the residents while patrolling the facility. When evaluating a person's condition, while an initial estimation of the pose (standing, sitting, fallen, etc.) is useful, most methods to date have utilized images. These methods face challenges s ... read more |
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Forget defrosting your car at a glacial paceBlacksburg VA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 Jonathan Boreyko turned on the defroster in his car one cold winter morning and waited for the ice on the windshield to melt. And kept waiting. Boreyko, an assistant professor in the Department of B ... more  
Conductive electrodes are key to fast-charging batteriesPhiladelphia PA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 Can you imagine fully charging your cell phone in just a few seconds? Researchers in Drexel University's College of Engineering can, and they took a big step toward making it a reality with their re ... more  
Sorting complicated knotsSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 From bow ties and shoelaces to sailing boats and climbing ropes, knots are not only very useful for our daily lives, but for mathematics too. IBS researchers from the Center for Geometry and Physics ... more 
Smart transformers could make reliable smart grid a realityRaleigh NC (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 A new study using complex computational models finds that smart solid-state transformers (SSTs) could be used to make a stable, reliable "smart grid" - allowing the power distribution system to rout ... more |
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The comeback kid - black phosphorus and its new potentialWashington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 When it was discovered over a century ago, black phosphorus was considered relatively useless. Over the past five years, however, the engineers and chemists have become intrigued by the material for ... more 
Engineers find way to evaluate green roofsChampaign IL (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 Green infrastructure is an attractive concept, but there is concern surrounding its effectiveness. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are using a mathematical technique tr ... more 
Feel the heat, one touch a timeBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 In the last two decades, engineering the microstructures and compositions at the nanoscale has resulted in substantial advances in materials properties, and this is particularly so for thermoelectri ... more  
'Near-zero-power' temperature sensor could make wearables, smart devices less power-hungrySan Diego CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a temperature sensor that runs on only 113 picowatts of power - 628 times lower power than the state of the art and abou ... more  
Into the quantum world with a tennis racketMunich, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 Quantum technology is seen as an important future-oriented technology: smaller, faster and with higher performance than conventional electronics. However, exploiting quantum effects is difficult bec ... more  
Highly nitrogen and sulfur dual-doped carbon microspheres for supercapacitorsBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 Among various kinds of electrode materials for supercapacitors, carbon-based materials are most commonly used because of their commercially available and cheap, and they can be produced with large s ... more |
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Recreating interstellar ions with lasersEast Lansing, MI (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 Trihydrogen, or H3+, has been called the molecule that made the universe, where it plays a greater role in astrochemistry than any other molecule. While H3+ is astronomically abundant, no scie ... more 
Giant enhancement of electromagnetic waves revealed within small dielectric particlesMoscow, Russia (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 Scientists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University together with their Russian and foreign colleagues have done for the first time direct measurements of giant electromagnetic fields, emerging in ... more 
Iron secrets behind superconductors unlockedCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 Due to magnetism iron should - theoretically - be a poor superconductor. Nevertheless certain ironbased materials possess fine superconducting properties. Why? Because the five unbound electrons fou ... more  
High-precision control of printed electronicsLinkoping, Sweden (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 Printed electronic transistor circuits and displays, in which the colour of individual pixels can be changed, are two of many applications of ground-breaking research at the Laboratory of Organic El ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017 
Google parent Alphabet is spinning off a little-known unit working on geothermal power called Dandelion, which will begin offering residential energy services.
The announcement Thursday took the wraps off one of the secretive projects at the Alphabet unit X, known notably for its work on self-driving cars and internet balloons.
Dandelion chief executive Kathy Hannun said her team had bee ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Fighting global warming and climate change requires a broad energy portfolio  (UPI) Jun 12, 2017Low-carbon trajectory is the only option, European leaders say Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017Divestment streak continues for British energy company Centrica |
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Christopher J. Kiely, Harold B. Chambers Senior Professor, Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University, and an international team have developed a new low-temperature catalyst for producing high-purity hydrogen gas while simultaneously using up carbon monoxide (CO). The discovery, described in a paper in the journal Science, could improve the performance of fuel cells that run on hydr ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 07, 2017PPPL researchers demonstrate first hot plasma edge in a fusion facility Raleigh NC (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Smart transformers could make reliable smart grid a reality Philadelphia PA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Conductive electrodes are key to fast-charging batteries |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
Owls' wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise
A new study has revealed how inspiration from owls' wings could allow aircraft and wind turbines to become quieter.
Researchers from Japan and China studied the serrations in the leading edge of owls' wings, gaining new insight into how they work to make the birds' flight silent.
Their results, published in the journa ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017Algeria seen as African leader for renewable energy  Bristol UK (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Thrive Renewables delivers mezzanine funded wind farms in Scotland  Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 12, 2017It's a breeze: How to harness the power of the wind |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2017 
The world's leading economies are skewing their financial strength toward fossil fuels even as the rhetoric shifts to renewables, environmental groups said.
More than 20 heads of state and government representatives arrive Friday in Hamburg for the 12th summit for members of the G20 economic bloc. In the past, members endorsed a toolkit for renewable energy development, energy efficienc ... more Los Angeles, CA (SPX) Jul 04, 2017The Last Day of Net-Metering Brings Memories of Fighting for Every Solar Watt  Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Meniscus-assisted technique produces high efficiency perovskite PV films  Sydney (AFP) July 7, 2017Elon Musk's Tesla to build world's largest battery in Australia |
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 Cherbourg, France (AFP) July 5, 2017 
A cargo of reprocessed nuclear fuel containing highly radioactive plutonium left the French port of Cherbourg for Japan under heavy security on Wednesday as demonstrators protested against the transport.
The controversial shipment from a plant of the French nuclear group Areva located some 20 kilometres (12 miles) away arrived at the port before dawn aboard two trucks escorted by dozens of s ... more Paris (AFP) July 10, 2017France could close a third of nuclear reactors: minister  Paris (AFP) July 10, 2017Mitsubishi, Assystem take stakes in France's nuclear reactors firm  Paris (AFP) July 3, 20171.5-bn pound cost overrun at UK's Hinkley nuclear plant: EDF |
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Could cellulosic biofuels - or liquid energy derived from grasses and wood - become a green fuel of the future, providing an environmentally sustainable way of meeting energy needs? In Science, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center say yes, but with a few important caveats.
"The climate benefit of cellulosic biofuels is actually much grea ... more New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Cutting the cost of ethanol, other biofuels and gasoline  Tempe AZ (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Solving a sweet problem for renewable biofuels and chemicals  Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017A whole-genome sequenced rice mutant resource for the study of biofuel feedstocks |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017 
Ukraine appreciates the U.S. efforts to block the expansion of a Russian natural gas pipeline running through the Baltic Sea, the country's president said.
Ukrainian President Petro Poreshenko hosted U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during the weekend, as U.S. President Donald Trump met with international leaders at a summit in Hamburg for the Group of 20 economies.
Poreshen ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017Oil spills disrupt entire food webs, new study shows  Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017Norway's DNO financed for drilling in Kurdish region of Iraq  Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017OPEC supply concerns drag oil prices lower |
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 Hamburg (AFP) July 9, 2017  G20 countries have managed to avoid a total bust-up with Donald Trump over climate change, leaving the door open for Washington to return to the Paris Agreement - but at the cost of risky concessions.
After the US president decided last month to pull out of the hard-fought deal to combat global warming, climate change was always going to be centre-stage at this week's gathering of the G20 - ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Scientists upgrade database tracking global temperatures across millennia  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Two significant warming intervals in southern China since 1850  Hamburg (AFP) July 6, 2017US isolated over climate: G20 host Merkel |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2017 
Chinese companies are planning or constructing hundreds of coal-fired power projects around the world, data show, even as Beijing talks up its commitment to fighting climate change.
The report by German environmental lobby group Urgewald comes as China seeks to fill a vacuum left by the United States following President Donald Trump's decision to exit the Paris climate agreement.
Urgewal ... more Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Rio prefers Yancoal to Glencore in Australia coal sale Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Glencore makes new bid for Rio's Australia coal assets  Sydney (AFP) June 20, 2017Rio backs Yancoal over Glencore for Australia coal minesw |
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China has a clear plan to provide sea launches for commercial payloads to be carried by Long March rockets, according to an aerospace official.
Tang Yagang, vice head of the aerospace division of the No.1 institute of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), said that the technology is not difficult and a sea launch platform can be built based on modifying 10,000-ton ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold  Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2017Chinese satellite Zhongxing-9A enters preset orbit  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Space Program: From Setback, to Manned Flights, to the Moon |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2017 
Sikorsky Aircraft has been awarded a $3.8 billion contract for the manufacturing and support of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The planned multi-year production run of Black Hawks, announced on June 30 by the Department of Defense, includes program management, systems engineering, and technical data on the aircraft.
Work will be performed in Stratfo ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017Boeing announces Rolls-Royce engine contract  Washington (UPI) Jul 6, 2017Boeing receives contract for Dutch, Turkish CH-47 Chinook parts  Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017Boeing receives contract for engineering, support of E-3 Sentry |
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 Paris (AFP) July 6, 2017 
France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, new Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced Thursday.
"We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040," Hulot said, calling it a "veritable revolution".
Hulot acknowledged that reaching the goal would be "tough", particularl ... more Stockholm (AFP) July 5, 2017Volvo to phase out petrol-only cars from 2019  Osnabruck, Germany (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Self-driving cars may soon be able to make moral and ethical decisions as humans do  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 10, 2017German 'dieselgate' investigators target Porsche employees |
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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Jul 10, 2017 
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is known as a greenhouse gas and plays an essential role in climate change; it is no wonder scientists have been looking for solutions to prevent its release in the environment. However, as a cheap, readily available and non-toxic carbon source, in the past few years there have been efforts to turn carbon dioxide into valuable wares, or 'value-added' products.
For inst ... moreBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Highly nitrogen and sulfur dual-doped carbon microspheres for supercapacitors  Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Black carbon varies, but stubbornly persists, in snow and ice around the world  Washington (UPI) Jun 28, 2017Researchers create tiny sensor using 'white graphene' |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
As embedded intelligence is finding its way into ever more areas of our lives, fields ranging from autonomous driving to personalized medicine are generating huge amounts of data. But just as the flood of data is reaching massive proportions, the ability of computer chips to process it into useful information is stalling.
Now, researchers at Stanford University and MIT have built a new chi ... moreLinkoping, Sweden (SPX) Jul 07, 2017High-precision control of printed electronics  Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Molecular electronics scientists shatter 'impossible' record  Seoul (AFP) July 4, 2017Samsung to invest $18 billion in memory chip business |
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 Bangkok (AFP) June 13, 2017 
Thailand's junta chief on Tuesday said he would invoke his 'absolute powers' to clear hurdles holding up a multi-billion-dollar deal with China to build a high-speed railway.
The two countries, who are increasingly close friends, have agreed to lay the track that will ultimately cut through the Laos' border to Thailand's south.
Beijing's big plan is to link the southern Chinese city of ... more The Hague (AFP) June 1, 2017Dutch group unveils Hyperloop test facility  Nairobi (AFP) May 31, 2017Eyeing growth boost, Kenya opens Chinese-built railway  Cherepish, Bulgaria (AFP) April 30, 2017China steams to the rescue for Bulgaria's creaking railways |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
Dunhuang is a typical desert basin in western China, with the Qilian mountains to the south, Kumtag desert and Lop-Nur to the west, Beisai mountain to the north, and Sanwei mountain to the east.
Besides, the famous Taklimakan and Tengger deserts are also located in the west and east of Dunhuang region, respectively. Dunhuang is also a world-famous scenic spot, encompassing Mogao Caves, Cre ... more Paris (AFP) July 4, 2017Herbicide boost for tadpoles: study  Washington (UPI) Jun 21, 2017Scientists probe role of sunscreen in accelerating coral reef decline  West Tabir, Indonesia (AFP) June 21, 2017Risky gold rush: Indonesia tackles illegal mining boom |
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