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  Hong Kong (AFP) July 13, 2017 Pilotless aircraft, flying electric vehicles and bespoke air cabins are the future of flight, Airbus said Thursday. Paul Eremenko, the European plane-maker's chief technological officer, painted a picture of skies buzzing with new flight forms at the RISE tech conference held in Hong Kong. Airbus is already testing out what it calls a "module" cabin concept - passenger planes being tailored to different demands. "You can imagine on a flight to Vegas, you might have a casino module," sa ... read more |
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Daimler manipulated emissions in one million cars: reportFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 13, 2017 German luxury automaker Daimler manipulated the engines of around one million diesel vehicles to make them appear less polluting, local media reported Thursday, raising echoes of competitor Volkswagen's 'dieselgate' scandal. ... more  
Study: Mini cellular antennae helps turn muscle into fatWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 No matter how much you diet and hit the gym, muscle cells turn to fat as the body ages. Toned bods inevitably become flabby. Blame it on the cilia. ... more  
Windows Phone 8 fades out as Microsoft mulls mobile strategySan Francisco (AFP) July 13, 2017 Microsoft has ended support for its Windows 8 smartphones, as the US tech giant focuses on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile. ... more 
Out of the woods: Thai 'hermits' harness web to go globalKhon Kaen, Thailand July 17, 2017 From communing with forest spirits to whipping up love potions, Thailand's cave-dwelling hermits once conducted their supernatural endeavours with just ancient magic and ritual as their guide. ... more |
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Chinese group bids $11.6 bn for warehouse firm GLPSingapore (AFP) July 14, 2017 A Chinese consortium on Friday offered more than $11 billion for Singapore's Global Logistic Properties Ltd, which provides warehouses for the likes of Amazon China and WalMart, as e-commerce drives demand for logistics space. ... more 
Fitch keeps China's 'A+' rating but warns over debtBeijing (AFP) July 14, 2017 Fitch Ratings warned Friday that China's growing debt could trigger "economic and financial shocks", but said it will maintain the country's A-plus rating with a stable outlook despite its concerns. ... more 
China wants free trade deal with CanadaWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 China, a country with one of the largest appetites for oil in the world, wants to start talks with Canada about a free-trade deal, the country's president said. ... more  
Drilling slated for Arctic waters offshore Alaska in DecemberWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 Drilling by Italian energy company Eni is set for the Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska in December, the U.S. Interior Department announced. ... more 
Most oil players losing confidence in the market, IEA saysWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 Oil market investors are losing confidence over OPEC's effort to offset the glut of supplies, though the impact could be hitting U.S. producers, the IEA said. ... more 
Libya gains balance Nigerian oil lossWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 Disruption to Nigerian oil exports is offset by production gains from Libya, which is on pace to add another 100,000 barrels per day to the market, a market report found. ... more |
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 First Trump offshore lease sale revised to reflect market conditions 
Oil output slow, steady for U.S. in Gulf of MexicoWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 The slow, but steady, gain in oil production expected from the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico shows the region is more stable than shale, a rig analyst said. ... more 
Norway's Statoil moves closer to South American oil prizeWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 Norwegian energy company Statoil said Friday it extended its reach beyond Norway to acquire stakes in what could be one of South America's biggest prizes. ... more 
Total petroleum production in Norway higher than last yearWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 Total petroleum production in Norway so far this is more than 1 percent, or about 9 million barrels, higher than last year, the government said. ... more 
Texas oil spill isolated, Magellan saidWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 No injuries were reported and the release of oil from a pipeline in Texas was contained in a confined area, Magellan Midstream Partners said. ... 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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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 
Two major issues confronting magnetic-confinement fusion energy are enabling the walls of devices that house fusion reactions to survive bombardment by energetic particles, and improving confinement of the plasma required for the reactions. At the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), researchers have found that coating tokamak walls with lithium-- a light ... more Raleigh NC (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Smart transformers could make reliable smart grid a reality Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Study: Mini cellular antennae helps turn muscle into fat  Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 10, 2017First battery-free cellphone makes calls by harvesting ambient power |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017 
Algeria is ahead of the curve when it comes to renewable energy potential in Africa and General Electric aims to ride that momentum, a regional manager said.
GE sponsored a conference on renewable energy in the African sector, highlighting Algeria's lead in wind and solar power developments. By 2030, the government aims to install about 22,000 megawatts of renewable power, which would b ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Owls' wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise  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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 New Bedford MA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 
A partnership between Beaumont Solar and Horizon Beverage is now powering its operations with clean, renewable solar power. Family-owned Horizon Beverage Company have announced their new 978kW DC solar PV system is in operation at their Norton, MA distribution facility.
Horizon Beverage selected Beaumont Solar to fully engineer, design and construct the system. Consisting of 2,990 solar pa ... more San Francisco, CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017SolarEdge Launching First PV Inverter-Integrated Electric Vehicle Charger  Bristol, UK (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Investors Generate 174,000,000 kWh of Renewable Electricity  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Solar cell design using diverse plant pigments |
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 Paris (AFP) July 10, 2017 
France's new environment minister said Monday that nearly a third of the country's nuclear reactors could be shut under plans to scale back the amount of electricity produced from atomic power.
In 2015, the previous Socialist-dominated parliament passed a law obliging the government to reduce the proportion of electricity generated from nuclear to 50 percent by 2025 compared with around 75 p ... more Paris (AFP) July 10, 2017Mitsubishi, Assystem take stakes in France's nuclear reactors firm  Brussels (AFP) July 12, 2017Britain must leave EU nuclear body: Verhofstadt  Cherbourg, France (AFP) July 5, 2017Sixth MOX nuclear shipment leaves France for Japan |
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Biofuels like the ethanol in U.S. gasoline could get cheaper thanks to experts at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Michigan State University.
They've demonstrated how to design and genetically engineer enzyme surfaces so they bind less to corn stalks and other cellulosic biomass, reducing enzyme costs in biofuels production, according to a study published this month on the cover of the ... more 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  Okanagan, Canada (SPX) Jul 14, 2017New biofuel technology significantly cuts production time |
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 Warri, Nigeria (AFP) July 13, 2017  One soldier was killed and several others injured in an attack on military personnel in Nigeria's oil-rich south, a security source said on Thursday, in the second incident this month in the restive region.
The attack happened in the early hours of Thursday in the Ogbogbagbene community, southwest of the Delta state capital Warri, according to locals.
A source at Nigeria's Department of ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Oil prices stabilize after supply declined last month Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Oil output slow, steady for U.S. in Gulf of Mexico Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Most oil players losing confidence in the market, IEA says |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 
A consortium of international scientists led by a climate expert from USC have upgraded an open-source global database tracking the Earth's temperatures since 1 A.D. that further confirms that the Earth is warming at a rate unprecedented in recent geologic history. The database by the PAGES 2k Consortium relies on proxy data such as tree rings, corals, glacier ice, marine sediment and other such ... more Manila (AFP) July 14, 2017ADB warns climate change 'disastrous' for Asia  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Two significant warming intervals in southern China since 1850  New York (AFP) July 12, 2017Bloomberg outlines plan to quantify US climate efforts |
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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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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2017 
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 (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  Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017Chinese Rocket Fizzles Out, Puts Other Launches on Hold |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017  Sikorsky has signed an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply spare parts and engineering services for Israel's fleet of Ch-53D helicopters.
The program is slated to last 7 years and will procure and deliver obsolete or diminished supply parts. Israel has operated the helicopter since 1969 and is the only remaining D model operator left in the world. Many parts are har ... more Singapore (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Singapore developing space-based VHF communications for air traffic management  Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017Boeing receives contract for MH-47G special operations helicopters  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Leonardo contracted by Britain for Typhoon countermeasures upgrades |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 13, 2017 
German luxury automaker Daimler manipulated the engines of around one million diesel vehicles to make them appear less polluting, local media reported Thursday, raising echoes of competitor Volkswagen's 'dieselgate' scandal.
"The Stuttgart-based firm sold vehicles with higher levels of damaging emissions than allowed for almost a whole decade between 2008 and 2016, in Europe and the United S ... more Blacksburg VA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Forget defrosting your car at a glacial pace  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 10, 2017German 'dieselgate' investigators target Porsche employees  Paris (AFP) July 6, 2017France 'to end sales of petrol, diesel vehicles by 2040' |
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 Bochum, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 
Chemists at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum have found evidence that carbon atoms cannot only behave like particles but also like waves. This quantum-mechanical property is well-known for light particles such as electrons or hydrogen atoms.
However, researchers have only rarely observed the wave-particle duality for heavy atoms, such as carbon. The team led by Prof Dr Wolfram Sander and Tim Schlei ... more Clemson SC (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Clemson researchers illuminate the field of microscopy with nanoparticle 'buckyswitch'  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Highly nitrogen and sulfur dual-doped carbon microspheres for supercapacitors  Onna, Japan (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Recruiting manganese to upgrade carbon dioxide |
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 Fukuoka, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 
Renewed investigation of a molecule that was originally synthesized with the goal of creating a unique light-absorbing pigment has led to the establishment of a novel design strategy for efficient light-emitting molecules with applications in next-generation displays and lighting.
Researchers at Kyushu University's Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA) demonstrated ... more Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Jul 07, 2017High-precision control of printed electronics  Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Molecular electronics scientists shatter 'impossible' record  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Three-dimensional chip combines computing and data storage |
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 Bangkok (AFP) July 11, 2017 
Thailand's military government on Tuesday approved $5.2 billion to build the first stretch of a high-speed railway that will ultimately link Bangkok to southern China, a massive joint infrastructure project with Beijing that has been dogged by delays.
The project is part of China's huge regional infrastructure plan to build a high-speed rail network connecting the southern city of Kunming wi ... more San Francisco (AFP) July 12, 2017Hyperloop startup moves closer to near-supersonic rail  Bangkok (AFP) June 13, 2017Thai junta vows to force through China railway  The Hague (AFP) June 1, 2017Dutch group unveils Hyperloop test facility |
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 Paris (AFP) July 13, 2017  At least 200 environmental campaigners and protectors - 40 percent from indigenous tribes - were murdered around the world in 2016, the deadliest year on record, the watchdog organisation Global Witness said Thursday.
The grim tally, double the number slain two years earlier, is the largest since the NGO began tracking such violence in 2002, it reported.
The real number is probably hig ... more Lowell MA (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Study finds toxic mercury is accumulating in the Arctic tundra  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Human activities worsen air quality in Dunhuang, a desert basin in China  Paris (AFP) July 4, 2017Herbicide boost for tadpoles: study |
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