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  Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017 How can scientists protect the structures that house fusion reactors? Scientists in Belgium have showed that vapor clouds of liquid metal can successfully reflect heat during extreme temperature flux. Today, fusion energy is only an ambitious idea. Researchers continue to build and test fusion reactors, but self-sustaining fusion has not yet been achieved. Still, some scientists are preparing for a future where fusion energy and fusion reactors are a reality. Currently, fusion tes ... read more |
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Solar glasses generate solar powerKarlsruher, Germany (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 Organic solar cells are flexible, transparent, and light-weight - and can be manufactured in arbitrary shapes or colors. Thus, they are suitable for a variety of applications that cannot be realized ... more  
Additive selectively converts CO2 to multicarbon fuelsPasadena CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 Chemists have figured out a new, more efficient way to create carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2). In chemical reactions performed in the lab, a Caltech team has identified a new additive t ... more  
Vertical axis wind turbines can offer cheaper electricity for urban and suburban areasWashington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 According to a prediction made by the U.S. Department of Energy, wind energy could provide 20 percent of electricity in the U.S. by the year 2030. This has motivated researchers from the University ... more  
A semiconductor that can beat the heatBerkeley CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 A newly discovered collective rattling effect in a type of crystalline semiconductor blocks most heat transfer while preserving high electrical conductivity - a rare pairing that scientists say coul ... more |
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How the electrodes of lithium-air batteries become passivatedMoscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 Lithium-air batteries are devices, producing power just out of air so they are also called lithium-oxygen batteries. Due to higher energy density they are much lighter than lithium-ion ones. Lithium ... more  
Profits for Chinese coal producers soarWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017 Profits for Chinese coal producers have been impressive so far this year, even though the government is sidelining capacity, state media reported. ... more 
New method enhances broadband light absorption in solar cellsChicago IL (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 Design and nanomanufacturing have collided inside of a Northwestern University laboratory. An interdisciplinary team of researchers has used mathematics and machine learning to design an optim ... more 
Lightweight catalyst for artificial photosynthesisWashington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 Nanochemistry meets macrostructures: Chinese scientists report the synthesis of a macroscopic aerogel from carbonitride nanomaterials which is an excellent catalyst for the water-splitting reaction ... more  
Never too old to code: Meet Japan's 82-year-old app-makerFujisawa, Japan (AFP) Aug 7, 2017 When 82-year-old Masako Wakamiya first began working she still used an abacus for maths - today she is one of the world's oldest iPhone app developers, a trailblazer in making smartphones accessible for the elderly. ... more  
Materials governed by lightBilbao, Spain (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 Hybrid materials are those that combine components of differing origins (organic and inorganic) in order to obtain materials different from conventional ones and which display new or improved proper ... more |
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Chinese export, import growth rates slow in JulyBeijing (AFP) Aug 8, 2017 Chinese trade growth slowed significantly in July compared to the previous month, official data showed Tuesday, coming in well below expectations after months of steady momentum. ... more  
Electric car startup Faraday Future signs factory dealWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2017 Electric car startup Faraday Future said Monday it had signed a lease for a new assembly plant in California and reaffirmed its intention to start deliveries in 2018. ... more  
Third gas discovery declared off the coast of MyanmarWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017 Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum said it was reviewing its options after finding natural gas during an exploration campaign offshore Myanmar. ... more 
Barents Sea yields little for Norway's StatoilWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017 Norwegian energy company Statoil said Monday it was upbeat about finding more oil and natural gas despite disappointing results in the Barents Sea. ... more |
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  Lincoln UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 
Plans to create 100 new 'smart' cities in India to support the country's rapidly growing urban population could have a significant detrimental impact on the environment unless greater emphasis is placed on providing new supporting infrastructure and utilities, according to a major new study.
Professor Hugh Byrd, a specialist in urban planning from the University of Lincoln, UK, conducted a ... more University Park PA (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Allowable 'carbon budget' most likely overestimated  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Sparkling springs aid quest for underground heat energy sources  Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017Google's 'moonshot' factory spins off geothermal unit |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 4, 2017  BAE Systems of Great Britain is starting to install a new combined heat and power plant at the Royal Navy base in Portsmouth, England.
The plant will be completed at the end of next year and will recycle energy, reduce carbon footprint and save the Ministry of Defense as much as $4.7 million in annual energy costs, BAE said.
"By developing this new facility we will be able to rec ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017Metal clouds to protect fusion reactor walls from heat flux Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 07, 2017How the electrodes of lithium-air batteries become passivated  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Study reveals exactly how low-cost fuel cell catalysts work |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 
According to a prediction made by the U.S. Department of Energy, wind energy could provide 20 percent of electricity in the U.S. by the year 2030. This has motivated researchers from the University of Utah's Department of Mechanical Engineering to investigate the performance capabilities and financial benefits of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) in urban and suburban areas.
A VAWT is a ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017U.S. wind power momentum up 40 percent from last year  Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Shale-rich Oklahoma to host mega-wind farm  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 24, 2017ABB wins $30 million order to support integration of offshore wind energy in the UK |
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 Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 
Organic solar cells are flexible, transparent, and light-weight - and can be manufactured in arbitrary shapes or colors. Thus, they are suitable for a variety of applications that cannot be realized with conventional silicon solar cells.
In the Energy Technology journal, researchers from KIT now present sunglasses with colored, semitransparent solar cells applied onto lenses that supply a ... moreChicago IL (SPX) Aug 07, 2017New method enhances broadband light absorption in solar cells Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Lightweight catalyst for artificial photosynthesis  Tempe AZ (SPX) Jul 31, 2017A new picture emerges on the origins of photosynthesis in a sun-loving bacteria |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 02, 2017 
New AREVA has signed a contract with Japan's NFI (Nuclear Fuel Industries) for the fabrication of 32 MOX* fuel assemblies for the Takahama 3 and 4 reactors operated by Kansai Electric.
The supply of MOX fuel assemblies for Kansai is a follow-up to agreements signed with Japanese utilities from 1975 onwards for the treatment of up to 3,000 tonnes of used fuel at the la Hague site.
The ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Construction of two nuclear power plants in US halted  Paris (AFP) July 28, 2017Nuclear contaminates earnings of France's EDF  Tokyo (AFP) July 21, 2017Underwater robot probes inside Fukushima reactor |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 
Chemists have figured out a new, more efficient way to create carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2). In chemical reactions performed in the lab, a Caltech team has identified a new additive that helps selectively convert CO2 into fuels containing multiple carbon atoms - a step toward ultimately making renewable liquid fuels that are not derived from coal or oil.
"The results were qu ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017New light-activated catalyst grabs CO2 to make ingredients for fuel  Houston TX (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Biochar could clear the air in more ways than one  Pullman WA (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Algae cultivation technique could advance biofuels |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017 
Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum said it was reviewing its options after finding natural gas during an exploration campaign offshore Myanmar.
The company said it made its third natural gas discovery since early 2016 at the Southern Rakine basin off the coast of Myanmar. Dubbed Pyi Thit-1, the company said it's another success story for an underdeveloped part of the world. ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017GasBuddy: Gas prices could go higher, but not too much  Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017Oil success continues offshore Senegal  Caracas (AFP) Aug 7, 2017Venezuela army hunts rebels behind raid on military base |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2017 
The United States announced Friday it would still take part in international climate change negotiations in order to protect its interests, despite its planned withdrawal from the Paris accord on global warming.
Two months after President Donald Trump announced the United States would abandon the 2015 global pact, his administration confirmed it had informed the United Nations of its "intent ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 8, 2017Government report sees drastic climate change impact in US: NYT  Paris (AFP) July 31, 2017Small odds of reaching 2 C climate goal: researchers  Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 26, 2017Could spraying particles into marine clouds help cool the planet |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017 
Profits for Chinese coal producers have been impressive so far this year, even though the government is sidelining capacity, state media reported.
The official Xinhua News Agency reported that, of the 37 coal producers listed in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, more than half estimated that profits during the first half of 2017 at least doubled from last year.
The nation's largest co ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Scientists uncover biogeochemical controls on occurrence and distribution of PACs in coals  Beijing (AFP) July 5, 2017China backs hundreds of global coal power projects Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2017Rio prefers Yancoal to Glencore in Australia coal sale |
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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) Aug 7, 2017 
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson has said the Air Force will significantly pare back outmoded and unnecessary Air Force Instructions over the next two years.
Wilson said on Friday that the sheer scale of the instructions and publications make it impossible for Air Force personnel to know and follow every rule, many of them contradictory, which breeds cynicism and contempt among ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2017Marine Corps grounds KC-130T tanker fleet  Washington (AFP) Aug 7, 2017US Marines may ground aircraft after latest deadly crash  Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017Alloy Surfaces receives two year contract for flare countermeasures |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017 
The drive toward electric vehicles gained international momentum with Germany and the United States making strides on the sea change in the automotive industry.
Two million electric vehicles were on the road globally last year, though nearly all of those were in China, the European Union and the United States. A report from the International Energy Agency found that dense metropolitan a ... moreWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2017Electric car startup Faraday Future signs factory deal  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Aug 3, 2017BMW sticks to cautious forecast as profits shift up  Shanghai (AFP) Aug 3, 2017China issues bike-sharing guidelines as complaints rise |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 
With just a bit of fluorine, white graphene becomes a wide-bandgap semiconductor with magnetic properties. The new material could be used in electronics designed to perform under extreme conditions.
White graphene is a two-dimensional atomic sheet of hexagonal boron nitride. Its hexagonal structure is similar to that of regular graphene, but the atomic layer is made up of boron nitride, ... more Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jul 27, 2017Chemical route towards electronic devices in graphene  Oranjenmund, Namibie (AFP) July 26, 2017Off Namibia, an underwater diamond harvest  Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jul 27, 2017Large single-crystal graphene is possible |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) Aug 07, 2017 
Los Alamos National Laboratory has produced the first known material capable of single-photon emission at room temperature and at telecommunications wavelengths.
These carbon nanotube quantum light emitters may be important for optically-based quantum information processing and information security, while also being of significant interest for ultrasensitive sensing, metrology and imaging ... moreBerkeley CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017A semiconductor that can beat the heat  Fairport, NY (SPX) Aug 02, 2017Saelig introduces Sol Chip autonomous, solar-powered sensor station  Boston MA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017Ultracold molecules hold promise for quantum computing |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 3, 2017 
Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators faced off against the city's justice secretary Thursday over a controversial rail link to mainland China which would see a portion of the city come under Chinese law.
The high-speed train connection with the sprawling southern Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou is due to open in 2018 but is facing a mounting backlash.
The proposal for a joint imm ... more New York (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Hyperloop startup says superfast rail a reality  Hong Kong (AFP) July 25, 2017Backlash in Hong Kong over China rail link New York (AFP) July 21, 2017Hyperloop or hyperbole? Musk promises NY-DC run in 29 mins |
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 Tenerife, Spain (AFP) Aug 7, 2017 
Microalgae blooms proliferating in hot weather in Spain's Canary Islands are irritating beachgoers, who should avoid direct contact with them, local authorities said Monday.
Tenerife in particular is awash with visitors at this time of year but some of those having an Atlantic dip have come out scratching themselves after brushing up against the tiny algae.
The spreading algae have produ ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 7, 2017Hong Kong cleans up greasy beaches after palm oil spill  Moscow (AFP) Aug 4, 2017Russia's Lake Baikal 'extremely polluted', Putin warns  Banjul, Gambia (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Gambian environmentalists to sue 'polluting' Chinese firm |
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