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  Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 A natural process that occurs during photosynthesis could lead to the design of more efficient artificial solar cells, according to researchers at Georgia State University. During photosynthesis, plants and other organisms, such as algae and cyanobacteria, convert solar energy into chemical energy that can later be used as fuel for activities. In plants, light energy from the sun causes an electron to rapidly move across the cell membrane. In artificial solar cells, the electron often return ... read more |
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UConn chemist synthesizes pure grapheneStorrs CT (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 Formed deep within the earth, stronger than steel, and thinner than a human hair. These comparisons aren't describing a new super hero. They're describing graphene, a substance that some experts hav ... more  
Kazakhstan inaugurates IAEA-backed nuclear fuel bankAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 Kazakhstan inaugurated Tuesday a new internationally-controlled uranium fuel bank seen as potentially important in curbing nuclear proliferation and reducing regional security tensions. ... more  
Saudi Arabia shortlists 25 bidders for major wind plantRiyadh (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 Saudi Arabia invited bids Tuesday from 25 shortlisted companies to build a 400 megawatt wind power project, as the world's top oil exporter pushes for renewable sources to diversify its energy mix. ... more  
Why does rubbing a balloon on your hair make it stick?Cleveland OH (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 For centuries, scientists have tried to understand triboelectric charging, commonly known as static electricity. Triboelectric charging causes toner from a photocopier or laser printer to stic ... more |
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High-speed switching for ultrafast electromechanical switches and sensors3Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 Unlike the slow ferroelastic domain switching expected for ceramics, high-speed sub-microsecond ferroelastic domain switching and simultaneous lattice deformation are directly observed for the Pb(Zr ... more 
Perovskite solar cells go single crystalBeijing, China (SPX) Aug 29, 2017 Photovoltaic conversion is regarded as the ultimate solution to the mankind's ever growing demand for energy, yet the traditional silicon-based solar cells are expensive to produce, and the producti ... more 
High-tech electronics made from autumn leavesWashington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 Northern China's roadsides are peppered with deciduous phoenix trees, producing an abundance of fallen leaves in autumn. These leaves are generally burned in the colder season, exacerbating the coun ... more 
How 139 countries could be powered by 100 percent wind, water, and solar energy by 2050Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 The latest roadmap to a 100% renewable energy future from Stanford's Mark Z. Jacobson and 26 colleagues is the most specific global vision yet, outlining infrastructure changes that 139 countries ca ... more  
Researchers identify cheaper, greener biofuels processing catalystChampaign IL (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 Fuels that are produced from nonpetroleum-based biological sources may become greener and more affordable, thanks to research performed at the University of Illinois' Prairie Research Institute that ... more 
Shape-shifters soak up sunshineThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 29, 2017 A crystalline material that changes shape in response to light could form the heart of novel light-activated devices. Perovskite crystals have received a lot of attention for their efficiency at con ... more |
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Nanoparticles pollution rises 30 percent when flex-fuel cars switch from bio to fossilSao Paulom Brazil (SPX) Aug 29, 2017 When ethanol prices at the pump rise for whatever reason, it becomes economically advantageous for drivers of dual-fuel vehicles to fill up with gasoline. However, the health of the entire populatio ... more  
In the face of climate change can our engineers keep the trains running on timeWashington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 Physicist Michio Kaku once said, "What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them." And so it has been with railway and metro brid ... more 
2018 start for Russia-backed nuclear plant work: Budapest (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 Work on the Russian-financed expansion of a Hungarian nuclear plant will begin in January, Hungary's foreign minister said Monday after talks in Budapest between Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin. ... more  
Brazil threatens to nix Total's Amazon oil drilling bidRio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 Brazil is threatening to turn down Total's bid to drill in the mouth of the Amazon river, saying the French oil giant has not allayed concerns over its ability to protect a huge offshore coral reef. ... 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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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 
Physicist Fatima Ebrahimi at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has for the first time used advanced models to accurately simulate key characteristics of the cyclic behavior of edge-localized modes (ELMs), a particular type of plasma instability.
The findings could help physicists more fully comprehend the behavior of plasma, the hot, charged g ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017A new twist toward practical energy harvesting  Dresden, Germany (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Physicists find strange state of matter in superconducting crystal  Dallas TX (SPX) Aug 28, 2017No batteries required: Energy-harvesting yarns generate electricity |
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 Riyadh (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 
Saudi Arabia invited bids Tuesday from 25 shortlisted companies to build a 400 megawatt wind power project, as the world's top oil exporter pushes for renewable sources to diversify its energy mix.
The plant in northern Al-Jouf province is the first utility-scale wind project as part of the government's reform plan to wean the kingdom off oil, which has set a target of 9.5 gigawatts of renew ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017First foundations set for Baltic Sea wind farm  La Ventosa, Mexico (AFP) Aug 19, 2017Wind energy blows up storm of controversy in Mexico  Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017U.S. extends wind energy taproots into Zambia |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 23, 2017 
Stanford scientists outline the infrastructure changes needed to make 139 countries powered 100 percent by wind, water and solar energy by 2050.
A transition of this kind could mean less worldwide energy consumption due to the efficiency of clean, renewable electricity - leading to a net increase of more than 24 million long-term jobs, an annual decrease in 4 to 7 million deaths relate ... more Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017Audi Cooperates with Alta Devices on Automobiles with Solar Roofs  Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017Renewables could bring balance to India's economic growthw. Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 29, 2017Perovskite solar cells go single crystal |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 24, 2017 
Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings said Thursday it faces another US lawsuit over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, with the latest one demanding at least $5 billion in compensation.
A total of 157 US residents who were supporting Fukushima victims at the time filed the class action suit in a California district court earlier this month against the utility known as Tepco and a US company. ... moreAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Aug 29, 2017Kazakhstan inaugurates IAEA-backed nuclear fuel bank Budapest (AFP) Aug 28, 20172018 start for Russia-backed nuclear plant work:  Abu Dhabi (AFP) Aug 21, 2017UAE nuclear programme edges toward 2018 launch |
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 Champaign IL (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 
Fuels that are produced from nonpetroleum-based biological sources may become greener and more affordable, thanks to research performed at the University of Illinois' Prairie Research Institute that examines the use of a processing catalyst made from palladium metal and bacteria.
Biofuels are made from renewable materials such as plants or algae, and offer an alternative to petroleum-based ... more Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 23, 2017How a bacterium can live on methanol  New York NY (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Cyborg bacteria outperform plants when turning sunlight into useful compounds  San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Stretchable biofuel cells extract energy from sweat to power wearable devices |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
Uncertainty about the long-term impacts from Tropical Storm Harvey are already pushing gasoline prices up at the retail level, motor club AAA reported.
AAA reports a national average retail price for a gallon of gasoline at $2.38 for Tuesday, up a fraction of a percent from the previous day and 1.7 percent, or about 4 cents, higher than last week. While relatively minor, the increase is ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017Russia's economy tripped up, but recovering  Singapore (AFP) Aug 30, 2017Oil prices down as US reels from Harvey  Oslo (AFP) Aug 29, 2017Statoil's Arctic exploration fails to find oil |
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 Corvallis OR (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 
Scientists concerned that global warming may release huge stores of methane from reservoirs beneath Arctic tundra and deposits of marine hydrates - a theory known as the "clathrate gun" hypothesis - have turned to geologic history to search for evidence of significant methane release during past warming events.
A new study published this week in the journal Nature suggests, however, that t ... more Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Research identifies new microbe with potential to help rebalance Earth's nitrogen cycle  Paris (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Study gives first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2017Incomplete drought recovery may be the new normal |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017 
Coal shipped from the United States could help address energy security issues in Ukraine, the nation's energy secretary said.
U.S. Cabinet officials, the U.S. envoy to Ukraine and representatives from XCoal were on hand for the first shipment of coal from a Pennsylvania facility to Ukrainian energy company Centrenergo. U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said coal sent from the United Stat ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017China to strictly control new coal-fired power capacity  Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017Russian scientist says leave coal in the ground  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Coal production gains slowing, U.S. report finds |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017 
Beijing and Moscow may sign an agreement this October on joint space exploration, to be carried out in 2018-2022, Chinese media reported.
The deal would cover five areas, including lunar and deep space exploration, satellite systems, space debris research and Earth remote sensing, CGTN broadcaster reported on Sunday.
Xu Yansong, the head of the International Cooperation Department of ... more Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017ESA and Chinese astronauts train together  Beijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2017To boldly go where no startup has gone before  Beijing (XNA) Aug 14, 2017China's satellite sends unbreakable cipher from space |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 
Israel announced this weekend it is acquiring 17 additional F-35 Lightning II multi-role fighters from Lockheed Martin, which will bring the Israeli Air Force fleet of the jets to 50.
The Israeli Ministry of Defense said Israel currently has five of the stealth fighters in its possession. Thirty three F-35s are to be delivered by 2021, and a new batch is expected to be ordered by 2024. ... more (UPI) Aug 29, 2017U.S. Air Force to receive first fully operational F-35A squadron  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Huntington Ingalls picked to refurbish USS Fitzgerald  Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017Boeing offers to build F/A-18 Super Hornet in India |
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 Manila (AFP) Aug 26, 2017 
Uber said Saturday it expects to resume operations in the Philippines "soon" after regulators agreed to lift a ban slapped against the American ride-sharing giant in exchange for a fine.
The government meted Uber a one-month suspension on August 14 following a tussle over driver permits, sparking public outrage as some 66,000 vehicles were forced off the streets.
Hundreds of thousands o ... more Tokyo (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Japan's 'highway doctor' does checkup on ageing roads  Detroit (AFP) Aug 25, 2017Former VW engineer gets 40 months in 'dieselgate' scandal  New York (AFP) Aug 25, 2017addressing battery glitch in small number of Chevy Bolts |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 
Each atomic layer thin, tear-resistant, and stable. Graphene is seen as the material of the future. It is ideal for e.g. producing ultra-light electronics or highly stable mechanical components. But the wafer-thin carbon layers are difficult to produce. At the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Jurgen Kraus has manufactured self-supporting graphene membranes, and at the same time systematical ... moreStorrs CT (SPX) Aug 30, 2017UConn chemist synthesizes pure graphene  Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017Flourine lends white graphene new qualities  Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Fizzy soda water could be key to clean manufacture of flat wonder material: Graphene |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 29, 2017 
To perpetuate the pace of innovation and progress in microelectronics technology over the past half-century, it will take an enormous village rife with innovators. This week, about 100 of those innovators throughout the broader technology ecosystem, including participants from the military, commercial, and academic sectors, gathered at DARPA headquarters at the kickoff meeting for the Agency's n ... more3Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 30, 2017High-speed switching for ultrafast electromechanical switches and sensors Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017High-tech electronics made from autumn leaves  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Researchers create magnetic RAM |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 
Physicist Michio Kaku once said, "What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them." And so it has been with railway and metro bridges that span waterways. The city of Washington, D.C., is bounded on two sides by rivers and an untold number of streams. Every morning the Orange Line, one of six train lines that serve the city, fer ... more New York (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Hyperloop startup says superfast rail a reality  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 3, 2017Hong Kong lawmakers grill justice chief over China rail link Hong Kong (AFP) July 25, 2017Backlash in Hong Kong over China rail link |
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 Nairobi (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 
A ban on plastic bags came into force in Kenya on Monday in a bid to slow pollution, with offenders liable to jail time or hefty fines.
The ban on the use, manufacture and importation of plastic carrier bags was carried through after the High Court threw out a challenge brought by importers who claim jobs will be lost and livelihoods threatened.
Dozens of countries have either restricted ... more Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Catholic church condemns Brazil plan for Amazon mining  Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand  Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Aug 26, 2017Gaza boy swimmer death puts spotlight on pollution crisis |
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