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  Cardiff UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 Scientists at Cardiff University have created methanol from methane using oxygen from the air. Methanol is currently produced by breaking down natural gas at high temperatures into hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide before reassembling them - expensive and energy-intensive processes known as 'steam reforming' and 'methanol synthesis.' But researchers at Cardiff Catalysis Institute have discovered they can produce methanol from methane through simple catalysis that allows methanol production at ... read more |
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Volkswagen to electrify entire range by 2030Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 11, 2017 German carmaker Volkswagen doubled down Monday on efforts to clean up its image tarnished by the dieselgate scandal, vowing ahead of the IAA auto industry show to electrify its entire range by 2030. ... more 
Tesla system partly to blame in fatal 2016 crash: safety panelNew York (AFP) Sept 12, 2017 The "Autopilot" system used in Tesla automobiles was partly to blame for a fatal May 2016 crash in Florida where the electric car slammed into a truck, a US safety report concluded Tuesday. ... more 
IAA car show displays industry in throes of reinventionFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 12, 2017 Automakers descended on Frankfurt Tuesday, ready to show off their latest innovations at the glitzy International Motor Show (IAA) even as the spectre of tough new environmental rules and a string of no-shows took some of the shine off the event. ... more 
GM unit says it has 'mass producible' autonomous carsWashington (AFP) Sept 11, 2017 The General Motors unit developing autonomous vehicles said Monday it has begun rolling out the first "mass producible" self-driving cars that could be available once regulations allow. ... more |
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At Frankfurt car show, industry in throes of reinventionFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 12, 2017 Automakers descended on Frankfurt Tuesday to show off their latest innovations at the glitzy International Motor Show (IAA), even as the spectre of tough new environmental rules and a string of no-shows took some of the shine off the event. ... more  
Juncker says 'wind back in Europe's sails'Strasbourg, France (AFP) Sept 13, 2017 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in a flagship speech Wednesday that the "wind is back in Europe's sails" after last year's shock Brexit vote, an act he insisted Britain would regret. ... more 
With fossil fuel bans, e-cars shift into higher gearFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 11, 2017 Beijing's announcement that it is considering joining France and Britain in banning petrol and diesel cars from its smog-clogged roads promises to accelerate a push towards electric vehicles - a race in which Chinese carmakers have everything to gain. ... more 
Daimler to offer electrified versions of all Mercedes 'by 2022'Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 11, 2017 The world's largest luxury carmaker Daimler plans to offer an electric or hybrid version version of every Mercedes-Benz model within five years, its chief executive said Monday. ... more 
Clean vehicle sales skyrocket in ChinaWashington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017 Sales of cleaner vehicles in the Chinese market increased more than 60 percent from last year as the world's second-largest economy greens up, data show. ... more 
China eyes petrol car ban, boosting electric vehiclesShanghai (AFP) Sept 11, 2017 China is gearing up to ban petrol and diesel cars, a move that would boost electric vehicles and shake up the world's biggest car market in a country that is plagued by pollution. ... more |
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 China's FM to visit Panama under new diplomatic ties  
Royal Dutch sees Brazilian counterpart as natural partnerWashington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017 Royal Dutch Shell said it formed a "true partnership of spirit" with a Brazilian company working in tough conditions in the country's deep waters. ... more 
Despite storms, U.S. gas prices more or less steadyWashington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017 While regional volatility is extreme, gas prices at the national level are more or less steady despite the impact of severe U.S. weather, market analysis found. ... more 
Demand improves, though oil inventories still high, OPEC saysWashington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017 While global crude oil inventories remain above the five-year average, demand could eat into the surplus because of better-than-expected growth, OPEC said. ... more 
Oil spill near Athens after tanker sinks: coastguardAthens (AFP) Sept 12, 2017 Emergency crews on Tuesday scrambled to contain an oil spill near Athens after a tanker sank close to Salamis island over the weekend, the coastguard said. ... more |
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  Beojing, China (SPX) Sep 04, 2017 
The power it takes to bring a Boeing 747 from a resting state on the airport tarmac to speeding across the sky is enormous. The jet can continue in its active state for as long as its fuel lasts. A Frisbee, in contrast, takes far less energy to go airborne, but with no energy supply, it falls almost immediately.
The same principle can be extended to the traditional power system and decentr ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017ADB: New finance model needed for low-carbon shift in Asia  Beijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2017China merges energy giants into global leader  Miami (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Power demand to peak in Europe summers, not winters: study |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Sep 07, 2017 
A U.S.-based team of researchers featuring MIPT scientists has assembled a nanoscale biological structure capable of producing hydrogen from water using light. They inserted a photosensitive protein into nanodiscs - circular fragments of cell membrane composed of a lipid bilayer - and enhanced the resultant structure with particles of titanium dioxide, a photocatalyst. The research findings were ... more Cambridge UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Why US battery startups fail and how to fix it  Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2017Researchers develop new material for hydrogen storage  Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2017Scientists unveil explosion-free lithium-ion batteries |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 
Researchers have developed a new remote sensing instrument based on light detection and ranging (LIDAR) that could offer a simple and robust way to accurately measure wind speed. The detailed, real-time wind measurements could help scientists to better understand how hurricanes form and provide information that meteorologists can use to pinpoint landfall earlier, giving people more time to prepa ... more Washington DC (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Light-Based Method Improves Practicality and Quality of Remote Wind Measurements  Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2017Texas makes wind energy strides  London (AFP) Sept 11, 2017UK wind electricity cheaper than nuclear: data |
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 Cambridge, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2017 
Researchers have shown that defects in the molecular structure of perovskites - a material which could revolutionise the solar cell industry - can be "healed" by exposing it to light and just the right amount of humidity. The international team of researchers demonstrated in 2016 that defects in the crystalline structure of perovskites could be healed by exposing them to light, but the effects w ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Engineers develop tools to share power from renewable energy sources during outages  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 28, 2017New records for the solar cell of tomorrow  Golden CO (SPX) Aug 30, 2017NREL, Swiss scientists power past solar efficiency records |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2017 
A Jacobs Engineering Group joint venture is providing support and test services to the U.S Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration.
The services by Mission Support and Test Services LLC, led by Honeywell International, is specifically for the Nevada National Security Site.
The NNSS is a former nuclear test site that is now a major center for research and dev ... more Islamabad (AFP) Sept 8, 2017PM opens country's fifth nuclear power plant  Beijing (AFP) Sept 1, 2017China and Brazil sign agreements on nuclear power  Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Aug 29, 2017Kazakhstan inaugurates IAEA-backed nuclear fuel bank |
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 Cardiff UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 
Scientists at Cardiff University have created methanol from methane using oxygen from the air.
Methanol is currently produced by breaking down natural gas at high temperatures into hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide before reassembling them - expensive and energy-intensive processes known as 'steam reforming' and 'methanol synthesis.'
But researchers at Cardiff Catalysis Institute have ... more Urbana IL (SPX) Sep 07, 2017Could switchgrass help China's air quality?  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Reusable ruthenium-based catalyst could be a game-changer for the biomass industry  Ames IA (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Center for Biorenewable Chemicals introduces idea for new molecules, |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017 
While regional volatility is extreme, gas prices at the national level are more or less steady despite the impact of severe U.S. weather, market analysis found.
Motor club AAA reports a national average retail price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline at $2.66 for Tuesday, a fraction of a percent lower than Monday, but about 2 cents higher than last week. All things considered, AA ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017Global tensions, U.S. storms and economy lift oil, Kuwaiti bank says  Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017No need for Enbridge pipeline overhaul, Minnesota department finds Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017Royal Dutch sees Brazilian counterpart as natural partner |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 
Many tropical or subtropical regions could see sharp increases in natural temperature variability as Earth's climate warms over coming decades, a new Duke University-led study suggests.
These local changes could occur even though Earth's global mean surface air temperature (GMST) is likely to become less variable, the study shows.
"This new finding runs counter to the popular notion ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2017Series of potent hurricanes stokes scientific debate  Paris (ESA) Sep 07, 2017Italy's drought seen from space  Austin TX (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Periodic table of ecological niches could aid in predicting effects of climate change |
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 Sydney (AFP) Sept 1, 2017 
Mining giant Rio Tinto has wrapped up the sale of most of its Australian coal assets to Yancoal, with the China-backed firm taking control of the business on Friday.
Rio, the world's second-largest miner, which is dual-listed in Britain and Australia, banked US$2.45 billion in cash with a further US$240 million due in royalty payments.
With its Coal & Allied operations transferring to Ya ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017In a first, U.S. ships coal to Ukraine  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 |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017 
China and Russia plan to sign an agreement in October on joint space exploration from 2018 and 2022, which would benefit both nations particularly in manned and future missions to the moon, CGTN reported on Monday.
The bilateral agreement will cover five areas including lunar to deep space exploration, special materials development, collaborations in the area of satellite systems, Earth re ... more Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2017Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into space  Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017Russia, China May Sign 5-Year Agreement on Joint Space Exploration  Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017ESA and Chinese astronauts train together |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 11, 2017 
Britain is offering the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to Belgium as a possible replacement for the F-16s now flown by the Belgian Air Force.
The offer - made on behalf of itself and the governments of Germany, Italy and Spain - was tendered in response to a replacement request from Brussels.
"I commend Belgium for what is a comprehensive and well-executed competitive process," s ... more Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Air Traffic "Win-Win" Wins NASA Software of the Year  Beijing (AFP) Sept 7, 2017Boeing tips China to need $1.1 tn new planes over next 20 years  El Calafate, Argentina (SPX) Sep 05, 2017Airbus Perlan Mission II Soars Into History, Sets New World Record for Glider Altitude |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 12, 2017 
Sales of cleaner vehicles in the Chinese market increased more than 60 percent from last year as the world's second-largest economy greens up, data show.
Data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show total sales of 2.19 million vehicles last month marked a 5.3 percent increase from August 2016. Sales and production of alternative vehicles like hybrids and electrics in ... moreFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 12, 2017IAA car show displays industry in throes of reinvention  Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2017US House passes bill to clear path for self-driving cars New York (AFP) Sept 12, 2017Tesla system partly to blame in fatal 2016 crash: safety panel |
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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 Ames IA (SPX) Aug 30, 2017Ames Laboratory scientists move graphene closer to transistor applications  Raleigh NC (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Researchers set new bar for water-splitting, CO2-splitting techniques  Storrs CT (SPX) Aug 30, 2017UConn chemist synthesizes pure graphene |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 07, 2017  Engineers at Australia's University of New South Wales have invented a radical new architecture for quantum computing, based on novel 'flip-flop qubits', that promises to make the large-scale manufacture of quantum chips dramatically cheaper - and easier - than thought possible.
The new chip design, detailed in the journal Nature Communications, allows ... more Golden CO (SPX) Aug 30, 2017Researchers validate UV light's use in improving semiconductors  Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Aug 29, 2017Nagoya-led team flips the switch on ferroelectrics  Arusha, Tanzania (AFP) Aug 28, 2017In new leap for AI: computer chips that can smell |
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 Ahmedabad, India (AFP) Sept 10, 2017 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will break ground on India's first bullet train project on Thursday in western Gujarat state, as the country seeks faster travel for millions.
Modi has pledged to invest billions of dollars to modernise India's creaking railway system, with the bullet train one of his key election promises ahead of his landslide vict ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2017In the face of climate change can our engineers keep the trains running on time  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 |
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 London (AFP) Sept 11, 2017 
A UN report has slammed the UK for failing to tackle the "plague" of air pollution, while also warning of Brexit risks, ahead of the body's Human Rights Council opening Monday.
"Air pollution continues to plague the United Kingdom," read the report by United Nations expert Baskut Tuncak, to be presented at the rights council in Geneva which runs until September 29.
More than 40,000 prema ... more Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand  Colombo (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Sri Lanka bans plastic after garbage crisis  Bras�lia (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Brazil government freezes Amazon mining plans |
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