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  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 In conventional electronics, a great deal of effort is devoted to eliminating stochastic resonance (SR) - the annoying hiss that generally hinders the detection of weak signals and degrades overall device performance. But, what if there were a way to exploit this effect to enhance signal transmission for a new generation of devices, such as bio-inspired sensors and computing processors whose design is based on the neural networks of the brain? Researchers at Osaka University in Japan are wor ... read more |
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Enzyme's worth to biofuels shown in latest NREL researchGolden CO (SPX) Sep 21, 2017 An enzyme discovered at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) proves adept at breaking down cellulose fibers regardless of whether their crystalline struc ... more  
The 3-D selfie has arrivedNottingham UK (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 Computer scientists at the University of Nottingham and Kingston University have solved a complex problem that has, until now, defeated experts in vision and graphics research. They have developed t ... more  
BWXT awarded contract extension for nuclear waste facility operationsWashington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 Nuclear Waste Partnership LLC has received a contract extension for management and operations at the U.S. Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the company announced Thursday. ... more  
India gets lending support for a greener gridWashington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 Regional lenders said Thursday they were offering hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to support the greening up of the power sector in India. ... more |
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Researchers develop 3-D-printed biomaterials that degrade on demandProvidence RI (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 Brown University engineers have demonstrated a technique for making 3-D-printed biomaterials that can degrade on demand, which can be useful in making intricately patterned microfluidic devices or i ... more  
Twitter aims to boost appeal with new 280-character tweet limitSan Francisco (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 Twitter is testing allowing tweets to be expanded to 280 characters - double the existing limit - in the latest effort to boost flagging growth at the social network. ... more 
Google weaves touch controls into Levi Strauss jacketSan Francisco (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Levi Strauss this week begins selling a denim jacket with touch controls woven into the fabric in the first fashion offering stitched from a collaboration with Google. ... more 
Debate swirls as power of US tech giants growsWashington (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 With a handful of US technology giants growing more powerful and dominant, debate is intensifying on whether big tech's growth is healthy or not. ... more  
China-backed fund to buy British chipmaker after US snubBeijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Canyon Bridge, an investment fund backed by a Chinese state-owned group, is to acquire the British electronics company Imagination Technologies, shortly after being barred by Washington from buying US chipmaker Lattice Semiconductor. ... more 
EU 'digital summit' upstaged by Germany and BrexitBrussels (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 A summit of European Union leaders in Estonia intended to chart out a digital future for the continent is set to be upstaged by less utopian issues including Brexit and the unexpected rise of the far right in Germany. ... more |
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Amazon beefs up Echo line-up and Alexa skillsSan Francisco (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 Amazon on Wednesday introduced a handful of new home assistant devices powered by its Alexa voice-commanded artificial intelligence, ramping up its lineup competing against challenges from Google and others. ... more  
Myanmar's conflict-hit Rakhine a magnet for Chinese cashBangkok (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Battered by global outrage over an army crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, Myanmar has found comfort in an old friend - China, an Asian superpower whose unflinching support is tied to the billions it has lavished on ports, gas and oil in violence-hit Rakhine state. ... more 
US commerce secretary hopeful about Trump-Xi trade talksHong Kong (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Wednesday said he was optimistic about trade talks between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping when they meet in November. ... more  
German police arrest another Audi employee over 'dieselgate'Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 German prosecutors on Thursday said they had arrested a second employee of luxury carmaker Audi as part of a probe into parent company Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal. ... more |
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  Menlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
A project led by the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will combine artificial intelligence with massive amounts of data and industry experience from a dozen U.S. partners to identify places where the electric grid is vulnerable to disruption, reinforce those spots in advance and recover faster when failures do occur.
The eventual goal is an autonomous grid that s ... more Beojing, China (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Scientists propose method to improve microgrid stability and reliability  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 |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 
A major issue facing ITER, the international tokamak under construction in France that will be the first magnetic fusion device to produce net energy, is whether the crucial divertor plates that will exhaust waste heat from the device can withstand the high heat flux, or load, that will strike them.
Alarming projections extrapolated from existing tokamaks suggest that the heat flux could b ... more New York NY (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Energy harvested from evaporation could power much of US, says study  Oslo, Norway (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Stopping problem ice - by cracking it  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Hybrid indium-lithium anodes provide fast interfacial ion transport |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2017 
French energy company ENGIE said it teamed up with an investment group to help develop a wind energy program in India, one of the world's fastest growing economies.
The company formed a partnership with the Abraaj investment group to develop as much as 1 gigawatt of wind power in the Indian energy sector.
"Energy demand is growing tremendously in India, and ENGIE is investing in ... more Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Finding better wind energy potential with the new European Wind Atlas  Washington (UPI) Sep 7, 2017Last of the 67 turbines for a British wind farm installed  Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017Kimberly-Clark next U.S. company to draw more on renewables |
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 Sendai, Japan (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 
Researchers at Tohoku University have developed an innovative method for fabricating semitransparent and flexible solar cells with atomically thin 2D materials. The new technology improves power conversion efficiency of up to 0.7% - this is the highest value for solar cells made from transparent 2D sheet materials.
Transparent or semi-transparent solar cells with excellent mechanical flexi ... more Oakland CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Solar Power Lights Up Amazon Communities Fighting Dirty Energy  Albany NY (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Green Bank Network totals over $29 Billion for clean energy projects around the World Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017India gets lending support for a greener grid |
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 Saint Petersburg (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 
Russia on Friday held a launching ceremony for a powerful nuclear icebreaker, called Sibir (Siberia), in its drive to prepare a fleet for navigating the Northern Passage and hauling goods, particularly energy, to Asian markets.
The massive new ship measures 173 metres in length and has two nuclear reactors with the propulsion power of 60 megawatts.
It can crush ice up to three metres thi ... moreWashington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017BWXT awarded contract extension for nuclear waste facility operations  Abu Dhabi (AFP) Sept 25, 2017UAE to open Arab Gulf's first nuclear reactor in 2018  London (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Against rising headwinds, UK pushes ahead with nuclear projects |
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 Upton, NY (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 
Eat too much without exercising and you'll probably put on a few pounds. As it turns out, plant leaves do something similar. In a new study at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, scientists show that retaining sugars in plant leaves can make them get fat too.
In plants, this extra fat accumulation could be a good thing. It could help turn plants into factories f ... more Urbana IL (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Researchers discover unique property of critical methane-producing enzyme Providence RI (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Researchers develop 3-D-printed biomaterials that degrade on demand  Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Illinois researchers develop gene circuit design strategy to advance synthetic biology |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 
Strong showing for the pace of U.S. economic growth in the second quarter gave further strength Thursday to the sustained rally in crude oil prices.
The U.S. Commerce Department reported real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3.1 percent in the second quarter, the strongest level in years. In a nod to efforts by President Donald Trump to favor the domestic side, the ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017Summer best time to back out of OPEC deal, Russia says  Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017Encana latest North American energy company to shake off Harvey  Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017French, Norwegian companies work on new operations off Brazil |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2017 
Economic losses from severe storms, hurricanes, floods, drought and wildfires are projected to reach at least $360 billion a year in the next decade in America, about half of annual US growth, according to a report out Wednesday.
Since some kinds of severe weather can be made worse or more frequent by climate change, action is needed to move the United States away from fossil fuels and towar ... more Sydney (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Drought not dingos behind mainland Australia tiger extinction: study  Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Science denial not limited to political right  Ottawa (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Canada Tory MP called out for referring to minister as 'climate Barbie' |
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 Sydney (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 
Rio Tinto will return $2.5 billion to shareholders in a buyback after selling most of its Australian coal assets to China-backed Yancoal, the mining giant said Friday.
The world's second-largest miner sold Coal & Allied to Yancoal, majority-controlled by China's Yanzhou Coal, earlier this month in a divestment drive analysts expect will lead to a complete exit from the sector.
The buybac ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017First-ever U.S. coal shipment arrives in Ukraine  Sydney (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Rio completes Australia coal mines sale to China's Yancoal  Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017In a first, U.S. ships coal to Ukraine |
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 Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017 
China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, separated from Tiangong-2 space lab at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday.
At 3:29 p.m. on Sunday, the cargo ship started to separate from the space lab under orders from the ground. After separation, it operated at an orbit of about 400 kilometers above the earth.
Tianzhou-1 will continue to carry out experiments before it leaves orbit, and will gain exp ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Work on China's mission to Mars 'well underway'  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017Chinese company eyes development of reusable launch vehicle  Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017Spacecraft passes docking test |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017 
The U.S. Air Force is more than 1,500 pilots short of its requirements, with senior service leaders warning the problem has potentially dire consequences.
The pilot and aircrew shortage was discussed at a meeting Friday of more than 60 leaders at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
"We are in a crisis," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein said at the day-long Aircrew Summ ... more Tianjin, China (AFP) Sept 20, 2017Airbus opens first plane-completion centre in China  Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017Israel receives F-35 aircraft  London (AFP) Sept 27, 2017UK warns Boeing over Bombardier trade row |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 
German prosecutors on Thursday said they had arrested a second employee of luxury carmaker Audi as part of a probe into parent company Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal.
The arrest on Wednesday came after investigators searched two premises, a spokeswoman for the prosecution's office in the southern city of Munich told AFP.
She added that prosecutors had also widened their investig ... more Singapore (AFP) Sept 27, 2017Electric car-sharing service to roll into Singapore  Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2017China delays electric car quota until 2019  London (AFP) Sept 26, 2017James Dyson: Vacuum cleaner king turns to electric cars |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017 
Researchers from Finland and Taiwan have discovered how graphene, a single-atom-thin layer of carbon, can be forged into three-dimensional objects by using laser light. A striking illustration was provided when the researchers fabricated a pyramid with a height of 60 nm, which is about 200 times larger than the thickness of a graphene sheet.
The pyramid was so small that it would easily fi ... more Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Enhancing the sensing capabilities of diamonds with quantum properties  Gothenburg, Sweded (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Graphene and other carbon nanomaterials can replace scarce metals  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Sep 21, 2017Test for safe CO2 storage to aid world-leading technology project |
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 Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 
Controlling electronic current is essential to modern electronics, as data and signals are transferred by streams of electrons which are controlled at high speed. Demands on transmission speeds are also increasing as technology develops.
Scientists from the Chair of Laser Physics and the Chair of Applied Physics at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) have succeeded in s ... moreBeijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2017China-backed fund to buy British chipmaker after US snub  Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Quantum sensors decipher magnetic ordering in semiconducting material  Eindhoven, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 15, 2017The dark side of quantum computers |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 
China on Thursday increased the maximum speed of bullet trains on the Beijing-Shanghai line to 350 kilometres (217 miles) per hour, six years after a fatal accident led to a speed cap.
The speed limit had been reduced to 300 kilometres per hour after 40 people died in a high-speed train crash near Wenzhou in July 2011.
The acceleration cuts the 1,318-kilometre (819-mile) Beijing-Shanghai ... more Ahmedabad, India (AFP) Sept 10, 2017Modi, Abe to kick-start India's first bullet train project  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017 
Fish may be suffering brain damage as a result of plastic pollution. New research shows plastic nanoparticles can end up inside the brains of fish.
"Our study is the first to show that nanosized plastic particles can accumulate in fish brains," Tommy Cedervall, a chemistry researcher at Lund University in Sweden, said in a news release.
Cedervall and his colleagues tracked the pa ... more Amsterdam (AFP) Sept 27, 2017I.Coast toxic spill victims launch new Dutch court bid  Nantes, France (AFP) Sept 25, 2017The waste-collecting cyclists who caught the UN's eye  Manila (AFP) Sept 26, 2017Nestle tackles 'ocean-polluter' tag in Philippines |
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