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  Winston Salem NC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 A new method for capturing radioactive waste from nuclear power plants is cheaper and more effective than current methods, a potential boon for the energy industry, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications. "Our capture method by far outperforms all current technologies and may change the landscape of energy production worldwide," said Timo Thonhauser, the Wake Forest University computational physicist on the research team. The new molecular trap, a metal-or ... read more |
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Asymmetric sound absorption lets in the lightWashington DC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 If you've ever lived in an apartment building or stayed in a hotel room, you are probably familiar with the inconvenience of inadequate sound absorption. Acoustic absorption refers to the absorption ... more  
Sensitivity to time improves performance at remotely controlling devicesRaleigh NC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 A new study from North Carolina State University finds that people who are more sensitive to the passage of time are better at accounting for the latency - or time lag - inherent in remotely control ... more  
Breakthrough in direct activation of CO2 and CH4 into liquid fuels and chemicalsLiverpool UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 Researchers from the University of Liverpool have made a significant breakthrough in the direct conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) into liquid fuels and chemicals which could help ... more  
Columbia engineers invent breakthrough millimeter-wave circulator ICNew York, NY (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Harish Krishnaswamy, associate professor of electrical engineering, in collaboration with Professor Andrea Alu's group from UT-Austin, continue to break new ... more |
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Paper-based supercapacitor uses metal nanoparticles to boost energy densityAtlanta GA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 Using a simple layer-by-layer coating technique, researchers from the U.S. and Korea have developed a paper-based flexible supercapacitor that could be used to help power wearable devices. The devic ... more  
Columbia researchers observe exotic quantum particle in bilayer grapheneNew York, NY (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 A team led by Cory Dean, assistant professor of physics at Columbia University, and James Hone, Wang Fong-Jen Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia Engineering, has definitively observed a ... more  
JILA's 3-D quantum gas atomic clock offers new dimensions in measurementWashington DC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 JILA physicists have created an entirely new design for an atomic clock, in which strontium atoms are packed into a tiny three-dimensional (3-D) cube at 1,000 times the density of previous one-dimen ... more  
Scientists propose new way of increasing the efficiency of solar batteriesMoscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 Researchers from Department of Material Sciences, Lomonosov MSU, explained how changing the ratio of components forming light-absorbing layer of a perovskite solar cell influences the structure of c ... more  
New tool for oil and gas exploration beats all competitionMoscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 The MIPT Center for Molecular Electronics (CME) has developed and tested a seismic station for hydrocarbon exploration. The new device has an unparalleled bandwidth, enabling it to reveal the struct ... more  
Tesla delays truck launch, eyes battery power for Puerto RicoWashington (AFP) Oct 6, 2017 Tesla said Friday it was delaying the planned launch of its electric transport truck, diverting resources to step up production of its Model 3 sedan and to produce batteries for storm-ravaged Puerto Rico. ... more |
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 Future of news: bracing for next wave of technology  
Microlasers get a performance boost from a bit of goldWashington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 Scientists have boosted the efficiency of microlasers using tiny gold particles, thus expanding the technology's real-world application possibilities. ... more  
Renault plans China growth, more electric vehiclesParis (AFP) Oct 6, 2017 French automaker Renault, a leader in electric vehicles, announced Friday plans to launch five new emissions-free models by 2022 and make a major push into China. ... more  
Outsiders challenge Chicago school for Nobel economics prizeStockholm (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 The 2017 Nobel season wraps up Monday with the economics prize, which could this year honour fields rarely awarded by the committee, such as development economics or French economist Esther Duflo's research on poverty. ... more 
Canadian regulator closes books on TransCanada projectWashington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 A federal regulator in Canada confirmed it closed its files on the Energy East oil pipeline after planner TransCanada folded its tent on the project. ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017 
A proposal to address what the Trump administration outlined as threats to traditional energy sources is counterintuitive, sustainable energy supporters said.
The U.S. Department of Energy said last week it was calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to change how the wholesale electricity sector works by offering compensation for "traditional" power generators.
In a ... more Menlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017SLAC-led project will use AI to prevent or minimize electric grid failures  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 |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2017 
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, and is considered by many to be a potential clean fuel of the future. Water and fossil fuels contain large amounts of hydrogen, but unlocking molecular dihydrogen fuel from these sources takes a great deal of energy, casting doubt over any future hydrogen economy. Turning water into hydrogen using solar energy could lead the way to cheap and ... more Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Ultra-fast and ultra-sensitive hydrogen sensor Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2017Tesla delays truck launch, eyes battery power for Puerto Rico  Orlando FL (SPX) Oct 05, 2017New nanomaterial can extract hydrogen fuel from seawater |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2017 
With the start of construction of a new wind farm off the coast of Germany, officials said the nation's economy was supported through low-carbon efforts.
German energy company E.ON, with support from Norway's Statoil, hosted a ceremony to mark the start of construction for the Arkona offshore wind farm, which formally started in late August.
Christian Pegel, a regional Germany en ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2017French energy company to build wind power sector in India  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 |
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Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed a new catalyst that speeds up the rate of a key step in "artificial photosynthesis" - an effort to mimic how plants, algae, and some bacteria harness sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich fuels. This step - called water oxidation - releases protons and electrons from water molecules, ... more Riyadh (AFP) Oct 3, 2017Saudi Arabia opens bid for 'utility scale' solar project Moscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Scientists propose new way of increasing the efficiency of solar batteries  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Governor Brown Sends SCE to CEC Investigation and ABC Solar Files CPUC Petition to Censor SCE |
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 Winston Salem NC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
A new method for capturing radioactive waste from nuclear power plants is cheaper and more effective than current methods, a potential boon for the energy industry, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications.
"Our capture method by far outperforms all current technologies and may change the landscape of energy production worldwide," said Timo Thonhauser, the ... more Normandy, France (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Largest Nuclear Training Center In France Opens Its Doors  Washington (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 |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
The world's oceans cover approximately 70 percent of Earth's surface and contain roughly 93 percent of the planet's carbon dioxide (CO2). With around 38,000 gigatons (Gt) of carbon, our world's oceans contain 16 times as much carbon as that found on land or in the atmosphere combined.
"With greater attention being directed at mitigating the effects CO2 can have on the environment, an inter ... moreLiverpool UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Breakthrough in direct activation of CO2 and CH4 into liquid fuels and chemicals  Ames IA (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Surrounded by potential: New science in converting biomass  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Olive mill wastewater transformed: From pollutant to bio-fertilizer, biofuel |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 
The move by OPEC and non-OPEC producers to balance the market is working, but the work is not yet finished, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said from Moscow.
An energy forum under way in Moscow and St. Petersburg is about halfway through. Speaking at the conference, Saudi Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih said market recovery is apparent, and the success of the agreement is obvious, but producer ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Global GDP gains and OPEC chatter lift oil prices higher  Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Kinder Morgan signs contracts for Trans Mountain expansion  Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Time running out on closing budget gap in shale-rich Oklahoma |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 
The consequences of a changing climate pose a threat to every single economy in the world, the head of the International Monetary Fund said from Massachusetts.
An annual report from the World Health Organization and UNICEF said global hunger is on the rise, affecting 11 percent of the world's population, in part because of climate change. The report found a link between conflict and cli ... more Montreal, Canada (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Ninety-eight scientists launch a 2,000-year global temperature database  Ottawa (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Auditor slams Canada on lack of climate actions  Sydney (AFP) Sept 28, 2017Drought not dingos behind mainland Australia tiger extinction: study |
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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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 Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017 
China is an active member of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and is impressive in opening its space missions to other countries, said Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
Di Pippo made the remarks when having an interview with Xinhua on Wednesday during the 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017China launches three satellites  Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 
While aeronautics researchers across the globe continue to develop technologies that will make air travel more efficient, more sustainable and safer, there is a group of NASA researchers who are altering the long-held view that wings have to stick straight out from an aircraft and stay that way.
Through NASA's Convergent Aeronautics Solutions (CAS) Project, a team of engineers working with ... more New York (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Boeing-backed startup eyes hybrid electric plane in 2022  Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017Germany, Norway join aerial tanker project  Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017Britain's RAF receives intelligence aircraft |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 
The number of plug-in ports for electric vehicles would need to increase more than 130 percent to meet future growth, a U.S. Energy Department study found.
The U.S. Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates there are 16,000 charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles nation-wide, with 43,000 actual plugs available as of June. That number supports the more th ... more Paris (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Uber competitor hits Paris roads with Chinese help  London (AFP) Oct 5, 2017UK car sales skid lower in September on poor consumer confidence Paris (AFP) Oct 6, 2017Renault plans China growth, more electric vehicles |
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 Corvallis OR (SPX) Oct 06, 2017 
Nearly half of the organic carbon stored in soil around the world is contained in Arctic permafrost, which has experienced rapid melting, and that organic material could be converted to greenhouse gases that would exacerbate global warming.
When permafrost thaws, microbial consumption of those carbon reserves produces carbon dioxide - much of which eventually winds up in the atmosphere, bu ... moreNew York, NY (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Columbia researchers observe exotic quantum particle in bilayer graphene  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 27, 2017Graphene forged into three-dimensional shapes  Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2017Enhancing the sensing capabilities of diamonds with quantum properties |
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 New York, NY (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Harish Krishnaswamy, associate professor of electrical engineering, in collaboration with Professor Andrea Alu's group from UT-Austin, continue to break new ground in developing magnet-free non-reciprocal components in modern semiconductor processes. At the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference in February, Krishnaswamy's group unveiled a new ... more Bristol UK (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Bristol scientists pinpoint the singularity for quantum computers  Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2017New quantum computer chip uses sounds waves to store data  Exeter UK (SPX) Oct 02, 2017Move towards 'holy grail' of computing by creation of brain-like photonic microchips |
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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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 Tipitapa, Nicaragua (AFP) Oct 5, 2017 
Looking tired and haggard, William Coronado pulls up before dawn with a boat full of fish on the muddy shore of Nicaragua's Lake Managua, a dumping ground for trash and waste.
"The lake is so polluted. They throw all sorts of crap into it," said the 56-year-old. "Containers, old buckets, all sorts of bags - all the junk they throw away in Managua. It's a disgrace."
Coronado spent two da ... more Tokyo (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Olympics: Tokyo 2020 water venue polluted  Gonda City, India (AFP) Oct 2, 2017Mountains of garbage and despair in India's dirtiest city  Amsterdam (AFP) Sept 27, 2017I.Coast toxic spill victims launch new Dutch court bid |
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