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  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 A key hurdle for fusion researchers is understanding turbulence, the ripples and eddies that can cause the superhot plasma that fuels fusion reactions to leak heat and particles and keep fusion from taking place. Comprehending and reducing turbulence will facilitate the development of fusion as a safe, clean and abundant source of energy for generating electricity from power plants around the world. At the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), scientists hav ... read more |
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Converting carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide using water, electricityChicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis have determined how electrocatalysts can convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide using water ... more  
Understanding rare earth emulsionsChicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Despite their name, rare earth elements actually aren't that rare. Abundant in mines around the world, rare earths are used in many high-tech products, including visual displays, batteries, super co ... more 
'Air-breathing' battery could cut costs of renewable energy storageBoston MA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Wind and solar power are increasingly popular sources for renewable energy. But intermittency issues keep them from connecting widely to the U.S. grid: They require energy-storage systems that, at t ... more 
Breaking down stubborn celluloseStyria, Austria (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Biofuels obtained from biomass are becoming increasingly important. Apart from biomethane, however, they cannot be produced efficiently, cheaply and sustainably since the current technological compl ... more |
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Sandia scientists find the optimal way to mop up surplus solar flux on CSP towersAlmeria, Spain (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Excess solar flux could be harnessed and used to generate additional electricity at a tower CSP plant, by cladding part of the tower containing the receiver with photovoltaic (PV) panels, according ... more 
A new miniature solution for storing renewable energyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 Scientists have long searched for the next generation of materials that can catalyze a revolution in renewable energy harvesting and storage. One candidate appears to be metal-organic frameworks. Sc ... more  
Facebook beefs up food delivery options from its appWashington (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 Facebook on Friday announced a new feature to make it easier for users to order meals from nearby restaurants and service providers without leaving the social network. ... more  
Emma the robot masseuse gets to work in SingaporeSingapore (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips which its creators say perfectly mimic the human touch. ... more  
Peraton to help sustain DHS, TSA screening equipmentWashington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017 Peraton is to provide integrated logistics and support services to help sustain security screening equipment at U.S. airports and TSA component facilities. ... more  
S. Korea, China renew $56 bn currency swap deal despite diplomatic tensionsSeoul (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 South Korea and China have renewed a $56 billion currency swap deal, Seoul said Friday, despite tensions over the controversial deployment of a US anti-missile system in the South. ... more |
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 China's imports from North Korea fall as trade with world surges 
US inflation jumps in the wake of Hurricane HarveyWashington (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 Soaring fuel prices drove US inflation to an eight-month high in September, with the cost of gasoline hitting an eight-year record, the Labor Department reported Thursday. ... more 
US moves closer to EU position on taxing tech giantsWashington (AFP) Oct 14, 2017 Washington is softening its position on European plans to impose taxes on US tech giants such as Apple and Google, officials said this week. ... more 
Energy-hungry China takes step to buffer against economic shocksWashington (UPI) Oct 13, 2017 The central bank in energy-hungry China injected funds into the economy Friday in an effort to offset risk and protect against bubbles. ... more  
More drilling expected in the North Sea; No disruptions from OpheliaWashington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017 The Norwegian government said Monday it signed off on new plans for oil drilling and exploration work in the national waters of the North Sea. ... 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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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
Kostiantyn Kravchyk works in the group of Maksym Kovalenko. This research group is based at both ETH Zurich and in Empa's Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics. The two researchers' ambitious goal at the Empa branch is to make a battery out of the most common elements in the Earth's crust - such as magnesium or aluminum.
These metals offer a high degree of safety, even if the anode i ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 16, 2017PPPL takes detailed look at 2-D structure of turbulence in tokamaks Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017A new miniature solution for storing renewable energy Boston MA (SPX) Oct 16, 2017'Air-breathing' battery could cut costs of renewable energy storage |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 
There is considerable opportunity for generating wind power in the open ocean, particularly the North Atlantic, according to new research from Carnegie's Anna Possner and Ken Caldeira. Their work is published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Because wind speeds are higher on average over ocean than over land, wind turbines in the open ocean could in theory intercept more ... more Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Oct 10, 2017OX2 hands over Ajos wind farm to IKEA Finland  Miami (AFP) Oct 9, 2017Wind farms in Atlantic could power the world: study  Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2017Germany gets economic lift with wind energy |
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 Adelaide, Australia (AFP) Oct 15, 2017 
A futuristic Dutch family car that not only uses the sun as power but supplies energy back to the grid was hailed as "the future" Sunday as the World Solar Challenge wrapped up.
The innovative bi-annual contest, first run in 1987, began in Darwin a week ago with 41 vehicles setting off on a 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) trip through the heart of Australia to Adelaide.
Dutch car "Nuna 9" w ... more Ituxi Extractive Reserve, Brazil (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Solar panels shine in darkest Amazon, the 'last frontier'  Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Total moves deeper into solar energy market  Adelaide, Australia (AFP) Oct 12, 2017Flying Dutch win world solar car race in Australia |
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 Metz, France (AFP) Oct 12, 2017 
Greenpeace activists set off fireworks inside a nuclear plant in eastern France early Thursday after breaking into the facility to underline its vulnerability to attack.
The anti-nuclear group, known for its daring and often spectacular publicity stunts, said the fireworks were set off at the foot of a spent fuel pool - where nuclear plants store highly radioactive fuel rods that are remove ... more Tokyo (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Japan government, TEPCO liable for Fukushima crisis: court  Paris (AFP) Oct 10, 2017French, Belgian nuke plants vulnerable to attack: Greenpeace  Winston Salem NC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017New 'molecular trap' cleans more radioactive waste from nuclear fuel rods |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis have determined how electrocatalysts can convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide using water and electricity. The discovery can lead to the development of efficient electrocatalysts for large scale production of synthesis gas - a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
"The electroche ... moreStyria, Austria (SPX) Oct 16, 2017Breaking down stubborn cellulose  Liverpool UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Breakthrough in direct activation of CO2 and CH4 into liquid fuels and chemicals  Berlin (AFP) Oct 9, 2017NGOs slam UN aviation agency plan for biofuels |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017 
Geopolitical issues and concerns added a considerable risk premium to the price of oil on Monday as fighting erupted in the north of OPEC-member Iraq.
Much of the oil production and distribution centers in Iraq are near the southern port city of Basra, though traders have focused on operations in the north since the Kurdish region held a contentious referendum for independence in late S ... more Brussels (AFP) Oct 16, 2017EU launches expert mission to Iraq  Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2017Amid fighting, Kurdish oil payments continue  Caracas (AFP) Oct 16, 2017Maduro claims landslide win in disputed Venezuela elections |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 
The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that President Donald Trump's administration will move to repeal his predecessor Barack Obama's plan to restrict greenhouse gas emissions.
Speaking in Kentucky at a political event attended by coal miners, EPA chief Scott Pruitt said he would Tuesday "be signing a proposed rule to withdraw the so-called Clean Power Plan of the pa ... more Berlin (AFP) Oct 11, 2017'Plan B': Seven ways to engineer the climate  Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017British government unveils green spending plans  Berlin (AFP) Oct 11, 2017As Paris climate goals recede, geoengineering looms larger |
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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) Oct 02, 2017 
China launched three remote sensing satellites Friday on a Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The Yaogan-30 01 satellites will conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments.
The launch is the 251st flight mission of the Long March rocket family.
span class="BDL">Source: a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com">Xin ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 02, 2017Mars probe to carry 13 types of payload on 2020 mission  Adelaide, Australia (XNA) Oct 03, 2017UN official commends China's role in space cooperation  Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2017China's cargo spacecraft separates from Tiangong-2 space lab |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 11, 2017  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday warned US President Donald Trump that Canada would not make military buys from Boeing while the United States was targeting Canada's Bombardier with heavy import duties.
The US aerospace firm, claiming its competitor received unfair state subsidies, successfully petitioned the Trump administration to impose financial penalties on Bombardier ... more Sydney (AFP) Oct 12, 2017F-35 stealth fighter data stolen in Australia defence hack  Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Afghan air force gets its own Black Hawk choppers  Tokyo (AFP) Oct 11, 2017Tokyo residents win compensation over US military base noise |
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 Oslo (AFP) Oct 12, 2017 
Norway, a world leader of zero-emission vehicles, on Thursday proposed a "Tesla tax" aimed at cutting a tax advantage granted to large electric cars in a heavily criticised move.
Electric cars, which have hitherto been exempted from heavy taxes imposed on other vehicles, accounted for 20 percent of new registrations in the Nordic country since the beginning of this year, an unprecedented mar ... more Ljubljana (AFP) Oct 12, 2017Slovenia sets tough emissions limits for cars  Paris (AFP) Oct 12, 2017Paris wants to phase out diesel cars by 2024  San Francisco (AFP) Oct 12, 2017Tesla recalls Model X vehicles for seat fix |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 16, 2017 
High-resolution satellite data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 are revealing the subtle ways that carbon links everything on Earth - the ocean, land, atmosphere, terrestrial ecosystems and human activities. Scientists using the first 2 1/2 years of OCO-2 data have published a special collection of five papers today in the journal Science that demonstrates the breadth of this research. ... more Miami (AFP) Oct 12, 2017Spikes in carbon emissions detected with NASA satellite  New York, NY (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Columbia researchers observe exotic quantum particle in bilayer graphene  Corvallis OR (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Sunlight and the right microbes convert Arctic carbon into carbon dioxide |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 10, 2017 
The potential for photon entanglement in quantum computing and communications has been known for decades. One of the issues impeding its immediate application is the fact that many photon entanglement platforms do not operate within the range used by most forms of telecommunication.
An international team of researchers has started to unravel the mysteries of entangled photons, demonstratin ... more Mumbai (AFP) Oct 12, 2017India's TCS profits fall amid weak growth in retail, banking  Madison WI (SPX) Oct 10, 2017A flexible new platform for high-performance electronics  Raleigh NC (SPX) Oct 10, 2017New manufacturing process for SiC power devices opens market to more competition |
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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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 Copenhagen (AFP) Oct 11, 2017  Air pollution causes more than 500,000 premature deaths across Europe each year despite "slowly" improving air quality on the continent, the EU's environment authority said Wednesday.
Although data from the Copenhagen-based European Environment Agency (EEA) reveals some encouraging signs, in large part the result of new technologies, air pollution remains the leading environmental cause of ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Scientists trace path of inland plastic pollution from rivers to oceanw/ll  Tipitapa, Nicaragua (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Polluted lake is poor Nicaraguans' lifeline  Tokyo (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Olympics: Tokyo 2020 water venue polluted |
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