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  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 New scientific findings suggest neutrino detectors may play an important role in ensuring better monitoring and safer storage of radioactive material in nuclear waste repository sites. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany have made calculations to ascertain the neutrino radiation of spent nuclear fuel emits. Their figures show that neutrino detectors could be useful in certain scenarios. Neutrinos undergo almost no interaction with matter, and so they can penetrate p ... read more |
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Speedy cockroaches help researchers train robots to walkWashington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017 Scientists have identified a shift in the gaits of speedy cockroaches as the insects kick it into high gear. The discovery could help engineers train robots to walk more stably and efficiently. ... more  
Hydrogen gas from enzyme productionBochum, Germany (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 Researchers at Freie Universitat Berlin and the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum have uncovered a crucial reaction principle of hydrogen-producing enzymes. Teams led by Dr Ulf-Peter Apfel in Bochum and Dr Sv ... more  
Chinese electric carmaker to open Morocco plantCasablanca, Morocco (AFP) Dec 9, 2017 Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD on Saturday signed an agreement to open a factory near the Moroccan city of Tangiers to build battery-powered vehicles, officials said. ... more  
Big Media scrambles to meet challenge from Big TechWashington (AFP) Dec 9, 2017 America's media giants have seen this movie before: Big Tech enters an industry with piles of cash and new ways of doing business, devastating the competition. ... more |
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Wheat gets boost from purified nanotubesHouston TX (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 The introduction of purified carbon nanotubes appears to have a beneficial effect on the early growth of wheatgrass, according to Rice University scientists. But in the presence of contaminants, tho ... more  
Chinese thirst, U.S. labor sends oil prices higher early FridayWashington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017 An oil-thirsty China and short-term improvements in U.S. labor figures helped put crude oil prices in solid rally territory early Friday. ... more  
Tech titans ramp up tools to win over childrenSan Francisco (AFP) Dec 10, 2017 From smartphone messaging tailored for tikes to computers for classrooms, technology titans are weaving their way into childhoods to form lifelong bonds, raising hackles of advocacy groups. ... more 
AREVA NP Maintenance Technique Reduces Frequency of Component Inspections at Two Exelon PlantsWashington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently granted inspection relief to Exelon's Byron Unit 2 and Braidwood Unit 1 following use of AREVA NP's innovative cavitation peening mitigation techniqu ... more  
Surrey scientists create cheap and safe electro-catalysts for fuel cellsSurrey UK (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 Scientists from the University of Surrey have produced non-metal electro-catalysts for fuel cells that could pave the way for production of low-cost, environmentally friendly energy generation. ... more  
Penn researchers establish universal signature fundamental to how glassy materials failPhiladelphia PA (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 Dropping a smartphone on its glass screen, which is made of atoms jammed together with no discernible order, could result in it shattering. Unlike metals and other crystalline material, glass and ma ... more |
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 Physicists from MSU stretched a diamond using an electric field  
Secure information transmission over 500m fiber links based on quantum technologiesBeijing, China (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 Quantum secret communication realizes secure information transmission based on principles of quantum mechanism, which is an important field in quantum information sciences and technologies. At prese ... more 
With new internet rules set for vote, firestorm won't dieWashington (AFP) Dec 10, 2017 US regulators are gearing up for a vote on a plan which - depending on your viewpoint - would "restore internet freedom" or, alternatively, result in "the death of the internet" as we know it. ... more 
After Wintershall merger, Russia says Nord Stream ready to goWashington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017 There are enough contracts in place to start construction on expansions to the twin Nord Stream gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea, Russia's Gazprom said. ... more 
China reaffirms Venezuela ties after Sinopec lawsuitBeijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2017 China said Friday that it "attaches great importance to the development of China-Venezuela relations" after a US subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned oil giant Sinopec sued its Venezuelan counterpart. ... more |
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  Paris (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 
The development of oil, gas and coal energy must stop in order to avoid the worst ravages of global warming, 80 top economists said Thursday, days ahead of a climate summit in Paris.
"We call for an immediate end to investments in new fossil fuel production and infrastructure, and encourage a dramatic increase in investments in renewable energy," they wrote in a declaration.
The December ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Improving sensor accuracy to prevent electrical grid overload  Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017Japan faces challenges in cutting CO2, Moody's finds  Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017IEA: An electrified world would cost $31B per year to achieve |
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 
A team of Army scientists working on more efficient batteries recently published new findings in a peer-reviewed publication from the American Chemical Society.
In an invited paper published in the special issue of the Accounts of Chemical Research, Dr. Oleg Borodin, along with collaborators Drs. Arthur von Wald Cresce, Jaroslaw Knap, Xiaoming Ren and Kang Xu from the U.S. Army Research La ... more Washington (AFP) Dec 7, 2017Nuclear fusion project faces delay over US budget cuts: director Surrey UK (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Surrey scientists create cheap and safe electro-catalysts for fuel cells  Albuquerque NM (SPX) Dec 06, 2017Superior hydrogen catalyst just grows that way |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017 
U.S. federal data show installed wind turbines are taller and more efficient than in the past, though hydroelectric power still holds a slight edge.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration found that the average height and power generating capacity for wind turbines installed in the country are taller and more efficient that in years past.
"Since 2012, the average height of wi ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 22, 2017New wind farm in service off the British coast  Washington (UPI) Nov 15, 2017End tax credits for wind energy, Tennessee Republican says  Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017New York sets high bar for wind energy |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
The conversion of solar energy into electricity is currently restricted by a concept known as the Shockley-Quesser limit. This limitation allows only photons that have higher energies than those of the bandgap to be used, while those with lower energies are wasted. In an effort to obtain a solution to this problem and make solar energy conversion more efficient, the process of converting photons ... more Albany NY (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Gore Mountain ski resort completes massive solar farm  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Windows of opportunity: Solar cell with improved transparency  Zagtouli, Burkina Faso (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Burkina, France launch W.Africa's biggest solar plant |
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 Mainz, Germany (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 
New scientific findings suggest neutrino detectors may play an important role in ensuring better monitoring and safer storage of radioactive material in nuclear waste repository sites. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany have made calculations to ascertain the neutrino radiation of spent nuclear fuel emits. Their figures show that neutrino detectors could be usefu ... moreWashington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2017AREVA NP Maintenance Technique Reduces Frequency of Component Inspections at Two Exelon Plants  Mounana, Gabon (AFP) Nov 29, 2017For Gabon's sickly uranium miners, a long quest for compensation  Ostrovets, Belarus (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Belarus nuclear power plant stirs fears in Lithuania |
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 Bochum, Germany (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 
Researchers at Freie Universitat Berlin and the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum have uncovered a crucial reaction principle of hydrogen-producing enzymes. Teams led by Dr Ulf-Peter Apfel in Bochum and Dr Sven Stripp at Freie Universitat investigated the production of molecular hydrogen in single-cell green algae.
They were able to demonstrate how the enzyme succeeds in transferring two electrons i ... more Kanazawa, Japan (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Next generation solvent contributes to next generation biofuel production from biomass  Limerick, Ireland (SPX) Dec 06, 2017Researchers generate electricity from low-cost biomaterial  Medford MA (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Breakthrough process for directly converting methane to methanol |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017 
An oil-thirsty China and short-term improvements in U.S. labor figures helped put crude oil prices in solid rally territory early Friday.
Crude oil prices have moved between gains and losses for much of the week, but are generally lower for December. Traders have shifted focus away from the OPEC rumor mill to fundamentals following a late November decision on the production cut agreemen ... more Tehran (AFP) Dec 10, 2017Iran's Rouhani sees major economic growth next year Washington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017After Wintershall merger, Russia says Nord Stream ready to go  Riyadh (AFP) Dec 10, 2017Saudi Arabia hails Iraq victory over IS |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 10, 2017  Two years to the day after 195 nations adopted the Paris Agreement, French President Emmanuel Macron will convene a follow-up climate summit Tuesday to jump-start the lagging transition to a greener global economy.
Launched in part to counter US President Donald Trump's decision to exit the landmark 2015 treaty, the One Planet Summit - co-sponsored by the United Nations and the World Bank - ... more Blantyre, Malawi (AFP) Dec 7, 2017Drought behind worsening power outages in Malawi  Paris (AFP) Dec 6, 2017Global warming outpacing current forecasts: study  Paris (AFP) Dec 10, 2017Climate victims seek justice, on the street and in the courtroom |
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 Bonn (AFP) Nov 16, 2017 
A score of mostly wealthy nations banded together at UN climate talks Thursday to swear off coal-fired power, a key driver of global warming and air pollution.
To cap global warming at "well under" two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) - the planet-saving target in the 196-nation Paris Agreement - coal must be phased out in developed countries by 2030, and "by no later than 2050 in ... more Bonn (AFP) Nov 16, 2017Anti-coal drive at UN climate talks stalked by pro-coal White House  Hambach Coal Mine, Near Niederzier, Germany (AFP) Nov 5, 2017Protest at open-pit coal mine near Bonn ahead of UN climate talks Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017Coal still holds a slight edge as U.S. power source |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 27, 2017 
China is now the world leader in remote sensing technologies for scientific purposes and is able to provide an unprecedented amount of data to support research and development for the world, officials said on Tuesday.
Remote sensing refers to aerial or satellite-based technologies to detect and measure objects on Earth's surface, atmosphere and oceans.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Sci ... more Beijing (XNA) Nov 19, 2017China plans for nuclear-powered interplanetary capacity by 2040  Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2017China plans first sea based launch by 2018  Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2017China's reusable spacecraft to be launched in 2020 |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 07, 2017 
A science team in Antarctica is preparing to loft a balloon-borne instrument to collect information on cosmic rays, high-energy particles from beyond the solar system that enter Earth's atmosphere every moment of every day. The instrument, called the Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (SuperTIGER), is designed to study rare heavy nuclei, which hold clues about where and how cosmic rays a ... more Doha (AFP) Dec 7, 2017Qatar, France sign billion-dollar fighter jet deal amid Gulf crisis  Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 6, 2017Israel says F-35 stealth fighter jets operational  Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017Boeing's new KC-46A tanker completes first flight |
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 New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
Europe, as well as most of the world, faces a future with hybrid or pure electronic road vehicles that rely on alternative drive chains. But these low-emission vehicles are considered too quiet for hearing-impaired pedestrians, so the European Union is mandating that they be equipped with acoustic vehicle alerting systems. With these alert systems would come a marked increase in the amount of no ... moreCasablanca, Morocco (AFP) Dec 9, 2017Chinese electric carmaker to open Morocco plant  San Francisco (AFP) Dec 6, 2017Lyft puts driverless cars to work in Boston  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Dec 7, 2017German prosecutors probe BMW diesel cheating claims |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Dec 07, 2017 
On any given day, more than 2 million pounds of carbon dioxide are pumped into the atmosphere from factories, emissions from cars and trucks and the burning of coal and natural gas to generate electricity.
For many, it's a cause for environmental concern, but for Haotian Wang, it's the perfect raw material.
A Fellow at the Rowland Institute at Harvard, Wang and his research team have ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Physicists from MSU stretched a diamond using an electric field Houston TX (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Wheat gets boost from purified nanotubes  Minneapolis MN (SPX) Dec 04, 2017Draphene nano 'tweezers' can grab individual biomolecules |
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 Singapore (SPX) Dec 07, 2017 
The current induced magnetisation switching by spin-orbit torque (SOT) is an important ingredient for modern non-volatile magnetic devices such as magnetic random access memories and logic devices that are required for high performance data storage and computing.
As such, researchers around the world are actively searching for novel ways to reduce the present high switching current density ... more Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 08, 2017The quantum waltz of electrons hints at the next generation of chips Beijing, China (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Secure information transmission over 500m fiber links based on quantum technologies  London UK (SPX) Dec 08, 2017Squeezing light into a tiny channel brings optical computing a step closer |
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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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 New Delhi (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 
Cricket organisers must take pollution into account before allowing matches to go ahead, the Indian Medical Association told the country's governing body for the sport Thursday, after a smog-plagued Test match in New Delhi.
The IMA said in a letter to the Indian cricket board it was "greatly troubled" by scenes of players wearing masks to protect themselves from air pollution many times the ... more Nairobi (AFP) Dec 6, 2017World's nations adopt plan 'towards a pollution-free planet'  Nairobi (AFP) Dec 7, 2017UN pledge to tackle lead poisoning too late for some victims  Washington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017Tiny ocean creatures can shred a plastic bag into 1.75 million pieces |
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