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  Bristol UK (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 Acoustic tractor beams use the power of sound to hold particles in mid-air, and unlike magnetic levitation, they can grab most solids or liquids. For the first time University of Bristol engineers have shown it is possible to stably trap objects larger than the wavelength of sound in an acoustic tractor beam. This discovery opens the door to the manipulation of drug capsules or micro-surgical implements within the body. Container-less transportation of delicate larger samples is now also a possibility a ... read more |
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Changing the color of 3-D printed objectsBoston MA (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 3-D printing has come a long way since the first "rapid prototyping" patent was rejected in 1980. We've evolved from basic designs to a wide range of highly-customizable objects. Still, there's a bi ... more  
Less than half of EU members meet 2020 renewable targetsWashington (UPI) Jan 25, 2018 Of all EU members, more than half have work to do to meet renewable energy goals and France, despite its ambition, is one of the furthest away, European data show. ... more 
Pathway opens to minimize waste in solar energy captureSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 26, 2018 Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science have made an important discovery with significant implications for the future of solar cell material design. The team, led by Pro ... more 
New discovery could improve organic solar cell performanceBerkeley CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 While there is a growing market for organic solar cells - they contain materials that are cheaper, more abundant, and more environmentally friendly than those used in typical solar panels - they als ... more |
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Walmart, Rakuten unveil alliance on e-books, groceriesWashington (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 US retail giant Walmart and Japanese internet titan Rakuten unveiled a strategic partnership which will include collaboration on digital books in the United States and grocery delivery in Japan. ... more 
Ultralow power consumption for data recordingSendai, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 A team of researchers at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Hanyang University, has developed new phase change m ... more  
Russia infrastructure spying could cause 'total chaos': UK defence ministerLondon (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 Britain's Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has accused Russia of spying on its critical infrastructure as part of possible plans to create "total chaos" in the country that could "cause thousands and thousands of deaths". ... more  
Scientists find two ways to create 4D quantum Hall effectWashington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 Two teams of scientists have measured the effects of a fourth dimension in a pair of lab experiments. Scientists didn't discover an extra dimension, but they did show how materials might behave if there was one. ... more  
Quantum race accelerates development of silicon quantum chipDelft, Netherlands (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 The worldwide race to create more, better and reliable quantum processors is progressing fast, as a team of TU Delft scientists led by Professor Vandersypen has realised yet again. In a neck-a ... more 
Trump team weighs plan to nationalize high-speed networksWashington (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 President Donald Trump's national security team is mulling a plan to nationalize the newest generation of high-speed wireless internet networks, sparking sharp criticism Monday from across industry and the political spectrum. ... more  
British PM to visit China as Brexit loomsBeijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Beijing next week, China said Thursday, as her country looks to bolster trade links ahead of its departure from the European Union. ... more |
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 Xinhua: 'America First' puts U.S. behind the curve  
Hyundai Motor 2017 net profit sinks 20.5%Seoul (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 South Korea's biggest automaker Hyundai saw profits slump last year, it said Thursday, as it was battered by tougher competition and Chinese retaliation over the deployment of a US missile system. ... more 
German carmakers under fire for diesel tests on humans, monkeysFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 German carmakers came under fire Monday following revelations they helped finance experiments that saw humans and monkeys exposed to toxic diesel fumes that have been linked to asthma, lung diseases and heart attacks. ... more  
Tillerson: U.S. has what it takes to ensure Polish energy securityWashington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 It's U.S. companies, not those in Russia, that have the right products to ensure energy security for Poland, a visiting U.S. secretary of state said. ... more  |
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Supply-side pressures bruise oil pricesWashington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 A post-Davos rebound in the value of the U.S. dollar, coupled with emerging supply-side strains, pushed the price of crude oil lower on Monday. ... more 
Iran reviewing data recorder from sunken Sanchi oil tankerWashington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 A committee set up to examine what happened to the Sanchi oil tanker, an Iranian vessel that sank in mid-January, said Monday it's looking at black box data. ... more 
Iran says oil production could increase with foreign helpWashington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 Iran could increase total oil production capacity by more than 1 million barrels per day if talks with foreign partners pan out, the oil minister said. ... more 
House of Lords examines gas, electric markets post-BrexitWashington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 The British grid won't go dark after departure from the European Union, though the gas and electric market may be less efficient, parliament's review found. ... more  
China wind turbine-maker guilty of stealing US trade secretsWashington (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 Sinovel, one of China's leading wind turbine-makers, was found guilty Wednesday of stealing proprietary technology from US firm AMSC, causing it $800 million in losses, the Justice Department said. ... more 
Scotland sets up $83 million low-carbon fundWashington (UPI) Jan 22, 2018 The opening of an $83 million fund to support low-carbon programs supports Scotland's "moral obligation" to address climate change, a minister said Monday. ... more |
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Trump missed target with solar tariffs, critics sayWashington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 After the U.S. president put his signature on new tariffs for imported solar products, more voices emerged to say the decision was a job killer. ... more  
Graphene girders doubles life of lithium batteriesWarwick UK (SPX) Jan 26, 2018 New research led by WMG, at the University of Warwick has found an effective approach to replacing graphite in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries using silicon, by reinforcing the anode's structure ... more  
UV laser photolyses to enhance diamond growthChangchun, China (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Energy influences the rates of chemical reactions dramatically. Simply heating a gas-phase reaction system deposits energy indiscriminately in internal and translational motions of precursor and int ... more  
State utilities called to pass U.S. tax benefits to consumersWashington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 U.S. consumers should be the ones sharing in the corporate tax breaks for utility companies outlined in the federal code reform, state energy agencies said. ... more |
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 New York (AFP) Jan 10, 2018  New York announced plans Wednesday to sell off $5 billion in fossil fuel investments from city pension funds after suing for billions of dollars in damages from oil companies to help fund protection against climate change.
While other cities in Europe and the United States have already taken similar steps, New York hailed its move as significant as it is the biggest metropolis in the country ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 29, 2018 
China has accomplished its first successful Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR), with a 1.2-meter telescope laser ranging system.
Based on the signals of laser pulses reflected by the lunar retro-reflector planted by the U.S. manned mission Apollo 15, the applied astronomy group from the Yunnan Observatories measured the distance between the Apollo 15 retro-reflector and the Yunnan Observatories gro ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 
Hypersonic vehicles, which flight at Mach numbers lager than five (flight velocity more than 6000 km/h), will serve as a more convenient and efficient transport tool than present subsonic airplanes for long-distance journeys in future. Typically, it only takes a couple of hours from Beijing to New York. Recent interest in these vehicles has grown intensively, and various types of innovative desi ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 
Plug-in electric vehicles aren't yet putting a strain on the national grid, but may require upgrades to infrastructure as demand increases, a U.S. report found.
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory looked at how plug-in electrical vehicles impact the grid, particular as more owners charge their vehicles at home.
"Previous research into the amount o ... more |
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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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 23, 2018  Members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community living on Michigan's Upper Peninsula have a fairly simple question: when is it safe to eat the fish they catch?
To help fish-eaters better estimate their risk of exposure, researchers at Michigan Technological University have developed a model designed to measure the impact of local mitigation efforts, socioeconomic pressures, ecological syst ... more |
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