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  Washington (UPI) Jan 31, 2018 The Irish government, despite what happens for Great Britain, is committed to the European Union's energy and renewable policies, the environment minister said. "Ireland is now a world leader in integrating renewables onto the electricity grid," Irish Environment Minister Denis Naughten said in comments emailed Wednesday from a renewable energy conference in Dublin. "Whatever the final EU ambition ends up being, there will be significant opportunities for you, the Irish renewable energy sector, ... read more |
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Piecework at the nano assembly lineMunich, Germany (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a novel electric propulsion technology for nanorobots. It allows molecular machines to move a hundred thousand times faster than ... more  
Thanks for the memory: NIST takes a deep look at memristorsWashington DC (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 In the race to build a computer that mimics the massive computational power of the human brain, researchers are increasingly turning to memristors, which can vary their electrical resistance based o ... more 
Let the good tubes rollRichland WA (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Materials scientists, led by a team at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, designed a tiny tube that rolls up and zips closed. These hollow nanotubes are thousand ... more  
US investigating iPhone slowing Apple software: reportSan Francisco (AFP) Jan 30, 2018 Apple's move to slow down older iPhones as batteries weaken is under scrutiny by US prosecutors and stock market regulators, according to a report Tuesday by Bloomberg. ... more |
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Understanding heat behavior in electronic devices boosts performanceBarcelona, Spain (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 In a paper published last week in the journal Nature Communications, researchers from the Department of Physics and the Department of Electronics Engineering at the UAB, and from the Birck Nanotechn ... more 
Apple challenged to show iPhone star shinesSan Francisco (AFP) Feb 1, 2018 With Apple set to report quarterly results Thursday investors and others are cautiously watching to see whether its newest iPhone will help fuel momentum for the world's most valuable company. ... more 
Facebook shares swing as changes trim time spent by usersSan Francisco (AFP) Feb 1, 2018 Facebook on Wednesday reported earnings that beat expectations, but shares swung as it stressed the goal of prioritizing personal interactions among users over the time they spend on the world's biggest social network. ... more  
Amazon opens plant-filled "The Spheres" buildingsSan Francisco (AFP) Jan 30, 2018 Internet giant Amazon on Monday opened its plant-packed "The Spheres" buildings in its home city of Seattle. ... more  
VW hid 'devastating' result from diesel exhaust tests on monkeysBerlin (AFP) Jan 31, 2018 German auto giant Volkswagen tried to keep secret the results of a diesel emissions test on monkeys because it showed a worse health impact than expected, a news report said Wednesday. ... more  
Microsoft reports loss due to tax chargeSan Francisco (AFP) Jan 31, 2018 Microsoft on Wednesday reported a hefty loss in the past quarter, as it set aside billions of dollars for taxes on profits it expects to bring back to the United States following passage of a major tax overhaul. ... more 
Wanda stock skyrockets after $5.4bn Tencent tie-upShanghai (AFP) Jan 30, 2018 Hong Kong shares linked to troubled Chinese conglomerate Wanda surged 52 percent Tuesday after the company announced a $5.4-billion stake sale and retail tie-up with investors including internet giant Tencent. ... more |
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Brexit dogs May as she eyes 'golden era' with ChinaBeijing (AFP) Jan 31, 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May touted on Wednesday a "golden era" of Sino-British relations with deeper trade ties after Britain leaves the European Union, but her visit to Beijing was dogged by a Brexit row at home. ... more  
U.S. shale gains pushing oil prices lowerWashington (UPI) Jan 31, 2018 Emerging supply-side strains from the United States, and the announcement Wednesday of new discoveries, sent oil prices lower in early Wednesday trading. ... more 
BP makes two North Sea oil discoveriesWashington (UPI) Jan 31, 2018 With the announcement of two new discoveries in the North Sea, British energy company BP said Wednesday it could double its production there by 2020. ... more  |
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Hess Corp. keeps spending plans staticWashington (UPI) Jan 31, 2018 Spending of around $2 billion for exploration and production is unchanged from last year, but focuses more on Guyana and North Dakota, Hess Corp. said. ... more 
Cuban oil drilling one step closer to realityWashington (UPI) Jan 31, 2018 Cuban authorities have issued the local consent necessary to move forward with plans for oil drilling onshore, Australia's Melbana Energy said Wednesday. ... more 
Total, Chevron declare major oil find in the Gulf of MexicoWashington (UPI) Jan 31, 2018 French energy company Total said Wednesday it made what it considers the largest discovery it's ever made in the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico. ... more 
Alberta cries foul over proposed limit on oil transitWashington (UPI) Jan 31, 2018 A proposal to limit the movement of heavy oil through British Columbia is a political ploy that borders on a constitutional violation, oil-rich Alberta said. ... more 
Optical nanoscope allows imaging of quantum dotsBasel, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Physicists have developed a technique based on optical microscopy that can be used to create images of atoms on the nanoscale. In particular, the new method allows the imaging of quantum dots in a s ... more 
NMRCloudQ: A quantum cloud experience on a nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computerBeijinhg, China (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 Quantum computers are coming and attract attentions from scientists all over the world. However, as of today, no one can tell when a universal quantum computer with thousands of logical quantum bits ... more |
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VW suspends chief lobbyist over emission tests on monkeysBerlin (AFP) Jan 30, 2018 Germany's scandal-hit auto giant Volkswagen on Tuesday suspended its chief lobbyist Thomas Steg as outrage mounted over monkey and human experiments to study the effects of diesel exhaust fumes. ... more  
U.S. solar power backers look at cost-cutting stepsWashington (UPI) Jan 25, 2018 Participants at a solar power workshop in Colorado said they were committed to cut costs enough to offset the impact of the Trump administration's new tariff. ... more 
Solar PV cost reductions will offset impact of new tariffs on panel pricesBoulder, CO (SPX) Jan 26, 2018 Rocky Mountain Institute and 35 solar energy industry leaders committed to develop an ultra-low-cost solar product able to operate in a variety of environments at fully installed costs as low as $0. ... more 
China factory expansion slows again in JanuaryBeijing (AFP) Jan 31, 2018 China's manufacturing expansion slowed for the second consecutive month in January as slack demand hit the economy amid efforts to control pollution and reduce overcapacity, official data showed Wednesday. ... more |
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Emerging supply-side strains from the United States, and the announcement Wednesday of new discoveries, sent oil prices lower in early Wednesday trading.
Crude oil prices lost a grip on the $70 per barrel ceiling touched during a January rally that saw markets surge by more than 4 percent over a few short trading days. The price for oil started pulling back on Monday on signs North Amer ... more |
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 Laramie WY (SPX) Feb 01, 2018 
University of Wyoming researchers led a climate study that determined recent temperatures across Europe and North America appear to have few, if any, precedent in the past 11,000 years.
The study revealed important natural fluctuations in climate have occurred over past millennia, which would have naturally led to climatic cooling today in the absence of human activity.
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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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 Mumbai (AFP) Jan 21, 2018 
A new underground metro is expected to ease the burden on Mumbai's notoriously congested roads and railways, but not everybody in India's sprawling financial capital is happy about the multi-billion-dollar project.
Announced in 2014 with much fanfare, the Metro 3 line has been hailed by backers as essential to help solve the city's traffic woes and finally provide a link to its airports.
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 Halle, Germany (SPX) Feb 01, 2018 
High concentrations of heavy metals, like copper and gold, are toxic for most living creatures. This is not the case for the bacterium C. metallidurans, which has found a way to extract valuable trace elements from a compound of heavy metals without poisoning itself. One interesting side-effect: the formation of tiny gold nuggets.
A team of researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-W ... more |
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