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  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 26, 2018 Optical waves propagating away from a point source typically exhibit circular (convex) wavefronts. "Like waves on a water surface when a stone is dropped", explains Peining Li, EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow at nanoGUNE and first author of the paper. The reason of this circular propagation is that the medium through which light travels is typically homogenous and isotropic i.e. uniform in all directions. Scientists had already theoretically predicted that specifically structured surfaces can tur ... read more |
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Google Assistant adds more languages in global pushSan Francisco (AFP) Feb 23, 2018 Google said Friday its digital assistant software would be available in more than 30 languages by the end of the years as it steps up its artificial intelligence efforts against Amazon and others. ... more  
Atomic structure of ultrasound material not what anyone expectedRaleigh, NC (SPX) Feb 26, 2018 Lead magnesium niobate (PMN) is a prototypical "relaxor" material, used in a wide variety of applications, from ultrasound to sonar. Researchers have now used state-of-the-art microscopy techniques ... more  
In a first, tiny diamond anvils trigger chemical reactions by squeezingMenlo Park CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2018 Scientists have turned the smallest possible bits of diamond and other super-hard specks into "molecular anvils" that squeeze and twist molecules until chemical bonds break and atoms exchange electr ... more  
Shedding high-power laser light on the plasma density limitOsaka, Japan (SPX) Feb 26, 2018 The interaction of high-power laser light sources with matter has given rise to numerous applications including; fast ion acceleration; intense X-ray, gamma-ray, positron and neutron generation; and ... more |
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New controls scale quantum chipsBerkeley, CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2018 A fundamental barrier to scaling quantum computing machines is "qubit interference." In new research published in Science Advances magazine, engineers and physicists from Rigetti Computing describe ... more  
Anbang mess tightens state grip on China Inc: analystsShanghai (AFP) Feb 25, 2018 Beijing's unprecedented takeover of private insurer Anbang confirms that toxic risks lurk in the world's second-largest economy while signalling the state's tightening grip on China Inc. despite reform rhetoric, analysts said. ... more  
Chinese billionaire Li Shufu buys biggest single stake in DaimlerFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 23, 2018 Chinese billionaire Li Shufu has bought a near 10-percent stake in Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler, making him the German group's largest single shareholder, a stock market filing showed Friday. ... more 
BMW plans electric Mini production in ChinaFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 23, 2018 German auto giant BMW said Friday it plans to build an electric version of its compact Mini in China, in a possible joint venture with local partner Great Wall. ... more 
BMW recalls 12,000 diesel cars over emissionsFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 23, 2018 German high-end carmaker BMW on Friday recalled thousands of diesel cars for a software update, after reports it had admitted to authorities they released more harmful emissions on the road than in the lab. ... more |
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Democrats call for renewed offshore safety programWashington (UPI) Feb 23, 2018 The U.S. federal government should continue rigorous inspection of offshore oil and gas development, more than a dozen Democratic senators said. ... more  |
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Oil-eating microbes are challenged in the ArcticAarhus, Denmark (SPX) Feb 26, 2018 New economic developments in the Arctic, such as trans-Arctic shipping and oil exploitation, will bring along unprecedented risks of marine oil spills. The world is therefore calling for a thorough ... more 
IS kills two policeman in attack on Iraq oilfieldKirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Feb 24, 2018 The Islamic State group on Saturday killed two policemen guarding a northern Iraqi oil field, in a first attack on energy facilities since jihadists were driven from the region's towns, a security source said. ... more 
Crude oil prices searching for direction early FridayWashington (UPI) Feb 23, 2018 Crude oil prices turned somewhat lower in early trading Friday after a report of easing supply-side strains became a bit more nuanced. ... more 
Rusal chief steps down ahead of Norilsk scrambleHong Kong (AFP) Feb 23, 2018 Russian aluminium giant Rusal said on Friday the firm's founder Oleg Deripaska would step down from his business empire as it prepares for a multi-billion-dollar "shoot-out" for ownership of the country's biggest miner. ... more 
Tensions flare in east Mediterranean gas scrambleNicosia (AFP) Feb 23, 2018 Warships, militia threats and multi-billion dollar deals: the scramble for gas in the Eastern Mediterranean is fuelling hope and tensions across a volatile region. ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Feb 12, 2018 
Putting the Paris climate agreement into practice will trigger opposed reactions by investors on the one hand and fossil fuel owners on the other hand. It has been feared that the anticipation of strong CO2 reduction policies might - a 'green paradox' - drive up these emissions: before the regulations kick in, fossil fuel owners might accelerate their resource extraction to maximize profits.
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 Matsumoto, Japan (SPX) Feb 26, 2018  Researchers have developed a new way to improve lithium ion battery efficiency. Through the growth of a cubic crystal layer, the scientists have created a thin and dense connecting layer between the electrodes of the battery.
Professor Nobuyuki Zettsu from the Center for Energy and Environmental Science in the Department of Materials Chemistry of Shinshu University in Japan and the directo ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 19, 2018 
In what would be its eleventh such project to date in the country, German utility company E.ON said construction started on a new wind farm in Italy.
The company started construction for the 19 wind turbines planned for the Morcone project in Naples, the largest project awarded during an Italian government auction in 2016.
The German company said the construction phase starts wit ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Feb 20, 2018  EU member states should take advantage of falling costs for renewable energy to invest more in the sector and make it account for a third of total energy output by 2030, an new report said Tuesday.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) study said the European Union could make renewables account for 34 percent of total production by 2030, up from the current target of 27 percent a ... more |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Feb 20, 2018 
Scientists of the Department of Energy's Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program (LWRS) and partners from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) have conducted the first weld tests to repair highly irradiated materials at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The welding system, designed and installed in a hot cell at ORNL's Radiochemical Engineering Development Center, safely encl ... more |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Feb 26, 2018 
The transition towards sustainable biobased chemical production is important for green growth, but productivity and yield of engineered cells frequently decrease in large industry-scale fermentation. This barrier to commercialization of more bioprocesses is largely ascribed to the physical inefficacies of large cubic-meter steel tanks.
Bioengineers have long debated whether it was realisti ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 23, 2018 
Russian aluminium giant Rusal said on Friday the firm's founder Oleg Deripaska would step down from his business empire as it prepares for a multi-billion-dollar "shoot-out" for ownership of the country's biggest miner.
Deripaska, who was among the first oligarchs to amass huge wealth in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, will make way for CEO Vladislav Soloviev to take up ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 26, 2018 
The vestiges of lakes long extinct dot the landscape of the American desert west. These fossilized landforms provide clues of how dynamic climate has been over the past few million years.
Identification of ancient lake shoreline features began with early explorers of the continent. The first detailed studies were conducted by pioneering American geologists such as G.K. Gilbert and I.C. Rus ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 20, 2018 
Coal will no longer be used as an energy source for Michigan residents as more renewables come on stream in the decades ahead, a utility company said.
Public utility company Consumers Energy, which provides gas and electricity to about 60 percent of the state population, said it would no longer be using coal as a power source by 2040. By then, the company said it expects more than 40 pe ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 26, 2018 
China will accelerate research and commercial use of rocket upper stages, a carrier rocket official said on Friday.
"The Yuanzheng rocket upper stage family will have a new member, Yuanzheng-1S, this year, serving launches for low and medium Earth orbit satellites," said Wang Mingzhe, an upper stage architect of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
Upper stages are ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Feb 23, 2018  Canada said Thursday it was allowing Boeing to submit a bid to replace the country's aging F-18 fleet, after an earlier trade dispute between the American manufacturer and Ottawa.
The announcement came a month after the US International Trade Commission rejected a complaint filed by Boeing against its Canadian rival Bombardier, demanding nearly 300 percent anti-dumping duties on the C Series ... more |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 23, 2018  German high-end carmaker BMW on Friday recalled thousands of diesel cars for a software update, after reports it had admitted to authorities they released more harmful emissions on the road than in the lab.
BMW "noticed during internal testing that correctly programmed software was wrongly used in a few models that were not compatible," the group said in a statement.
The Munich-based com ... more |
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 Menlo Park CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2018 
Scientists have turned the smallest possible bits of diamond and other super-hard specks into "molecular anvils" that squeeze and twist molecules until chemical bonds break and atoms exchange electrons. These are the first such chemical reactions triggered by mechanical pressure alone, and researchers say the method offers a new way to do chemistry at the molecular level that is greener, more ef ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 15, 2018 
Physicists at the University of Sydney have found a 'quantum hack' that should allow for enormous efficiency gains in quantum computing technologies.
As scientists at IBM, Google, Microsoft and universities across the world seek to scale-up quantum technology to make a practical quantum computer, finding ways to do computations within an acceptable error threshold is a big technological pr ... 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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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Feb 26, 2018 
The nights in the German federal states ("Bundeslander") have been getting brighter and brighter - but not everywhere at the same rate and with one peculiar exemption: light emissions from Thuringia decreased between 2012 and 2017. This is the result of a recent study by scientists Chris Kyba and Theres Kuster from the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences together with Helga Kuechly from " ... more |
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