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  Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 13, 2018 Joining different kinds of materials can lead to all kinds of breakthroughs. It's an essential skill that allowed humans to make everything from skyscrapers (by reinforcing concrete with steel) to solar cells (by layering materials to herd along electrons). In electronics, joining different materials produces heterojunctions-the most fundamental components in solar cells, LEDs or computer chips. The smoother the seam between two materials, the more easily electrons flow across it; essential for ho ... read more |
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RMIT researchers make battery breakthroughMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Mar 13, 2018 Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have demonstrated for the first time a working rechargeable "proton battery" that could re-wire how we power our homes, vehicles and devices. ... more  
Tokyo Tech's six-legged robots get closer to natureTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 13, 2018 A study led by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) has uncovered new ways of driving multi-legged robots by means of a two-level controller. The proposed controller uses a netw ... more  
Astronaut Scott Kelly weighs in on the 'State of Science'Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2018 In the spring of 2016, after two decades at NASA - and a total of 520 days aboard the International Space Station - former astronaut Scott Kelly retired, leaving him a lot more free time. Free time he's now using to promote appreciation for science. ... more  
Big steps toward control of production of tiny building blocksPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Mar 13, 2018 Nanoparticles, superstrong and flexible structures such as carbon nanotubes that are measured in billionths of a meter - a diameter thousands of times thinner than a human hair - are used in everyth ... more |
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Canada's Trudeau accuses China of 'dumping' steel on global marketsOttawa (AFP) March 12, 2018 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused China of flooding global markets with cheap steel Monday, saying Canada has already taken steps to prevent "dumping." ... more 
China to merge banking, insurance regulators in massive overhaulBeijing (AFP) March 13, 2018 China unveiled plans on Tuesday for the biggest shakeup of government in recent years, including the merger of its banking and insurance regulators to better handle financial risks as leaders look to address concerns over a growing debt pile. ... more 
China says still talking with US on tradeBeijing (AFP) March 11, 2018 China's commerce minister said Sunday that Beijing and Washington are still holding economic talks as he warned that a trade war would harm both nations. ... more  
Statoil using mega-rig to tap frontier North Sea areaWashington (UPI) Mar 11, 2018 Norwegian energy company Statoil will move a deepwater drilling rig to the North Sea to tap a prospect awarded more than 30 years ago, a regulator said Monday. ... more 
Dirty diesel's NO2 killed 6,000 Germans in 2014: official reportBerlin (AFP) March 8, 2018 Nitrogen dioxide emissions mainly produced by diesel cars led to 6,000 premature deaths in Germany in 2014, an official report showed Thursday, in a new punch against the automobile sector. ... more |
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 Oil prices move lower after Friday's rig-powered surge 
Mattis in Oman to meet with Sultan QaboosMuscat (AFP) March 11, 2018 US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Oman on Sunday ahead of a meeting with Sultan Qaboos to discuss ongoing security concerns, including the situation in neighbouring Yemen. ... more  |
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Eni deal a testament to Abu Dhabi's attractionWashington (UPI) Mar 11, 2018 In what's nearly a $1 billion commitment, Italian energy company Eni said it made its Emirati debut in an agreement with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. ... more 
Woodside takes control of Australian offshore gas fieldWashington (UPI) Mar 11, 2018 Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum said it's cleared to take on Exxon Mobil's 50 percent interest in the Scarborough gas field off the nation's coast. ... more 
Major contracts rolled out for offshore AzerbaijanWashington (UPI) Mar 11, 2018 A subsidiary of British energy company BP awarded field services company Subsea 7 with a substantial contract for work off the coast of Azerbaijan, it said. ... more  
Study shows smartphones and data centers harm the environmentHamilton, Canada (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 Data centres and smartphones will be the most damaging information and communications technologies to the environment by 2040, according to new research from W Booth School's Lotfi Belkhir. At ... more 
Allies, rivals alike hit out at Trump trade tariffsBeijing (AFP) March 9, 2018 United States trading partners, led by Asian powerhouses China and Japan, lashed out Friday at controversial tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium signed off by President Donald Trump, as fears grew of a global trade war. ... more |
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 San Juan (AFP) March 1, 2018 
Puerto Rico's power grid broke down again on Thursday, leaving some 800,000 customers without power, as the US Caribbean possession struggles to recover five months after Hurricane Maria slammed the island.
Justo Gonzalez, head of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), said that one of the island's main transmission lines was out of service. Officials said the line should be fully ... more |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Mar 13, 2018 
Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have demonstrated for the first time a working rechargeable "proton battery" that could re-wire how we power our homes, vehicles and devices.
The rechargeable battery is environmentally friendly, and has the potential, with further development, to store more energy than currently-available lithium ion batteries.
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 
Over 400 individuals raise an impressive 2.8m pounds in just two weeks to refinance the Mean Moor community wind farm in Cumbria. It's thought to be the first wind farm in the country to be transferred to community ownership from a commercial developer.
Thanks to support from Energy4All, and financing from ethical investment company, Thrive Renewables, three renewable Energy Co-operatives ... more |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 13, 2018 
Joining different kinds of materials can lead to all kinds of breakthroughs. It's an essential skill that allowed humans to make everything from skyscrapers (by reinforcing concrete with steel) to solar cells (by layering materials to herd along electrons).
In electronics, joining different materials produces heterojunctions-the most fundamental components in solar cells, LEDs or computer ... more |
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 Paris, Fracen (SPX) Mar 13, 2018 
Framatome has obtained a decision from the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) to lift the suspension of the test certificate for the secondary part of one of the steam generators on reactor No. 2 at the Fessenheim NPP.
In July 2016, the ASN took the decision to suspend the test certificate for this component as a precautionary measure subsequent to a deviation found in the internal manu ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Mar 12, 2018 
Mattershift, an NYC-based startup with alumni from MIT and Yale has achieved a breakthrough in making carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes at large scale. The startup is developing the technology's ability to combine and separate individual molecules to make gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from CO2 removed from the air.
Tests confirming that Mattershift's large-scale CNT membranes match the char ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 11, 2018 
Crude oil prices slipped into negative territory early Monday, following big gains last week, as broader international trade concerns spill into commodities.
Oil prices shot up more than 3 percent in Friday trading after oil and gas services company Baker Hughes reported a dip in rig activity in North America. Rig counts serve as a loose gauge of future production, though the slip has b ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 12, 2018 
The Louvre briefly evacuated one its busiest rooms on Monday after black-clad environmental activists staged a protest against oil giant Total's patronage of the Paris museum.
About a dozen protesters lay down on the floor in front of "The Raft of the Medusa", an iconic 19th-century painting by Theodore Gericault showing the shipwreck of a French navy frigate.
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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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 Washington (UPI) Mar 8, 2018 
China is getting closer to a finalized design for its next-generation X-ray observatory.
As reported by Science this week, scientists at China's National Space Science Center are honing in on the final iteration of their design for the X-Ray Timing and Polarimetry, eXTP, satellite.
The eXTP mission team plans to complete a prototype by 2022, with a goal to launch the satellite in ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Mar 12, 2018 
Aviation experts estimate that every commercial airplane in the world is struck by lightning at least once per year. Around 90 percent of these strikes are likely triggered by the aircraft itself: In thunderstorm environments, a plane's electrically conductive exterior can act as a lightning rod, sparking a strike that could potentially damage the plane's outer structures and compromise its onbo ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) March 12, 2018 
Volkswagen vehicles recalled and fixed after the worldwide "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal are using more fuel and still failing pollution tests, according to a study by Australia's peak motoring body released Monday.
VW admitted in 2015 to equipping about 11 million cars worldwide with "defeat devices", which allowed them to deceive emissions laboratory tests but emit up to 40 times ... more |
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 Las Vegas NV (SPX) Mar 13, 2018 
A UNLV scientist has discovered the first direct evidence that fluid water pockets may exist as far as 500 miles deep into the Earth's mantle.
Groundbreaking research by UNLV geoscientist Oliver Tschauner and colleagues found diamonds pushed up from the Earth's interior had traces of unique crystallized water called Ice-VII.
The study, "Ice-VII inclusions in Diamonds: Evidence for aq ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) March 9, 2018 
Concern over China's potential influence, and rising US protectionist sentiment, hangs over an effort by California-based Qualcomm to repel a Singaporean firm's hostile takeover bid.
If finalized, a tie-up between Broadcom and Qualcomm would be worth an estimated $117 billion and potentially the biggest-ever deal in the tech sector.
But Qualcomm rejected multiple Broadcom offers during w ... 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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 Nusa Penida, Indonesia (AFP) March 8, 2018 
Millions of tourists are drawn to Bali's palm-fringed scenery and rich marine life, but there is a danger lurking beneath its famously crystal-clear waters: a wasteland of plastic rubbish.
An underwater video shot by British diver Rich Horner this week showing a sea overflowing with plastic and other garbage at Manta Point, a well-known diving site near Bali's main island, has highlighted tr ... more |
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