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  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 In 1991, University of Utah chemist Joel Miller developed the first magnet with carbon-based, or organic, components that was stable at room temperature. It was a great advance in magnetics, and he's been exploring the applications ever since. Twenty-five years later, physicists Christoph Boehme and Valy Vardeny demonstrated a method to convert quantum waves into electrical current. They too, knew they'd discovered something important, but didn't know its application. Now those technologies ... read more |
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Creating a 2-D platinum magnetGroningen, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 University of Groningen physicists have induced magnetism in platinum with an electric field created by a paramagnetic ionic liquid. As only the surface of the platinum is affected, this creates a s ... more  
Schneider Electric launches Villaya containerized microgridsParis, France (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 Schneider Electric has launched Villaya, a new class of highly disruptive industrial-class solar microgrid solutions using PWRstation's state-of-the-art retractable solar racking technology. The unv ... more  
A different spin on superconductivityCollege Park MD (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 When you plug in an appliance or flip on a light switch, electricity seems to flow instantly through wires in the wall. But in fact, the electricity is carried by tiny particles called electrons tha ... more  
NUS engineers pioneer greener and cheaper technique for biofuel productionSingapore (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 A team of engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) recently discovered that a naturally occurring bacterium, Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum TG57, isolated from waste ge ... more |
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New 4-D printer could reshape the world we live inNew Orleans LA (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 From moon landings to mobile phones, many of the farfetched visions of science fiction have transformed into reality. In the latest example of this trend, scientists report that they have developed ... more  
Scotland's largest offshore wind farm close to operationalWashington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 Scotland's largest offshore wind farm moved one step closer to powering the nation's grid with the installation of cable links, a connectivity company said. ... more  
White House warns China tariffs are not a bluffWashington (AFP) April 6, 2018 Top US economic advisor Larry Kudlow on Friday warned a threat to hit China with tariffs on up to $150 billion of imports is not a negotiating ploy - the White House wants a change in Chinese behavior. ... more 
Tech sector frets as US-China trade tensions simmerWashington (AFP) April 8, 2018 As US-China trade tensions ratchet up, the technology sector is fretting over the potential for collateral damage to one of America's most important export industries. ... more 
EU feels heat in China, US trade rowBrussels (AFP) April 6, 2018 China reached out for Europe's support in its bitter trade war with the US, leaving the EU at risk of getting entangled in a conflict with repercussions around the world. ... more |
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Oil prices caught between trade war pressure and riskWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2018 Crude oil prices lost ground early Friday because of lingering trade war fears and U.S. jobs data, but were balanced by concerns about geopolitical risk. ... more  |
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Norway clears way for drilling in the Barents SeaWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2018 Two energy companies are cleared for two separate drilling operations in the Norwegian waters of the Barents Sea, a national safety regulator said. ... more 
Iranian oil projects have good break-evens, analysts sayWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2018 The price for oil is well above the point where Iran can break even and production could flirt with 5 million barrels per day in three years, data show. ... more 
Kinder Morgan stops work on controversial Canada pipelineMontreal (AFP) April 9, 2018 The US firm Kinder Morgan said Sunday it would suspend most work on a controversial oil pipeline in Canada's British Columbia because of fierce opposition by provincial authorities. ... more 
Trans Mountain clears another hurdle, but Kinder Morgan stops workWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2018 The regulatory process for the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project took another step forward in British Columbia, a national regulator said. ... more 
BP pegs gas strategy to growth in IndiaWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2018 British energy company BP says natural gas operations in India, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, is part of a long-term strategy. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 2, 2018  The Trump administration rolled back Obama-era pollution and fuel efficiency rules for cars and light trucks on Monday, saying they were too stringent.
The decision by President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency means the emission standards for vehicles in the 2022-2025 model years will be revised, as sought by automakers.
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 Logan UT (SPX) Apr 04, 2018 
Utah State University chemists' efforts to develop alternative battery technology solutions are advancing and recent findings are highlighted in a renowned, international chemistry journal.
Tianbiao Liu, assistant professor in USU's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and his team reported a new molecular design for aqueous organic redox flow batteries, known as AORFBs, in the Jan. 2 ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 
Scotland's largest offshore wind farm moved one step closer to powering the nation's grid with the installation of cable links, a connectivity company said.
French cabling company Nexans said it's completed the installation of two cable links and high-voltage lines for the Beatrice wind farm off the coast of Scotland. To send power to the grid, the wind farm needs more than 40 miles of ... more |
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 Sheffield UK (SPX) Apr 05, 2018 
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have solved the structure of a photosynthetic protein to reveal how it converts near-infrared light into an electrical charge.
The new study gives a pioneering insight into the efficiency and limits of the life-giving process, photosynthesis.
Plants and algae use chlorophyll to absorb energy from the Sun to power photosynthesis at wavelengt ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Apr 05, 2018 
AREVA has developed a cutting-edge technology for nuclear reactor vessel inspections that optimizes both the safety and reliability of operations. The automated tool, known as Lower Girth Weld Inspection Tool (LGWIT), allows plant personnel to remotely perform inspections through narrow gaps of the reactor vessel internals.
The tool's remote operation replaces the need for direct human int ... more |
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 South Bend IN (SPX) Apr 05, 2018 
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are developing a renewable energy approach for synthesizing ammonia, an essential component of fertilizers that support the world's food production needs. The Haber-Bosch process developed in the early 1900s for producing ammonia relies on non-renewable fossil fuels and has limited applications for only large, centralized chemical plants.
The new ... more |
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 Montreal (AFP) April 9, 2018 
The US firm Kinder Morgan said Sunday it would suspend most work on a controversial oil pipeline in Canada's British Columbia because of fierce opposition by provincial authorities.
A final decision on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, which is supported by both the federal government headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, is expected by M ... more |
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 Berkeley UK (SPX) Apr 03, 2018 
Scientists have directly measured the increasing greenhouse effect of methane at the Earth's surface for the first time. A research team from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) tracked a rise in the warming effect of methane - one of the most important greenhouse gases for the Earth's atmosphere - over a 10-year period at a DOE field observation ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 5, 2018 
The world's biggest miner BHP said Thursday it was following through on a decision to leave the World Coal Association over climate change policy differences, but would remain a member of the US Chamber of Commerce.
The Anglo-Australian giant announced in December it was reviewing industry group memberships to ensure they aligned with its climate and energy stance, which includes tackling gl ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2018 
The plunge back to Earth of a defunct Chinese space laboratory will not slow down Beijing's ambitious plans to send humans to the moon.
The Tiangong-1 space module, which crashed Monday, was intended to serve as a stepping stone to a manned station, but its problems highlight the difficulties of exploring outer space.
But China has come a long way in its race to catch up with the United ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 
The State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to Spain worth roughly $1.3 billion.
The pending deal includes the sale of 17 modified CH-47F cargo helicopters, 21 AN/AAR-57 common missile warning systems and 42 GPS inertial navigation systems, according to a news release from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
Under the terms of the deal, Spain would als ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) March 27, 2018 
US federal investigators said Tuesday they were examining a fatal crash last week involving a Tesla electric automobile in California.
The California Highway Patrol reported that a 38-year-old man died Friday after his 2017 Tesla Model X collided with a highway barrier near the town of Mountain View, according to The San Jose Mercury News.
The vehicle caught fire before two other approac ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Apr 05, 2018 
Rapid greenhouse-gas emissions reductions are needed if governments want to keep in check both the costs of the transition towards climate stabilization and the amount of removing already emitted CO2 from the atmosphere.
To this end, emissions in 2030 would need to be at least 20 percent below what countries have pledged under the Paris climate agreement, a new study finds - an insight tha ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 06, 2018 
The unique Australian approach of creating quantum bits from precisely positioned individual atoms in silicon is reaping major rewards, with UNSW Sydney-led scientists showing for the first time that they can make two of these atom qubits "talk" to each other.
The team - led by UNSW Professor Michelle Simmons, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication T ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 3, 2018 
French railway unions used to be able to cripple the country by blocking the train network. But when workers walked off the job on Tuesday, new technology helped reduce the misery for commuters and companies.
In 1995, when drivers and other staff on the national network downed tools, commuters faced hellish traffic jams for nearly three weeks, while companies struggled with absent staff and ... more |
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 Manila (AFP) April 6, 2018  The Philippine tourism industry scrambled Friday to manage the fallout from the temporary shutdown of its world-famous Boracay island, which threw into chaos trips planned by hundreds of thousands of tourists.
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the once-idyllic white-sand resort closed to tourists for up to six months from April 26, after describing the country's top tourist attraction as a " ... more |
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