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  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 23, 2018 What happens when you excite novel assemblies of nanomaterials using structured light? Joint research between Tampere University of Technology (TUT) (Finland) and University of Tubingen (Germany) has shown that carefully structured light and matching arrangements of metal nanostructures (so-called "plasmonic oligomers") can be combined to alter the properties of the generated light at the nanometer scale. In particular, the teams have shown that the efficiency of nonlinear optical fields (e.g., se ... read more |
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Rare earth magnet recycling is a grind - this new process takes a simpler approachAmes, IA (SPX) Apr 23, 2018 A new recycling process developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Critical Materials Institute (CMI) turns discarded hard disk drive (HDD) magnets into new magnet material in a few steps, and tac ... more  
For heavy lifting, use exoskeletons with cautionColumbus OH (SPX) Apr 23, 2018 You can wear an exoskeleton, but it won't turn you into a superhero. That's the finding of a study in which researchers tested a commercially available exoskeleton - a mechanical arm attached ... more 
Study recommends strong role for national labs in 'second laser revolution'Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2018 A new study calls for the U.S. to step up its laser R and D efforts to better compete with major overseas efforts to build large, high-power laser systems, and notes progress and milestones at the D ... more  
Individual impurity atoms detectable in grapheneBasel, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 A team including physicists from the University of Basel has succeeded in using atomic force microscopy to clearly obtain images of individual impurity atoms in graphene ribbons. Thanks to the force ... more |
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Escalating trade dispute could derail recovery, put 'many jobs at risk': WTO chiefWashington (AFP) April 20, 2018 A major escalation in the trade dispute between the US and China could derail the global recovery and put "many jobs at risk," World Trade Organization chief Roberto Azevedo said Friday. ... more 
World Bank shareholders approve $13 bln capital increaseWashington (AFP) April 21, 2018 World Bank shareholders approved a "historic" increase in the bank's lending capacity Saturday after the United States backed a reform package that curbs loans and charges more for higher income countries like China. ... more 
Beijing says welcomes Mnuchin visit for crunch trade talksBeijing (AFP) April 22, 2018 Beijing on Sunday said it would welcome a visit from US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who said he was considering a trip to the Chinese capital to hold talks on the trade dispute seen as a threat to the global economy. ... more  
German police arrest Porsche manager over diesel scandalBerlin (AFP) April 20, 2018 German police have detained a Porsche manager in a probe into the diesel emissions cheating scandal that the luxury car brand's parent company Volkswagen has struggled to shed. ... more 
Door to US-China trade talks seems to open after IMF meetingWashington (AFP) April 22, 2018 The gathering of world finance ministers began with heightened anxiety about the potential damage a US-China trade war could do to the economic recovery but ended Saturday with a door open to negotiations. ... more |
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 France rejects 'vain and pointless' trade fight with China 
Global carmakers gear up for China's auto show as sector opensBeijing (AFP) April 22, 2018 Global carmakers will show off their latest models at the Beijing Auto Show this week, days after China unveiled plans to shift gears in the world's biggest car market by lifting foreign ownership restrictions. ... more  |
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GasBuddy: With gas prices this high, it's no wonder Trump is concernedWashington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 The surge in gas prices coming from higher crude oil prices means OPEC is cancelling out the gains of U.S. consumers from a tax break, GasBuddy said Friday. ... more 
Arctic wilderness area in Alaska to be opened to drillingWashington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 An initial step toward opening up an Arctic wilderness area in Alaska to oil and gas development unveils a revenue stream for the state, the governor said. ... more 
Iraq pays first war reparations to Kuwait since 2014Geneva (AFP) April 20, 2018 Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been dead for more than a decade but Kuwait is still receiving reparations for his 1990 invasion, with the latest tranche of $90 million approved on Friday. ... more 
Maritime shippers need more LNGWashington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 The maritime fleet industry needs to use more liquefied natural gas as a fuel in order to lower its emissions, a Finnish company said Friday. ... more 
Tremor reported in shale-rich OklahomaWashington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 A small tremor was recorded early Friday in the shale heartland of Oklahoma, one day after state regulators limited work because of seismic activity. ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 
Putting a price on carbon, in the form of a fee or tax on the use of fossil fuels, coupled with returning the generated revenue to the public in one form or another, can be an effective way to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. That's one of the conclusions of an extensive analysis of several versions of such proposals, carried out by researchers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laborat ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 23, 2018 
Scientists seeking to bring fusion - the power that drives the sun and stars - down to Earth must first make the state of matter called plasma superhot enough to sustain fusion reactions. That calls for heating the plasma to many times the temperature of the core of the sun.
In ITER, the international fusion facility being built in France to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion power, the ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2018 
Giving municipal leaders the ability to make it easier for home and business owners to take greener decisions will diversify the economy, Alberta said.
Alberta is the top oil producer in Canada, but has taken steps to add layers of diversity to an economy that was left exposed to the decline in crude oil prices two years ago. The provincial government last month launched a challenge to ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2018 
Sunrun Inc., the nation's largest residential solar, storage and energy services company, is expanding its home solar service to Illinois. Illinois residents will be able to generate their own electricity year-round with rooftop solar, benefitting from cleaner air, monthly savings, and freedom from rising utility bills.
Long considered to be one of the most industrious and productive state ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) April 19, 2018 
A moderately strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake Thursday hit Iran's southern region of Bushehr, home to the country's only nuclear power plant, without causing casualties or damage, media reported.
"The earthquake had no effect on the activity of the plant," Mahmoud Jafari, project manager at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant, said according to the Telegram news channel of Iran's state te ... more |
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 Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Apr 17, 2018 
Production of second-generation (2G) ethanol from sugarcane requires enzymatic hydrolysis, in which enzymes from microorganisms act together to break down and convert the carbohydrates in sugarcane straw and bagasse into sugars capable of undergoing fermentation.
Understanding the genetic mechanisms that regulate the control and production of hydrolytic enzymes by microorganisms is conside ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 
With the U.S. president trying his hand at influencing commodity markets, the price of oil turned lower on Friday after a steady streak of gains.
Crude oil prices are up about 2 percent on the week. The price jumped mid-week when the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that, despite an increase in U.S. oil production, stock levels were declining. The drop was supported by hi ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 23, 2018  Former New York City mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg on Sunday promised $4.5 million to fulfill the United States's commitment to the Paris climate agreement.
"America made a commitment and as an American if the government's not going to do it we all have responsibility," he told CBS's Face the Nation.
Last June, US President Donald Trump announced the US would wit ... 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 (XNA) Apr 17, 2018  China plans to launch its heavy-lift carrier rocket, the Long March-5 Y3, in late 2018, after finding the cause of the failure of the Long March-5 Y2, according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
The Long March-5 Y2 rocket was launched from Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southern province of Hainan on July ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2018  Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for repairs on multiple E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $22.8 million under the terms of a ceiling-priced, undefinitized contract action delivery order contract, which is a modification to a previous agreement.
The contract awarded from Nav ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 22, 2018  Global carmakers will show off their latest models at the Beijing Auto Show this week, days after China unveiled plans to shift gears in the world's biggest car market by lifting foreign ownership restrictions.
Industry giants such as Volkswagen, Daimler, Toyota, Nissan and Ford will be among the companies seeking the limelight in a country where 28.9 million vehicles were sold in 2017, a th ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 16, 2018 
Scientists have published the first global CO2 maps compiled using data collected by China's TanSat.
The maps, published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, are powered by TanSat observations made between April and July 2017. Researchers expect the maps and related data to help scientists build more accurate climate models.
"Global warming is a major problem, for whi ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 20, 2018  Two and a half years ago, a team of researchers led by groups at MIT, the University of California at Berkeley, and Boston University announced a milestone: the fabrication of a working microprocessor, built using only existing manufacturing processes, that integrated electronic and optical components on the same chip.
The researchers' approach, however, required that the chip's electrical ... 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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 Portsmouth UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 
Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world's biggest environmental problems.
The discovery could result in a recycling solution for millions of tonnes of plastic bottles, made of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, which currently persists for hundreds of years in the environment. ... more |
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