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  Cleveland OH (SPX) May 03, 2018 NASA and the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond. NASA announced the results of the demonstration, called the Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling Technology (KRUSTY) experiment,during a news conference Wednesday at its Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The Kilopower experimentwas conducted at the NNSA's Nevada ... read more |
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Chemists develop MRI-like technique to detect what ails batteriesNew York NY (SPX) May 04, 2018 A team of chemists has developed an MRI-based technique that can quickly diagnose what ails certain types of batteries - from determining how much charge remains to detecting internal defects - with ... more 
A novel voltage peak in the metal nanowire-superconductor hybrid structureBeijing, China (SPX) May 03, 2018 Superconductivity, known as a quantum state with zero resistance and perfect diamagnetism, has attracted great attention in physical science. Due to the quantum size effect, low dimensional supercon ... more 
Antimatter study to benefit from recipe for ten-fold spatial compression of plasmaWashington DC (SPX) May 04, 2018 An international team of physicists studying antimatter have now derived an improved way of spatially compressing a state of matter called non-neutral plasma, which is made up of a type of antimatte ... more  
Harvesting clean hydrogen fuel through artificial photosynthesisAnn Arbor MI (SPX) May 04, 2018 A new, stable artificial photosynthesis device doubles the efficiency of harnessing sunlight to break apart both fresh and salt water, generating hydrogen that can then be used in fuel cells. ... more |
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Improving 3-D printing of plastic partsWashington DC (SPX) May 03, 2018 Robots that can build homes, marathoners' running shoes and NASA's upcoming spacecraft all have one thing in common: 3-D printed parts. But as enthusiasm for 3-D printing continues to grow and expan ... more 
Atomically thin magnetic device could lead to new memory technologiesSeattle WA (SPX) May 04, 2018 Magnetic materials are the backbone of modern digital information technologies, such as hard-disk storage. A University of Washington-led team has now taken this one step further by encoding informa ... more
Ultrafast laser pulse created by golden nanoparticlesHelsinki, Finland (SPX) May 03, 2018 New study shows that organic dye material combined with metallic nanostructures can provide ultrafast lasing dynamics with short and rapidly appearing laser pulses. 'We wanted to find out how ... more  
Toy-inspired experiment on behavior of quantum systemsStanford CA (SPX) May 03, 2018 With its suspended metallic spheres that clack back and forth, Newton's cradle is more than a popular desktop plaything. It has taught a generation of students about conservation of momentum and ene ... more  
Former Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn indicted in US over 'Dieselgate'Washington (AFP) May 3, 2018 Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has been indicted in the United States over his alleged role in the German auto giant's 'dieselgate' scandal, court papers showed Thursday. ... more |
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 US, China dampen expectations as trade talks open  
Critical US-China trade talks enter second day in BeijingBeijing (AFP) May 4, 2018 Senior Chinese and US officials met in Beijing Friday for a second day of high-stakes trade talks aimed at forestalling the growing momentum towards a trade war that would trigger billions of dollars of trade tariffs. ... more  |
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Should ethics or human intuition drive the moral judgments of driverless cars?Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2018 When faced with driving dilemmas, people show a high willingness to sacrifice themselves for others, make decisions based on the victim's age and swerve onto sidewalks to minimize the number of live ... more  
A potentially cheap, efficient and eco-friendly system for purifying natural gasWashington DC (SPX) May 04, 2018 Fundamental researchers at the Colorado School of Mines have proposed a novel two-part system for separating impurities from natural gas in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, from AIP ... more 
Oil prices drop on higher U.S. crude stockpiles, record productionWashington (UPI) May 3, 2018 Oil prices declined Thursday on reports of increased U.S. crude inventories and record production in the nation. ... more 
Renewable energy use accelerating, but progress is lackingWashington (UPI) May 2, 2018 While growth in the pace of renewable energy deployment is impressive, other parts of the sector are not up to par, a consortium of industry organizations said. ... more  
Energy recovery of urban wasteSeville, Spain (SPX) May 03, 2018 According to data from the European agency EUROSTAT, 13 of the 28 countries in the EU are still dumping more than 50% of their solid urban waste. These are mainly the member states situated in the s ... 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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 Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2018  An international team of physicists studying antimatter have now derived an improved way of spatially compressing a state of matter called non-neutral plasma, which is made up of a type of antimatter particles, called antiprotons, trapped together with matter particles, like electrons.
The new compression solution, which is based on rotating the plasma in a trapped cavity using centrifugal ... more |
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 Warsaw (AFP) April 24, 2018 
A US renewable energy group Invenergy said on Tuesday it had begun international arbitration against Poland, claiming it stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars (euros) after the EU country reneged on its commitments to build wind farms.
Between 2005 and 2015, Invenergy built 11 wind farms in Poland, investing "hundreds of millions of dollars of equity capital to develop and construc ... more |
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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Apr 30, 2018  Harnessing energy from the sun, which emits immensely powerful energy from the center of the solar system, is one of the key targets for achieving a sustainable energy supply.
Light energy can be converted directly into electricity using electrical devices called solar cells. To date, most solar cells are made of silicon, a material that is very good at absorbing light. But silicon panels ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) May 03, 2018 
NASA and the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond.
NASA announced the results of the demonstration, called the Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling Technology (KRUSTY) experiment,during a news conference We ... more |
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 New Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 04, 2018  In an amazing achievement akin to adding solar panels to your body, a Northeast sea slug sucks raw materials from algae to provide its lifetime supply of solar-powered energy, according to a study by Rutgers University-New Brunswick and other scientists.
"It's a remarkable feat because it's highly unusual for an animal to behave like a plant and survive solely on photosynthesis," said Deba ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 3, 2018 
Oil prices declined Thursday on reports of increased U.S. crude inventories and record production in the nation.
Brent crude oil futures for July declined 55 cents to $72.82 per barrel at 10 a.m.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate for June were trading down 52 cents at $67.41 per barrel around 10 a.m.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a 6.2-millio ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 30, 2018 
The world must redouble efforts to halt global warming before it is too late, the UN's climate chief said Monday as nearly 200 nations kicked off talks in Bonn.
"Our window of time for addressing climate change is closing very quickly," Patricia Espinosa told journalists. "We need to dramatically increase our ambition."
The 12-day technical talks are focused on hammering out an "operatin ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 25, 2018 
There's no certain long-term future for coal as a power source given the shift toward low-carbon options, but that's not the case near-term, a U.N. agency said.
Coal accounts for about 30 percent of total energy used globally and about 40 percent of total electricity generation. Among fossil fuels, natural gas is a cleaner option when compared to oil or coal.
The International En ... more |
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 Wuhan (XNA) Apr 30, 2018 
A new type of space cargo transport aircraft is under development and will complete its maiden flight in 2019, a space engineering company based in central China's Wuhan said Thursday.
The aircraft is being developed using technology such as space inflatable deployment, flexible heat shielding and composite materials, enabling it to have a high bearing ratio at a low cost, said Lyu Dongmin ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 1, 2018 
Republic of Korea is set to receive 36 AH-64E Apache helicopters in a new agreement between the U.S. Army and Boeing.
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $96.3 million under the terms of a hybrid cost, cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price foreign military sale contract for the attack helicopters, the Pentagon said in a press release.
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 Berlin (AFP) May 2, 2018 
Whether they're hauling parcels or children, cargo bikes are becoming a familiar sight in German cities as the nippy, clean alternative to cars and delivery vans - and shaking up urban transport in the process.
A desire to go green has been key to the rise of cargo bikes in a country where dozens of smog-choked cities are considering diesel driving bans to combat air pollution.
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 Saint Petersburg, Russia (SPX) May 03, 2018  A research group from ITMO University first time in the world developed a controlled light source based on nanodiamond. Experiments have shown that diamond shell doubles the emission speed light sources and helps to control them without any additional nano- and microstructures. This was achieved due to artificially created defects in a diamond crystal lattice. Obtained results are important for ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 01, 2018 
Wi-Fi and cellular data traffic are increasing exponentially but, unless the capacity of wireless links can be increased, all that traffic is bound to lead to unacceptable bottlenecks.
Upcoming 5G networks are a temporary fix but not a long-term solution. For that, researchers have focused on terahertz frequencies, the submillimeter wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. Data traveli ... 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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 Ulaanbaatar (AFP) May 1, 2018 
Fed up with the smog in Mongolia's capital, residents have resorted to sipping "lung" tea and "oxygen cocktails" in a desperate bid to protect themselves from pollution, despite health officials saying there is no evidence they work.
Ulaanbaatar topped New Delhi and Beijing as the world's most polluted capital in 2016, UNICEF said in a report warning of a health crisis that has put every chi ... more |
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