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  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 15, 2018 Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and their collaborators have developed a micrometer-wide thermometer that is sensitive to heat generated by optical and electron beams, and can measure small and rapid temperature changes in real time. This new device can be used to explore heat transport on the micro- and nano-scales, and in optical microscopy and synchrotron radiation experiments. There is an urgent need for a device that can measure thermal behavior on the nanoscale and i ... read more |
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Rutgers researchers create a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater, moves objectsNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 23, 2018 Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater and grabs objects and moves them. The watery creation could lead to soft robots that mimic ... more  
China's Tianqi raises profile as a top lithium supplier with stake in Chile's SQMSantiago (AFP) May 17, 2018 China's Tianqi boosted its position as one of the world's largest suppliers of lithium, a key component in batteries for the booming electric car industry, after it agreed to acquire a stake in Chile's SQM. ... more  
Top US court to examine India power plant complaintWashington (AFP) May 21, 2018 The US Supreme Court said Monday it will examine a complaint by Indian villagers who say they are suffering from pollution caused by a coal power plant funded by a US-based institution. ... more  
Supreme Court to rule on largest uranium deposit in USWashington (AFP) May 21, 2018 The Supreme Court said Monday it will examine the legality of a ban on exploiting the largest known deposit of uranium in the United States. ... more |
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Alternative vehicle sales stall in United StatesWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 Sticker shock and limited infrastructure to support alternative vehicles has limited their sale in the domestic market, a U.S. energy report found. ... more 
China to cut auto tariffs on July 1 as trade tensions easeBeijing (AFP) May 22, 2018 China announced Tuesday that it would cut tariffs on auto imports from July 1, the latest sign of a thaw in trade frictions with the United States. ... more  
Merkel seeks united front with China amid Trump trade fearsBerlin (AFP) May 22, 2018 Chancellor Angela Merkel visits China on Thursday, seeking to close ranks with the world's biggest exporting nation as US President Donald Trump shakes up explosive issues from trade to Iran's nuclear deal. ... more  
Santos rejects takeover offer from U.S.-based Harbour EnergyWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 Talks with U.S.-based Harbour Energy were terminated after shareholders rejected a full-stock takeover offer, Australian energy company Santos said. ... more 
Gas prices could be impacting U.S. travel plansWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 Gas prices this coming Memorial Day weekend will be the highest in four years and likely start to dent the summer travel season, industry experts said. ... more |
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Alaska sees LNG potential with Chinese trade missionWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 With trade tensions easing between the world's leading economies, Alaska's governor said cooperating in the energy sector could reduce them even further. ... more  |
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Iran boasts of higher oil revenueWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 Iranian revenue from crude oil sales increased substantially during the first month of the Iranian calendar year because of higher oil prices, a spokesman said. ... more 
Texas energy sector wants steel tariff reliefWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 Washington should give exemptions on steel tariffs to foreign trading partners to offset the negative impacts on the oil sector, a Texas trade group said. ... more 
British Columbia sues Alberta in escalating Canada pipeline rowOttawa (AFP) May 22, 2018 Canada's westernmost province sued its neighbour on Tuesday to try to stop it from turning off oil and gas taps in an escalating row over a proposed pipeline expansion. ... more  
Ultrasound helmet helps image the brain, tap into neural networksWashington DC (UPI) May 16, 2018 Scientists first considered the possibility for a brain-imaging helmet powered by ultrasound technology more than 30 years ago. ... more  
ABC Solar Seeking Legal Funds from CrowdJustice.com for Monopoly Abuse FightLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 23, 2018 The California Public Utilities Commission is alleged to be abusing its power to stifle the private development of solar energy and to protect Southern California Edison from having to answer to any ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2018 
Bitcoin's burgeoning electricity demands have attracted almost as much attention as the cryptocurrency's wildly fluctuating value. But estimating exactly how much electricity the Bitcoin network uses, necessary for understanding its impact and implementing policy, remains a challenge.
In the first rigorously peer-reviewed article quantifying Bitcoin's energy requirements, a Commentary appe ... more |
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 Ithaca NY (SPX) May 22, 2018 
The world is a big place, but it's gotten smaller with the advent of technologies that put people from across the globe in the palm of one's hand. And as the world has shrunk, it has also demanded that things happen ever faster - including the time it takes to charge an electronic device.
A cross-campus collaboration led by Ulrich Wiesner, professor of engineering in the at Cornell Univers ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) May 21, 2018 
The UK and large parts of northern Europe could become windier if global temperatures reach 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new study.
This has implications for wind energy generation among other things. The results suggest that wind could be a more important source of energy generation than previously thought, with stronger winds across the UK. The research team ... more |
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 Guelph, Canada (SPX) May 18, 2018 
Recurrent Energyhas closed on debt financing and tax equity investment commitment for the 74.8 MWac/102 MWp NC 102 solar photovoltaic project, located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Prudential Capital Group will provide a $106.7 million debt facility for the project, including a tax equity bridge loan, term loan and revolving loan to the project. U.S. Bancorp Community Development Cor ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2018 
Framatome signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Dominion Energy to provide steam generator services to the company's entire nuclear reactor fleet. Scheduled to take place during eight outages from 2018 to 2020, the inspection and maintenance work will support the continued generation of low-carbon electricity from the Dominion fleet.
At nuclear energy facilities, steam generators play ... more |
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 22, 2018 
A new technology from U of T Engineering is taking a substantial step towards enabling manufacturers to create plastics out of two key ingredients: sunshine and pollution.
Today, non-renewable fossil fuels not only provide the raw material from which plastics are made, they are also the fuel burned to power the manufacturing process, producing climate-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) - the Int ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 22, 2018 
Forecasts of lower U.S. crude oil inventories, on top of fears of a lack of supply from Iran and Venezuela, pushed oil prices higher in early Tuesday trading.
Crude oil prices rallied early Monday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed to tighten the sanctions noose on Iran. Pompeo's address, the first since he took office, followed a May 8 decision by U.S. President Donald Tru ... more |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) May 21, 2018 
A team of researchers believe that, paradoxically, climate change may result in Quebec's national and provincial parks becoming biodiversity refuges of continental importance as the variety of species present there increases.
They used ecological niche modeling to calculate potential changes in the presence of 529 species in about 1/3 of the protected areas in southern Quebec almost all of ... more |
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 The Hague (AFP) May 18, 2018 
The Dutch government Friday unveiled plans to shut the country's two oldest coal-fired electricity plants by 2025, as it seeks to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The other three remaining plants, using coal to produce electricity, will have to close down by 2030, the year the Dutch has vowed to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 49 percent.
Economy Minister Eric Wiebes said the ban on the old ... more |
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 Xichang, China (XNA) May 22, 2018 
The relay satellite, launched Monday for China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, is carrying the largest communication antenna ever used in deep space exploration, according to Chinese experts.
The launch of the satellite Queqiao, or Magpie Bridge, is a key step for China to realize its goal of sending the Chang'e-4 lunar probe to soft-land on the far side of the Moon.
Queqiao, developed by C ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) May 22, 2018 
The Israeli military has used its newly acquired F-35 stealth fighters in combat, making it the world's first to do so, the air force commander said Tuesday.
"The Adir aircraft are already operational and flying combat missions," Major General Amikam Norkin said at a conference in central Israel, using the plane's Hebrew name.
"In fact, we have performed the first operational F-35 strik ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 22, 2018 
China announced Tuesday that it would cut tariffs on auto imports from July 1, the latest sign of a thaw in trade frictions with the United States.
Beijing has announced a flurry of liberalisations and reforms since coming under fire from the Trump administration and some European politicians for its protectionist policies.
The planned reduction in import duties from 25 percent to 15 pe ... more |
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 Evanston IL (SPX) May 18, 2018 
Northwestern University's Jiaxing Huang is ready to reignite carbon nanotube research. And he's doing so with a common chemical that was once used in household cleaners.
By using an inexpensive, already mass produced, simple solvent called cresol, Huang has discovered a way to make disperse carbon nanotubes at unprecedentedly high concentrations without the need for additives or harsh chem ... more |
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 Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) May 21, 2018 
A team from Siberian Federal University and Kirensky Institute of Physics (Siberian Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences) applied a new method to study nanoparticles made of cadmium telluride (CdTe).
They used a peculiar feature of this compound: its interaction with light differs depending on the magnetic field. The results of the study were published in the Physics Letters A jou ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) May 8, 2018 
China and the United States swapped accusations in an "extraordinary" exchange at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday ahead of fresh talks between the top two economies on averting a trade war.
"What I would say about this meeting today is that it was extraordinary in its intensity," WTO spokesman Keith Rockwell told reporters after a meeting of the body's General Council.
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) May 22, 2018 
One-third of the world's protected land is under intense human pressure, according to an international study described as 'a stunning reality check' on efforts to avert a biodiversity crisis.
The University of Queensland-led research has found six million square kilometres of protected land - equivalent to two-thirds the size of China - is in a state unlikely to conserve endangered biodive ... more |
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