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  University Park PA (SPX) May 24, 2018 A 10-fold increase in the ability to harvest mechanical and thermal energy over standard piezoelectric composites may be possible using a piezoelectric ceramic foam supported by a flexible polymer support, according to Penn State researchers. In the search for ways to harvest small amounts of energy to run mobile electronic devices or sensors for health monitoring, researchers typically add hard ceramic nanoparticles or nanowires to a soft, flexible polymer support. The polymer provides the flexib ... read more |
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Advanced materials: processing glass like a polymerKarlsruhe, Germany (SPX) May 24, 2018 Pure quartz glass is highly transparent and resistant to thermal, physical, and chemical impacts. These are optimum prerequisites for use in optics, data technology or medical engineering. For effic ... more  
Tunable diamond string may hold key to quantum memoryBoston MA (SPX) May 24, 2018 A quantum internet promises completely secure communication. But using quantum bits or qubits to carry information requires a radically new piece of hardware - a quantum memory. This atomic-scale de ... more  
Technique doubles conversion of CO2 to plastic componentLincoln NE (SPX) May 24, 2018 Fossil fuels have long been the precursor to plastic, but new research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and European collaborators could help send that era up in smoke - carbon dioxide, to be ... more  
U.S. energy dominance might not translate to market influenceWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 U.S. oil and natural gas abundance has a positive impact on the global energy market, but it doesn't move the market itself, a Brookings scholar testified. ... more |
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Germany's E.ON explores solar development with GoogleWashington (UPI) May 18, 2018 With eyes on being the leader in the German solar sector, utility E.ON said its work with Google would make it easier for homeowners to assess solar options. ... more  
Apple, Goldman Sachs collaborating on credit card: reportSan Francisco (AFP) May 10, 2018 Apple is working with financial giant Goldman Sachs on a credit card that would carry the iPhone maker's digital wallet logo, according to a report Thursday in the Wall Street Journal. ... more  
Uber hit with harassment suit following policy shiftSan Francisco (AFP) May 21, 2018 Uber was hit with a lawsuit Monday alleging sexual harassment and discrimination against female employees, apparently the first case in court since the ride-hailing giant scrapped a requirement for arbitration of such claims. ... more  
China denies setting target to cut US trade surplusBeijing (AFP) May 24, 2018 China said Thursday it has not set a target to cut its trade surplus with the US but will seek to increase imports after the two sides stepped back from a potential trade war. ... more 
Rare bottles of whisky fetch record $1m each at Hong Kong auctionHong Kong (AFP) May 18, 2018 Two bottles of rare 60-year-old Macallan whisky fetched a total of more than $2 million under the hammer on Friday in Hong Kong, Bonhams said, with both sales shattering the previous world auction record for the spirit. ... more |
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 Macron presses tech giants on taxes, working conditions 
Macron in Russia for high-stakes talks with PutinSaint Petersburg (AFP) May 24, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Saint Petersburg on Thursday to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, with the Iran nuclear deal as well as conflicts in Syria and Ukraine on the agenda. ... more  |
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Slower growth signs drag on oil pricesWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 A forecast of slower growth in the world's advanced economies and signs of a possible OPEC blink contributed to a downturn in crude oil prices early Wednesday. ... more 
Upstream efforts put North Sea find closer to productionWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 A rig contract to explore parts of a North Sea discovery could put it one step closer to production at the start of the decade, an oil and gas company said. ... more 
Mixed sentiment on British offshore licensing roundWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 The British government declared success in its latest offshore auction, but the devil may be in the details given the prospects for production declines. ... more 
G7 says OPEC-member Venezuela missed an opportunityWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 An OPEC member in part behind a spike in crude oil prices causing economic concern, Venezuela missed a chance by re-electing President Maduro, G7 leaders said. ... more 
Momentum builds behind giant Australian oil and gas prospectWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 The Australian government has signed off on the environment permits to survey what could be its largest untapped oil and gas reserve, a project partner said. ... 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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 University Park PA (SPX) May 24, 2018 
A 10-fold increase in the ability to harvest mechanical and thermal energy over standard piezoelectric composites may be possible using a piezoelectric ceramic foam supported by a flexible polymer support, according to Penn State researchers.
In the search for ways to harvest small amounts of energy to run mobile electronic devices or sensors for health monitoring, researchers typically ad ... 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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 Washington (UPI) May 18, 2018 
With eyes on being the leader in the German solar sector, utility E.ON said its work with Google would make it easier for homeowners to assess solar options.
Through the so-called Sunroof platform, E.ON has been working with the internet giant to make it easier for European homeowners to see how they can adopt solar power.
"All you have to do is enter your address online," the Ge ... 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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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) May 24, 2018 
A chance to switch to renewable sources for heating, electricity and fuel, while also providing new opportunities for several industries to produce large numbers of renewable products. This is the verdict of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, who now, after ten years of energy research into gasification of biomass, see an array of new technological achievements.
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 Washington (UPI) May 23, 2018 
An OPEC member in part behind a spike in crude oil prices causing economic concern, Venezuela missed a chance by re-electing President Maduro, G7 leaders said.
The leader of the Group of Seven powers - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States - issued a unified statement rejecting the results of a weekend election that secured another six-year t ... 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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 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 ex ... 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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 Lisbon (AFP) May 24, 2018  Broken crates and worn pipes pile up in the studio of Portuguese artist Bordalo II, who uses rubbish to create surprising animal sculptures to warn about the dangers of pollution.
The bearded 31-year-old has decorated the Portuguese capital and other cities around the world with his colourful foxes, owls, monkeys and chameleons.
In Lisbon, one of his best-known works is a four-metre (13- ... more |
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