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  Columbus OH (SPX) Jun 04, 2018 Researchers have devised a magnetic control system to make tiny DNA-based robots move on demand - and much faster than recently possible. In the journal Nature Communications, Carlos Castro and Ratnasingham Sooryakumar and their colleagues from The Ohio State University report that the control system reduced the response time of prototype nano-robot components from several minutes to less than a second. Not only does the discovery represent a significant improvement in speed, this work and one oth ... read more |
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Trump readies new plan to aid coal and nuclear powerNew York (AFP) June 2, 2018 Citing national security concerns, US President Donald Trump's administration is working on a fresh plan to subsidize coal and nuclear plants, a move critics say is unnecessary and will drive up energy costs. ... more  
Cryptocurrency blowing in the wind as mine opens in EstoniaTallinn (AFP) June 1, 2018 A state-owned Estonian wind farm launched a cryptocurrency mine on Friday, hoping to cash-in on Mother Nature's unlimited supplies of power on a windswept Baltic Sea island, a company official said. ... more  
Polymer researchers discover path to sustainable and biodegradable polyestersBlacksburg VA (SPX) Jun 04, 2018 There's a good chance you've touched something made out of the polyolefin polymer today. It's often used in polyethylene products like plastic bags or polypropylene products like diapers. As u ... more  
Hydropower in Cambodia could threaten food security of regionUrbana IL (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 Farmers and anglers in Cambodia depend on the Mekong River's predictable seasonal patterns, but new dams for hydroelectricity are altering the hydrology of the river. These changes have the potentia ... more |
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Spanish consumer group to sue Facebook over data sharingMadrid (AFP) May 30, 2018 A Spanish consumer group said Wednesday it will sue Facebook over the alleged misuse of the personal data of 26 million users of the social network in Spain. ... more 
Long-soaring smartphone market heading to earthSan Francisco (AFP) June 3, 2018 After a decade of sizzling growth, the smartphone market has suddenly cooled. ... more  
China 'regrets' EU challenge at WTOBeijing (AFP) June 4, 2018 China voiced regret over the European Union's decision to lodge an intellectual property rights complaint at the World Trade Organization, just as Beijing is embroiled in a similar dispute with Washington. ... more 
China warns US against tariffs as trade talks endBeijing (AFP) June 3, 2018 China warned the US that any deals reached during ongoing trade talks would be void if Washington went ahead with imposing tariffs on Chinese goods, as the latest round of negotiations ended on Sunday in Beijing. ... more 
EU joins global battle against Trump tariff onslaughtWhistler, Canada (AFP) June 2, 2018 The EU on Friday launched its first counteroffensive against Washington's punishing steel and aluminum tariffs while the US began meetings in Canada with outraged finance ministers from its top trading partners. ... more |
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 Russia, Austria vow to improve strategic energy ties  
U.S. tariff response swift and criticalWashington (UPI) Jun 1, 2018 Tariffs on imported aluminum and steel run counter to the U.S. president's strategy of achieving global energy dominance, an oil and gas trade group said. ... more  |
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Oil prices shrug off positive U.S. jobs dataWashington (UPI) Jun 1, 2018 Multilateral trade concerns overshadowed a good U.S. jobs report for the commodities market, with crude oil prices tracking toward a loss on Friday. ... more 
'Mission impossible' for US cities that want to respect Paris climate dealPhiladelphia (AFP) June 1, 2018 When President Donald Trump announced the US exit from the Paris climate deal one year ago, the mayor of Philadelphia was among those who vowed to keep carrying the torch. ... more 
CNOOC awards contract for oil field in South China SeaWashington (UPI) Jun 1, 2018 A contract for subsea work at an oil field in the South China Sea could help unlock hundreds of millions of barrels of oil reserves, TechnipFMC announced. ... more 
There may be credit implications with Trans MountainWashington (UPI) Jun 1, 2018 With the federal government in Canada taking over the Trans Mountain oil pipeline effort, critics and investment analyst warned of credit implications. ... more  
France: Framatome to supply EDF with Enriched Reprocessed Uranium fuel assembliesParis, France (SPX) May 31, 2018 Framatome will be designing, fabricating and supplying EDF with fuel assemblies using enriched reprocessed uranium* (known as "ERU")over the period 2023 to 2032 (1). These fuel assemblies, set ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 29, 2018 
Because of the increased use of natural gas, carbon dioxide emissions from the U.S. power sector were at their lowest in 30 years, a government report read.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported total fossil fuel consumption in the national power sector was at its lowest level since 1994.
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 Evanston IL (SPX) May 30, 2018 
A Northwestern University research team has found ways to stabilize a new battery with a record-high charge capacity. Based on a lithium-manganese-oxide cathode, the breakthrough could enable smart phones and battery-powered automobiles to last more than twice as long between charges.
"This battery electrode has realized one of the highest-ever reported capacities for all transition-metal- ... more |
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 Tallinn (AFP) June 1, 2018 
A state-owned Estonian wind farm launched a cryptocurrency mine on Friday, hoping to cash-in on Mother Nature's unlimited supplies of power on a windswept Baltic Sea island, a company official said.
Mining virtual currencies, like bitcoin, ethereum or ripple, requires powerful computers that are voracious users of electricity, making it uneconomical to mine without a cheap source of energy l ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 24, 2018 
More than $150 million in loans will help Indonesia build its first utility-scale solar power plants, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday.
ADB said it would offer financial support for a project led by Vena Energy, the largest power producer in the Asia-Pacific, to advance renewable energy projects in Indonesia. The first phase of the project calls for the construction of a 72 mega ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) May 31, 2018 
Framatome will be designing, fabricating and supplying EDF with fuel assemblies using enriched reprocessed uranium* (known as "ERU")over the period 2023 to 2032 (1).
These fuel assemblies, set to be manufactured at Framatome's plant in Romans-sur-Isere (Drome, France), will be destined for a number of nuclear reactors - belonging to EDF's fleet in operation - authorized to use them.
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 Blacksburg VA (SPX) Jun 04, 2018 
There's a good chance you've touched something made out of the polyolefin polymer today. It's often used in polyethylene products like plastic bags or polypropylene products like diapers.
As useful as polyolefins are in society, they continue to multiply as trash in the environment. Scientists estimate plastic bags, for example, will take centuries to degrade.
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2018 
Multilateral trade concerns overshadowed a good U.S. jobs report for the commodities market, with crude oil prices tracking toward a loss on Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at a good report on U.S. payrolls before the official release of data from the federal government. About an hour before the report, Trump tweeted that he was "looking forward" to the jobs numbers.
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 Washington (AFP) May 23, 2018 
NASA's new administrator, a former lawmaker nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the US space agency, admitted Wednesday he has changed his mind about climate change and now believes that humans are the main driver of greenhouse gas emissions.
"The National Climate Assessment that includes NASA and it includes the Department of Energy, and it includes NOAA (the National Oceanic and At ... 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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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 30, 2018 
Beijing is open to other UN nations using the Chinese space station on an equal basis, Shi Zhongjun, China's ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, said Monday.
"CSS belongs not only to China, but also to the world ... All [UN] countries, regardless of their size and level of development, can participate in the cooperation on an equal footing," Sh ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 31, 2018 
Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract from the Department of Defense for services in support of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
The contract deal from Naval Air Systems Command is valued at more than $46.5 million under the terms of a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract and enables Lockheed Martin to provide "non-recurring engineering, development of design doc ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 31, 2018 
The global electric vehicle market is expanding, but the supporting metals and refining markets are exposed to risk, an IEA report found.
A report from the International Energy Agency on the global outlook for electric vehicles found sales passed 1 million last year, a record level and a 54 percent increase over 2016. Norway has the largest concentration, with EV sales accounting for 39 ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 30, 2018 
China's carbon dioxide monitoring satellite TanSat has 75 data users worldwide, according to the website of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The 620-kg satellite received 11,000 data orders and 27,478 GB of data downloads.
TanSat, launched last December, was China's first satellite to monitor greenhouse gas emissions.
As part of its three-year mission, TanSat thoroughly examine ... more |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 04, 2018 
Topology examines the properties of objects and solids that are protected against perturbations and deformations. Materials known so far include topological insulators, which are crystals that insulate on the inside but conduct electrical current on their surface.
The conducting surfaces are topologically protected, which means that they cannot easily be brought into an insulating state. ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) May 28, 2018 
Dutch students due to compete in Elon Musk's high-speed 'Hyperloop' challenge this July subjected their motor module to near-vacuum conditions within ESA's technical heart.
The Delft Hyperloop team at Delft University of Technology is one of 20 finalists selected to compete in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition 3 on 22 July.
The team visited ESA's Test Centre in Noordwijk, the Neth ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) June 4, 2018 
A sea of plastic spreads through the New Delhi slum of Taimur Nagar, a symbol of the grime and waste that makes the Indian capital one of the world's most polluted cities.
The plastic bottles, bags, food wrappers and other detritus have gushed out of a drain that ends in the shanty, leaving stinking sewer water clogging the roads.
Stray dogs, goats and cows munch the plastic waste as tod ... more |
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