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  Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 Will you ever be able to charge your mobile device, car and even clothing with flexible solar cells? Researchers at Aalto University in Finland and Universite de Montreal are studying whether the now-experimental technology could someday be mass-produced and commercialized, and some of the issues that have to be resolved, including the environmental impact. For the electronic cells to be viable on an industrial scale, they would have to be made through roll-to-roll processing - that is, be churned ... read more |
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Magnetic crystal that behaves like quantum light validates theoryOnna, Japan (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 What is light? It sounds like a simple question, but it is one that has occupied some of the best scientific minds for centuries. Now, a collaborative study with scientists at the Okinawa Inst ... more  
Service Robotics Market worth over $22bn by 2024Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 The last decade has witnessed service robotics market traversing alongside a lucrative growth path - right from being a subject of science fiction debates to an almost niche vertical of the electron ... more  
Engineers convert commonly discarded material into high-performance adhesiveNewark DE (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 Whether you're wrapping a gift or bandaging a wound, you rely on an adhesive to get the job done. These sticky substances often are made from petroleum-derived materials, but what if there was ... more  
Rescuers save 23 workers trapped in China mine, 11 others deadBeijing (AFP) June 6, 2018 Rescuers pulled 23 workers out of a mine in northeast China on Wednesday, hours after they were trapped underground by an explosion that killed 11 and left two others missing, state media reported. ... more |
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Fire in Chernobyl zone, Kiev says radiation levels safeKiev (AFP) June 5, 2018 Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday said a bushfire had broken out in the exclusion zone around Chernobyl, scene of the world's worst nuclear accident in 1986, but radiation levels remained within safe limits. ... more 
World first EPR nuclear reactor begins work in ChinaParis (AFP) June 6, 2018 A third generation EPR reactor in China carried out its first nuclear chain reaction on Wednesday, an initial start up which is a world first for the much-delayed European technology. ... more  
Repsol takes conservative approach given oil price volatilityWashington DC (UPI) Jun 06, 2018 Spanish energy company Repsol said Wednesday it was taking a conservative approach to its short-term plans given the volatility in crude oil prices. ... more 
U.S. gas prices ebb, but still at a painful levelWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2018 U.S. retail gasoline prices are pulling back in line with declines in crude oil prices, but continue to put a crimp on people's wallets, analysts said. ... more 
Trade concerns, OPEC issues push oil prices lowerWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2018 Crude oil prices drifted lower in early Wednesday trading amid signs of slumping U.S. consumer demand and lingering concerns about global trade disputes. ... more |
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 Russia, Austria double down on European energy image 
Irish offshore reserve estimate nearly doublesWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2018 More interest in the oil and gas basin off the western coast of Ireland is expected after reserve estimates nearly doubled, Europa Oil & Gas said Tuesday. ... more  |
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NATO rejects Qatar membership ambitionBrussels (AFP) June 6, 2018 NATO on Wednesday declined an overture by Qatar to join the Western military defence alliance, saying membership was reserved to the United States and Europe. ... more 
OPEC-member Venezuela facing more regional pressuresWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2018 Venezuela may be facing further economic obstacles as the U.S. secretary state calls for its suspension from the Organization of American States. ... more 
France seeks ways to keep Iranian oil flowingWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2018 European parties to the Iranian nuclear agreement are working on ways to ensure Iran can keep exporting oil to the market, a French minister said. ... more 
Namibia drawing more focus from energy companiesWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2018 OPEC-member Angola's southern neighbor, Namibia, could be a focal point with a quarter-million barrels of potential reserves, an Atlantic-focused company said. ... more 
Exxon, Equinor complete partnership offshore BrazilWashington DC (UPI) Jun 06, 2018 Development of oil basins off the coast of Brazil remains a core focus, Norwegian energy company Equinor said after selling off interests to Exxon Mobil. ... 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.
"Changes in the fuel mix and improvements in electricity generating technology ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) May 31, 2018 
High humidity causes discomfort and makes hot days feel more unbearable. A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has invented a novel gel-like material that not only effectively dehumidifies ambient air to improve thermal comfort, but it also harnesses the moisture in the air for a wide range of practical applications, such as functioning as a sun or privacy screen, ... 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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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jun 07, 2018 
Will you ever be able to charge your mobile device, car and even clothing with flexible solar cells? Researchers at Aalto University in Finland and Universite de Montreal are studying whether the now-experimental technology could someday be mass-produced and commercialized, and some of the issues that have to be resolved, including the environmental impact.
For the electronic cells to be v ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 
Russian researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials (TISNCM), and the National University of Science and Technology MISIS have optimized the design of a nuclear battery generating power from the beta decay of nickel-63, a radioactive isotope.
Their new battery prototype packs about 3,300 milliw ... more |
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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 DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2018 
Crude oil prices drifted lower in early Wednesday trading amid signs of slumping U.S. consumer demand and lingering concerns about global trade disputes.
Benchmark indices for crude oil were mixed throughout much of the previous session after reports circulated that the United States was calling for more oil from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries tacitly to protect again ... more |
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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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 Beijing (AFP) June 6, 2018 
Rescuers pulled 23 workers out of a mine in northeast China on Wednesday, hours after they were trapped underground by an explosion that killed 11 and left two others missing, state media reported.
Nine other workers were injured in Tuesday's blast at the iron ore mine owned by Huamei Group, a subsidiary of China National Coal Group Co, in Benxi, Liaoning province.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2018 
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) confirmed that one of its institutes Monday successfully tracked and received imaging data from the newly-launched Earth observation satellite Gaofen-6.
The Aerospace Information Research Institute said the Miyun station of China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station received the first batch of observation data from the Gaofen-6 satellite. There was ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 06, 2018  Eielson U.S. Air Force Base in Alaska is set to receive a new F-35A Lightning II weather shelter in a new Defense Department deal.
The contract, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and announced on Tuesday, is valued at more than $82.1 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract that enables Watterson Construction Company to construct a weather shelter for the advanced airc ... more |
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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 
What's better than platinum? In hydrogen fuel cells, the answer is cofacial cobalt porphyrins. It's a mouthful to say, and if you're not a chemist, you've probably never heard of these compounds before. But these molecules - which are great at facilitating a chemical reaction that's needed to produce power from hydrogen and oxygen - could be the next big advance in alternative energy.
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 05, 2018 
It's a scientific conundrum with huge implications for our future: How will our planet react to the increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
That seemingly simple question is particularly tricky because carbon - an essential building block for life on Earth - does not stay in one place or take only one form. Carbon in its many forms, both from natural and human-caused sources ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 
Nanoscientists at Northwestern University have developed a blueprint to fabricate new heterostructures from different types of 2-D materials. 2-D materials are single atom layers that can be stacked together like "nano-interlocking building blocks."
Materials scientists and physicists are excited about the properties of 2-D materials and their potential applications. The researchers descri ... 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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 Paris (AFP) June 7, 2018 
Joining the government of President Emmanuel Macron in May last year, celebrity environmental activist Nicolas Hulot made clear he was unsure whether he would have much of an impact.
The star, France's best-known environmentalist as the face of the Ushuaia TV programme, had hesitated about joining the ministerial team, having refused similar offers from previous French leaders.
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