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  Upton NY (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 As the demand for smartphones, electric vehicles, and renewable energy continues to rise, scientists are searching for ways to improve lithium-ion batteries--the most common type of battery found in home electronics and a promising solution for grid-scale energy storage. Increasing the energy density of lithium-ion batteries could facilitate the development of advanced technologies with long-lasting batteries, as well as the widespread use of wind and solar energy. Now, researchers have made significant ... read more |
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New wind turbines are even efficient in low windsHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 VTT Research Centre of Technology (VTT) has explored the potential and economic benefits of new wind power technology. The technology would greatly increase the benefits of wind energy and enable th ... more  
Modern alchemists are making chemistry greenerPrinceton NJ (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 One tricky aspect is that many molecules have right- and left-handed forms that react differently, with sometimes dangerous consequences. The Food and Drug Administration has strict requirements to ... more 
Taking a closer look at 'electrifying' chemistryNuremberg, Germany (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 The future of chemistry is 'electrifying'. With the increasing availability of electrical energy from renewable sources, it will be possible in the future to drive many chemical processes using an e ... more 
A better device for measuring electromagnetic radiationBoston MA (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 Bolometers, devices that monitor electromagnetic radiation through heating of an absorbing material, are used by astronomers and homeowners alike. But most such devices have limited bandwidth and mu ... more |
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Hong Kong consortium makes $9.8 bn bid for Australia's APASydney (AFP) June 13, 2018 A consortium led by Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure Holdings made an unsolicited Aus$13 billion (US$9.8 billion) bid for gas pipeline company APA Wednesday, with the Australian firm agreeing to open its books. ... more  
Elon Musk firm tapped to build Chicago high-speed transitChicago (AFP) June 14, 2018 Elon Musk's The Boring Company has been tapped to build a high-speed underground transportation system for Chicago - the first US city to bank on the entrepreneur's futuristic concept for mass transit. ... more  
Trump prepares China tariff target list as confrontation escalatesWashington (AFP) June 15, 2018 President Donald Trump on Friday was due to unveil a final list of Chinese imports that would face punishing tariffs but it remained uncertain whether he would hold fire as part of a negotiating strategy. ... more  
Oil prices lifted by Libyan oil production outageWashington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018 Crude oil prices edged slightly higher early Thursday after reports of the loss of Libyan oil production, though the downturn was balanced by OPEC pledges. ... more 
Hong Kong tracks Fed rate hike, impact on economy seen limitedHong Kong (AFP) June 14, 2018 Hong Kong's de facto central bank tracked the US Federal Reserve in lifting interest rates again on Thursday, but analysts said homeowners in the city's red-hot property market would be cushioned from the impact for now. ... more |
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Azerbaijan boasts of oil market navigational successWashington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018 The state oil company in Azerbaijan has proven its mettle when it comes to navigating through weak market conditions, the head of the company said Thursday. ... more  |
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Pipelay vessel arrives for oil basins offshore BrazilWashington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018 A marine vessel designed to lay pipelines in the submarine environment arrived in the oil-rich waters off the coast of Brazil, joint venture partners said. ... more 
30 percent of the UK's natural gas could be replaced by hydrogenSwansea UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 Almost a third of the natural gas fuelling UK homes and businesses could be replaced by hydrogen, a carbon free fuel, without requiring any changes to the nation's boilers and ovens, a pioneering st ... more 
OPEC divisions on whether to increase production run deepWashington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018 Divisions among key OPEC producers run deep, with competing perspectives emerging in statements Thursday on whether or not to increase oil production. ... more 
Armed clashes costing Libya 240k barrels of oil per dayWashington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018 Libyan oil production is down by about a quarter million barrels per day because of clashes at two export terminals, the national oil company said Thursday. ... more 
Determinations expected soon on Egyptian oilWashington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018 Results from a drilling operation announced Thursday in the Gulf of Suez could dictate the next steps for oil exploitation, regionally-focused SDX Energy said. ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) June 13, 2018 
A consortium led by Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure Holdings made an unsolicited Aus$13 billion (US$9.8 billion) bid for gas pipeline company APA Wednesday, with the Australian firm agreeing to open its books.
APA's assets include gas transmission pipelines and storage, along with wind and solar farms across Australia. The firm's website said its 15,000 kilometres (9,300 miles) of gas pipeline ... more |
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 Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 
The future of chemistry is 'electrifying'. With the increasing availability of electrical energy from renewable sources, it will be possible in the future to drive many chemical processes using an electric current. This will facilitate the use of sustainable methods to manufacture products or fuels, replacing current processes which are based on fossil fuels.
However, exactly how these ele ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 
VTT Research Centre of Technology (VTT) has explored the potential and economic benefits of new wind power technology. The technology would greatly increase the benefits of wind energy and enable the competitive utilisation of wind power in Finland.
Heavy investments are being made in wind power, which highlights the importance of this new and competitive technology. Wind power accounts fo ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 
The new NUANCE ENERGY-THEnergy Report "Modular, semi-portable mounting systems for solar in the mining sector" focuses on a product innovation that has several advantages for remote off-grid mines. This is mainly due to the fact that the solar systems are built next to the mining off-takers.
For mines in production and even more so in mining exploration, the lifetime of the solar system of ... more |
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 Sofia (AFP) June 7, 2018 
Bulgaria's parliament opened the way Thursday to revive a long-delayed project to build a new nuclear power plant by tasking the energy minister to hold talks with potential strategic investors.
The decision was backed by 172 MPs from all parties in the 240-seat chamber, with only 14 voting against.
It will allow Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova to enter into negotiations with possible ... more |
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 Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Jun 14, 2018 
Breaking carbon-hydrogen bonds is notoriously difficult in lab chemistry, yet nature does it effortlessly. Now, scientists have used E.coli bacteria to oxidize the C-H bonds in benzene to generate phenol, with a genetically inserted enzyme (cytochrome P450BM3), that originally evolved to target other molecules, long-chain fatty acids.
Getting enzymes to do novel reactions - effectively hij ... more |
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 Swansea UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 
Almost a third of the natural gas fuelling UK homes and businesses could be replaced by hydrogen, a carbon free fuel, without requiring any changes to the nation's boilers and ovens, a pioneering study by Swansea University researchers has shown.
Over time the move could cut UK carbon dioxide emissions by up to 18%.
Natural gas is used for cooking, heating and generating electricity. ... more |
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 Johannesburg (AFP) June 13, 2018 
The South African government said Wednesday that the national state of disaster it declared in March over a drought that ravaged parts of the country had lapsed after significant rainfall.
The three-year drought hit Cape Town particularly hard, threatening to leave residents of the country's second largest city without drinking water.
The government said it had conducted assessments whic ... 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.
The blast took place w ... more |
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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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 Sofia (AFP) June 11, 2018 
A Bulgarian military helicopter crashed during a training exercise on Monday evening near the southern city of Plovdiv, killing two of the three men onboard, the defence ministry said.
The Soviet-made Mi-17 helicopter burst into flames after coming down from a height of 50 metres at around 8:30 pm (1730 GMT) not far from the Krumovo military airbase and Plovdiv's civilian airport.
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 Washington (AFP) June 11, 2018 
An update to Tesla's Autopilot software coming in August will enable "full self-driving features" for the automaker's electric cars, chief executive Elon Musk says.
Musk's comments come amid a race by automakers and tech firms to roll out fully autonomous vehicles, but also rising concerns about the safety of robotic systems.
The Tesla founder made the disclosure in a Twitter conversatio ... more |
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 Green Bank WV (SPX) Jun 13, 2018 
For decades, astronomers have puzzled over the exact source of a peculiar type of faint microwave light emanating from a number of regions across the Milky Way. Known as anomalous microwave emission (AME), this light comes from energy released by rapidly spinning nanoparticles - bits of matter so small that they defy detection by ordinary microscopes. (The period on an average printed page is ap ... 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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 Chicago (AFP) June 14, 2018
Elon Musk's The Boring Company has been tapped to build a high-speed underground transportation system for Chicago - the first US city to bank on the entrepreneur's futuristic concept for mass transit.
The project, announced Thursday, would employ underground tunnels and autonomous electric vehicles called "skates." They would reach speeds as high as 150 miles per hour (240 kilometers per h ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) June 14, 2018 
Air pollution soared in New Delhi on Thursday to hazardous levels rarely seen outside winter as sand blown from deserts enveloped the Indian capital in a once-in-a-decade phenomenon.
Doctors warned the grit carried by hot summer winds posed serious health risks to the city of 20 million and there was little to do "but pray for rain".
Smog spikes during winter in Delhi, already one of the ... more |
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