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Three killed, four missing in Nepal avalanche
Tens of thousands shelter as typhoon slams into Philippines Thousands evacuated as typhoon bears down on Philippines CORRECTED: Thousands evacuated as typhoon bears down on Philippines Afghan govt says quake kills 20, injures over 500 Third quake in three months rattles Turkey's Sindirgi Spain regional leader resigns, a year after deadly floods Spain regional leader resigns, year after deadly floods Afghanistan quake kills 20, injures over 300: health ministry At least 9 dead in Afghanistan quake |
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  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jan 24, 2017 When spring comes to the Arctic, the breakup of the cold winter ice sheets starts at the surface with the formation of melt ponds. These pools of melted snow and ice darken the surface of the ice, increasing the amount of solar energy the ice sheet absorbs and accelerating melt. A team including University of Utah mathematician Kenneth Golden has determined how these melt ponds form, solving a paradoxical mystery of how a pool of water actually sits atop highly porous ice. Their results are publis ... read more |
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A big nano boost for solar cellsSolar cells convert light into electricity. While the sun is one source of light, the burning of natural resources like oil and natural gas can also be harnessed. However, solar cells do not c ... more 
Scientists lay foundations for new type of solar cellAn interdisciplinary team of researchers has laid the foundations for an entirely new type of photovoltaic cell. In this new method, infrared radiation is converted into electrical energy using a di ... more 
Capital One invests big in SolarReserve's Crescent Dunes solar energy projectLeading investors around the world are looking for innovative companies and technologies that are part of the clean energy revolution, recognizing the tremendous economic and job creation opportunit ... more 
Xinhua: U.S. wasting opportunity in clean energyDecoupling the U.S. economy from the renewable energy sector might not work as designed, a column in China's official Xinhua News Agency read. ... more |
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Asia Pacific to gain edge in low-carbon growthIt will be the economies in the Asia Pacific region that could gain the global edge in clean energy technology in the age of protectionism, a consultant said. ... more 
Rooftop Solar in the Spotlight at the World Future Energy Summit Solar ExpoRooftop solar energy will help drive renewable energy to the next stage of its development in the Middle East and South Asian markets, according to leading industry figures at the World Future Energ ... more 
Astronergy receives licence to import 100 MW of solar modules to TurkeyAstronergy is among the few international manufacturers of solar modules to receive an import licence from the Turkish Ministry of Economics. The German company is permitted to supply a total of 100 ... more 
Report details how renewables can decarbonise the energy sectorFalling costs, driven by innovation in technology and policy, is spurring renewable energy deployment and with it a myriad of socioeconomic benefits, according to the new comprehensive publication r ... more 
Saudi to launch multi-billion renewable scheme: ministerSaudi Arabia is set to launch a renewable energy programme worth up to $50 billion, as the world's largest oil exporter vies to diversify its economy, its energy minister said Monday. ... more |
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 CWRU directly measures how perovskite solar films efficiently convert light to power
Not enough investment in renewables: IRENAMoney invested in renewable energy is not enough to reach a climate goal of limiting global warming to 2.0 degrees Celsius, an Abu Dhabi-based green energy organisation said Sunday. ... more
Renewable energy investment value fell 18% in 2016: studyGlobal investment in renewable energy dropped by 18 percent in 2016 due to sharp falls in equipment prices and a slowdown in China and Japan, a study found Thursday. ... more |
  
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have released the largest-ever single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) dataset of genetic variations in poplar trees, information useful to plant scientists as well as researchers in the fields of biofuels, materials science, and secondary plant metabolism.
For nearly 10 years, researchers with DOE's BioEnergy Scie ... more Handheld Sensor Unit Determines Biofuel Content Of Diesel Blends Dual-purpose biofuel crops could extend production, increase profits Iowa State engineer helps journal highlight how pyrolysis can advance the bioeconomy |
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A Northwestern University team developed a new computational model that performs at human levels on a standard intelligence test. This work is an important step toward making artificial intelligence systems that see and understand the world as humans do.
"The model performs in the 75th percentile for American adults, making it better than average," said Northwestern Engineering's Ken Forbu ... more NASA develops AI for future exploration of extraterrestrial subsurface oceans For white-collar staff, AI threatens new workplace revolution Swarm of underwater robots mimics ocean life |
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  Gains in the renewable energy sector and deals in exploration and production helped boost fourth quarter profits substantially, General Electric said Friday.
GE said its earnings during the fourth quarter increased to about $3.5 billion, against the $2.6 billion reported during the same period last year. By sector, the company's renewable energy sector saw total revenues increase 29 per ... more Essen, Germany wins greenest city honors Obama puts offshore North Carolina on wind energy map DNV GL certifies new prototype of Siemens' 8 MW Offshore Wind Turbine |
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Evangelists for driverless cars see a bright future coming down the road: thousands of lives saved, countless driving hours freed up, cityscapes transformed with traffic jams vanquished.
But the new technology also threatens millions of jobs and raises a slew of ethical dilemmas - prospects that were on the minds of business chiefs and politicians meeting at the World Economic Forum this we ... more Paris experiments with driverless buses VW ex-boss denies prior knowledge of pollution cheating New Zealand stimulates electric vehicle market |
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It's always exciting to bring home a new smartphone that seems to do anything, but it can be all downhill from there. With every charge and discharge cycle, the device's battery capacity lowers a little bit more - eventually rendering the device completely useless.
"Why does this degradation occur? In some cases, we know; in other cases, we don't," said Northwestern Engineering's Christoph ... more Physicist uncovers clues to mechanism behind magnetic reconnection Electrocatalysis can advance green transition UNIST researchers get green light to commercialize metal-air batteries |
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Researchers at Rice University and Kazan Federal University in Russia have found a way to extract radioactivity from water and said their discovery could help purify the hundreds of millions of gallons of contaminated water stored after the Fukushima nuclear plant accident.
They reported that their oxidatively modified carbon (OMC) material is inexpensive and highly efficient at absorbing ... more Georges Besse II plant reaches full enrichment capacity France takes key step towards closing ageing nuclear plant AREVA to supply refueling equipment upgrades to TVA reactors |
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  European lenders will be among the world leaders in supporting efforts to address the impact of climate change in an era of naysayers, the EIB president said.
The World Meteorological Organization reported last week that global average temperatures in 2016 hit records highs for the third consecutive year. Werner Hoyer, the president of the European Investment Bank, told delegates in Bru ... more China energy firm expands in crisis-hit Brazil Australian energy group backs Li Ka-shing takeover China to build $1.5 billion power line across Pakistan |
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Global forest ecosystems, widely considered to act as the lungs of the planet, 'held their breath' during the most recent occurrence of a warming hiatus, new research has shown. The international study examined the full extent to which these vital ecosystems performed as a carbon sink from 1998-2012 - the most recent recorded period of global warming slowdown.
The researchers, including Pr ... more Trees supplement income for rural farmers in Africa How much drought can a forest take? Activists slam giant Indonesian mill for environmental damage |
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Cosmologists trying to understand how to unite the two pillars of modern science - quantum physics and gravity - have found a new way to make robust predictions about the effect of quantum fluctuations on primordial density waves, ripples in the fabric of space and time.
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have revealed quantum imprints left on cosmological structures in the very ... more China to set up gravitational wave telescopes in Tibet MIT researchers reveal new technique for measuring gravity A population of neutron stars can generate gravitational waves continuously |
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Researchers at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have developed a theory that gives the possibility to precisely predict the level of noise caused by the amplification of photonic and plasmonic signals in nanoscale optoelectronic circuits.
In their research published in Physical Review Applied, the scientists propose an approach that can be used to evaluate the ultimate data t ... more Apple antitrust suit: Qualcomm overcharged 'billions' China's largest chip company to build $30 billion semiconductor factory Theorists propose new class of topological metals with exotic electronic properties |
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Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have found that while advanced wood-burning cookstoves can provide benefits to the environment and climate, these benefits are less than expected due to higher emissions measured in the field compared to laboratory settings. The study, conducted in rural Malawi, found that pollutant emissions from thes ... more Cookware made with scrap metal contaminates food Indonesian province declares alert as haze fears grow Europe chokes under freezing smog |
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  US president Donald Trump will strut through the Year of the Rooster, thriving as Hong Kong geomancers predict 2017 will be marked by the arguments and aggression that are characteristic of the animal.
With Trump at the top of the pecking order, the volatile traits of the rooster - combined with the year's signature element of fire - mean rocky times ahead, particularly in the western wor ... more 2016 baby bump after China relaxes one-child rule Hong Kong's 'Mr Pringles' announces leadership bid Hong Kong leader slams independence movement in final speech |
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Blighter Surveillance Systems' AUDS counter-UAV defense system recently achieved TRL-9 status following deployment with the U.S. armed forces.
The achievement places the unmanned aircraft detection device at the highest technology readiness level, or TRL. The scale, used by the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA, ranges from 1 to 9 with 9 referring the most technology mature devices. / ... more GenDyn offers Bluefin SandShark mini-drone for sale online UAV performs first ever perched landing using machine learning algorithmsLiteye, Tribalco to deliver AUDS systems to U.S. armed forces |
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China's quantum communication satellite, launched last August, is officially operational after four months of in-orbit testing, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Wednesday.
Testing of the satellite, payloads and space-ground links have been completed, the CAS said, adding that everything was operating properly.
The Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) satellite is the ... more A new invisibility cloak to conceal objects in diffusive atmospheres is devised First European-built all-electric satellite EUTELSAT 172B getting ready to fly Breaking the optical bandwidth record of stable pulsed lasers |
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Britain's Ministry of Defense has awarded MBDA and other industry partners a $36 million contract to produce a Laser Directed Energy Weapon demonstrator.
The contract, which aims to allow Britain's first laser weapon to enter service by the mid-2020s, will task contractors to assess the technology's capabilities. Project leaders hope to demonstrate the system in 2019.
"The U.K. h ... more U.S. Air Force issues RFP for aircraft laser weaponsNorthrop Grumman to develop next-gen fighter laser system UK to start laser gun program |
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A simple technique for producing oxide nanowires directly from bulk materials could dramatically lower the cost of producing the one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures. That could open the door for a broad range of uses in lightweight structural composites, advanced sensors, electronic devices - and thermally-stable and strong battery membranes able to withstand temperatures of more than 1,000 degr ... more Creating atomic scale nanoribbons Ultra-precise chip-scale sensor detects unprecedentedly small changes at the nanoscale Nanocavity and atomically thin materials advance tech for chip-scale light sources |
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