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  Tokyo (AFP) April 4, 2017 Japan's troubled conglomerate Toshiba said Tuesday it would buy the 40 percent stake held by French group Engie in their British nuclear joint venture NuGen for about 15.3 billion yen ($138.6 million). The deal - prompted by the bankruptcy of Toshiba's US subsidiary Westinghouse - was at Engie's request, said the Japanese group, which currently holds the remaining 60 percent of the venture. NuGen plans to build three reactors at the Moorside site in Cumbria in northwest England. The AP-100 ... read more |
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A step toward long-lasting sunscreenSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 In a perfect world, people would diligently reapply suncreen every couple of hours to protect their delicate skin from damaging solar radiation. But in reality, few people actually adhere to reappli ... more 
Toshiba execs under fire as loss forecast balloonsChiba, Japan (AFP) March 30, 2017 Angry investors lambasted Toshiba executives at a shareholder meeting Thursday after it warned annual losses could balloon to more than $9.0 billion but they agreed to the sale of its memory chip business, the jewel in the Japanese giant's crown. ... more 
Westinghouse's woes spotlight US nuclear sector's declineWashington (AFP) March 30, 2017 Westinghouse's bankruptcy announcement Wednesday cast a pall over the future of nuclear energy in the United States and comes as the Trump administration seeks to revive the coal industry. ... more 
Japan high court rules nuclear reactors can restartTokyo (AFP) March 28, 2017 A Japanese appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a pair of nuclear reactors halted by a lower court order can be restarted, in a victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's energy policy. ... more |
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Toshiba's US nuclear unit files for bankruptcy protectionWashington (AFP) March 29, 2017 Toshiba's loss-hit US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, the companies said Wednesday, as the troubled division wrestles with huge losses and accounting fraud claims. ... more  
Japan court rules government liable for Fukushima disasterTokyo (AFP) March 17, 2017 A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and ordered it and the plant operator to pay damages, officials and news reports said. ... more 
Visualizing nuclear radiationKyoto, Japan (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 Extraordinary decontamination efforts are underway in areas affected by the 2011 nuclear accidents in Japan. The creation of total radioactivity maps is essential for thorough cleanup, but the most ... more  
Late US billionaire's record land gift lays Chile row to restSantiago (AFP) March 18, 2017 Douglas Tompkins's widow vividly remembers the suspicions the late billionaire raised when he started buying up land in Patagonia, the natural paradise at the bottom of South America. ... more 
The EIC and Nuclear AMRC sign MoULondon, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 Two leading organisations within the UK's nuclear industry, the Energy Industries Council (EIC) and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC), have signed a Memorandum of Und ... more  
New research urges a rethink on global energy subsidiesSussex, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 The hidden toll that subsidies for electricity, fossil fuels, and transport have on social welfare, economic growth and technological innovation needs to be exposed through better research says a ne ... more |
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 Germany's E.ON next to turn face to low-carbon future
Loss-hit Toshiba nosedives on fears about futureTokyo (AFP) March 15, 2017 Toshiba shares plunged Wednesday as fears grow about the future of one of Japan's best-known firms, hit by massive losses and accounting fraud allegations at its US nuclear unit. ... more 
German energy company RWE evolving for successWashington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017 German energy company RWE said it's "back on track" after retooling its footing in the market and riding on the success of its renewable energy arm. ... more 
Cancer-Causing Radiation Biggest Threat to Humans on Deep Space MissionsWashington (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 Researchers looking into the effects of deep space travel on the human body may have just discovered something that could jeopardize humankind's chances of a successfully colonizing Mars. With work ... more 
Potential approach to how radioactive elements could be 'fished out' of nuclear wasteManchester UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 Manchester scientists have revealed how arsenic molecules might be used to 'fish out' the most toxic elements from radioactive nuclear waste - a breakthrough that could make the decommissioning indu ... more |
  San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
Billions of pounds of plastic waste are littering the world's oceans. Now, a Ph.D. organic chemist and a sailboat captain report that they are developing a process to reuse certain plastics, transforming them from worthless trash into a valuable diesel fuel with a small mobile reactor. They envision the technology could someday be implemented globally on land and possibly placed on boats to conv ... more Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Scientists engineer sugarcane to produce biodiesel, more sugar for ethanol  Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017Gripen fighter completes test flights using 100 percent biofuel  New Delhi (AFP) March 31, 2017Shell unveils giant new high-tech research lab in India |
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 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 
After having developed various algorithms and control systems and having applied them in a whole range of fields, such as robotics, control of motors in electric machines, and in wind generators, the UPV/EHU's Advanced Control Group has proven that one of the methods, a sliding mode controller, offers good results in the control of photovoltaic generators, too.
"It's a kind of innovative, ... more Golden CO (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Report shines light on installed costs and deployment barriers for residential solar PV  Pompano Beach FL (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Concept, SolarTech team up next-gen solar panels  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Next generation perovskite solar cells with new world-record performance |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 
The decline in energy sector emissions and emerging grid parity for renewables shows a shift to a low-carbon economy isn't a "pipe dream," a U.N. panel found.
A report from a United Nations' panel aimed at encouraging a broad-based shift toward renewable energy finds that 2016 was the third year in a row that emissions declined at the same time the global economy expanded.
The mu ... moreWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Canada sees emerging role for wind energy  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Mega-wind farm offshore Denmark clears hurdle  Tokyo (AFP) March 29, 2017Japan scientist eyes energy burst from 'typhoon turbine' |
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 Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017  Global efforts to provide universal access to electricity, develop more renewable energy sources and increase efficiency are not on track to meet a target date of 2030, the World Bank said Monday.
With fewer people receiving electricity for the first time in recent years, only 92 percent of the world's population will have access to power by 2030, the bank said in a new report published toge ... more New York (AFP) April 3, 2017US states begin legal action on Trump energy delay  Paris (AFP) March 28, 2017Program to be axed saves energy in LA buildings  Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017Energy demand metrics indicate strong U.S. economy |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 
Fuel cells use a simple chemical reaction, such as the combination of oxygen and hydrogen to form water, to generate electricity. The question of which is the best material to use when making ceramic fuel cells is not a straightforward one, however. New materials are required that act as a catalyst for the chemical reaction required with maximum efficiency, but that also last as long as possible ... more Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Clarifying how lithium ions ferry around in rechargeable batteries  New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Building a market for renewable thermal technologies  New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 23, 2017New gel-like coating beefs up the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries |
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 London (AFP) April 9, 2017 
Gone are the days of London's "pea souper" smogs, but like many European cities, the British capital is once again being choked by pollution - and has road traffic firmly in its sights.
In 1952, the Great Smog suffocated London for five days, bringing the city to a standstill as soot-filled clouds descended onto the streets and into people's lungs, leaving more than 12,000 dead.
The cri ... more Shanghai (AFP) April 6, 2017Shanghai river clean-up leaves boat-dwellers in limbo  Dhaka (AFP) April 6, 2017Bangladesh closes one of world's most polluted places London (AFP) April 4, 2017London to impose new charges to cut 'lethal' pollution |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017 
The U.S. State Department has approved Kuwait for a possible Foreign Military Sale of support for facilities and infrastructure construction.
The proposed deal, reported to Congress by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, would be worth about $319 million.
According to DSCA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors would conduct the work, which would cover the are ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017Conflict-surge in oil prices fades on rig, labor figures  Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017Norway issues new drilling permits for North and Barents Seas  Washington (UPI) Apr 7, 2017North American rig count increased in March |
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 Colorado Springs CO (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017 
Russia is a fundamental partner in the joint project between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia's Roscosmos space corporation ExoMars, Italian Space Agency (ASI) President Roberto Battiston told Sputnik.
ExoMars is the first project in the history of collaboration between the European Union and Russia that aims to search for life on Mars. The project started with the launch of a Ru ... more Estacion Yungay, Chile (AFP) April 6, 2017Chile desert combed for clues to life on Mars  Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 31, 2017New MAVEN findings reveal how Mars' atmosphere was lost to space  Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Potential Mars Airplane Resumes Flight |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) April 7, 2017 
California Governor Jerry Brown declared Friday the official end of the state's drought that lasted more than five years.
Despite lifting the drought emergency in all but four counties, the governor kept in place water reporting requirements, as well as bans on practices like watering during or following rainfall and hosing off sidewalks.
"This drought emergency is over, but the next dro ... more Washington (AFP) April 7, 2017US coal company CEO urges Trump to stay in Paris climate deal  Bejing, China (SPX) Apr 10, 2017How ENSO and Atlantic ADO impact East Asian winter monsoon  Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Finding order in chaos to help buffer against climate change |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 4, 2017 
A giant diamond named the "Pink Star" broke the world record for a gemstone sold at auction when it fetched $71.2 million in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
The 59.60-carat "Pink Star", the largest in its class ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America, was sold to the city's Chow Tai Fook jewellery chain.
"Sotheby's Hong Kong is very proud to have this record," its Asia chairman Patti ... more Boston MA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Researchers 'iron out' graphene's wrinkles  Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Built from the bottom up, nanoribbons pave the way to 'on-off' states for graphene  Rochester NY (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Reusable carbon nanotubes could be the water filter of the future, says RIT study |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 
Damen Shipyards became the first shipbuilder to submit tender for Australia's Offshore Patrol Vessel project, which calls for the construction of twelve ships.
Australia's Defense Ministry formally issued a request for tender for three shortlisted companies in November. The project aims to replace aging Armidale-class patrol boats currently in service with Australia's naval forces.
... more Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017Raytheon tests new electric gun for Phalanx weapon system  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Boeing, Laurel Tech contracted for DDG 51 modernization  Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017U.S. Navy's USS America completes survivability test |
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 Washington (AFP) April 9, 2017  As a US strike group led by an aircraft carrier steamed toward the Korean peninsula Sunday, a senior official said President Donald Trump has asked to be provided with a range of options for eliminating the North Korean nuclear threat.
The US naval move will certainly raise tensions in the region and comes hard on the heels of a US cruise missile strike on Syria that was widely interpreted a ... more Washington (AFP) April 9, 2017US navy strike group heads toward Korean peninsula Washington (AFP) April 6, 2017Trump to Abe: US to boost military defense against NKorea United Nations, United States (AFP) April 6, 2017UN Security Council strongly condemns N.Korea missile test |
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 Washington (AFP) April 7, 2017 
The United States believes the Syrian government employed a sarin-like nerve agent in Tuesday's deadly attack in the country's northwest. Here are the key facts about sarin, which was discovered in Nazi Germany.
Originally conceived as a pesticide, sarin was used by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's regime to gas thousands of Kurds in the northern town of Halabja in 1988.
Inhaled or absorb ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) April 7, 2017UN divided over Syria gas attack probe as US launches missile strike Beirut (AFP) April 6, 2017Syria 'chemical' attack: what we know Washington (AFP) April 5, 2017Number of foreign jihadists in Iraq and Syria unknown: US |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 
The U.S. Navy has temporarily grounded its T-45C trainer aircraft fleet amid oxygen supply problems that could incapacitate its crew.
The three-day pause in flight operations took effect Wednesday on orders from Naval Air Forces Commander Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker.
"The pause is in response to concerns raised by T-45C pilots over the potential for physiological episodes," U.S. Nav ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017Saab developing Gripen fighter for Brazil  Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017CH-53K helicopters approved for low-rate production  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Panama's AW139 helicopters hit a flight-hour milestone |
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 Hammam Al-Alil, Iraq (AFP) April 6, 2017 
The fighting in west Mosul has forced up to 15,000 people to flee their homes every day recently, straining humanitarian resources and leaving many in very difficult conditions.
At the Hammam al-Alil camp for the displaced south of Mosul, hundreds of haggard-looking civilians spill out of buses escorted by the security forces all day long.
The camp is a screening site and a gateway for s ... more Mocoa, Colombia (AFP) April 6, 2017Colombia opens probe into deadly landslide  Palm Beach, United States (AFP) April 7, 2017Trump's visceral response prompts Syria strikes  Juba (AFP) April 7, 2017Over 6,000 flee 'terrifying' violence in S.Sudan town: UN |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
Evolutionary robotics is a new exciting area of research which draws on Darwinian evolutionary principles to automatically develop autonomous robots. In a new research article published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI, researchers add more complexity to the field by demonstrating for the first time that just like in biological evolution, embodied robot evolution is impacted by epigenetic factors ... more Washington (AFP) April 6, 2017Facebook launches digital assistant 'M' in US  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 31, 2017NASA Tests Robotic Ice Tools for Use on Ocean Worlds  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2017NASA Robotic Refueling Mission Departs Station |
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