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  Tokyo (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. The Tokyo-listed stock dropped as much as 13.62 percent at one point, with concerns that the embattled company's shares could be delisted from the bourse. Toshiba ended the day at 189.5 yen ($1.65), down 12.22 percent, as the benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.16 percent. The vast conglomerate - which has about 1 ... read more |
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Germany's E.ON next to turn face to low-carbon futureBerlin (UPI) Mar 15, 2017 German energy company E.ON said Wednesday it's been able to free itself from past burdens and was positioned for growth in a "new energy world." ... 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 
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  
For Japan's nuclear refugees, insults and rejectionHirono, Japan (AFP) March 10, 2017 Satsuki Sekine's home was destroyed in Japan's 2011 tsunami disaster and her family fled in the nuclear panic that followed. But crueller still were the insults and stigmatisation she faced in the community where she sought refuge. ... more |
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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 
Completion of dismantling of nuclear facilities at the Cadarache MOX plantParis, France (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 AREVA has completed clean-up and dismantling operations on the facilities belonging to the former MOX fuel fabrication plant in Cadarache (Bouches-du-Rhone). Around 60 emptied process areas have thu ... more 
UN nuclear chief set for third termVienna (AFP) March 8, 2017 The board of the UN atomic watchdog, which tracks Iran's compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, Wednesday backed Yukiya Amano to serve a third term as director general, the board's chairman said. ... more 
EU approves Hungary's Kremlin-backed nuclear plantBrussels (AFP) March 6, 2017 EU authorities on Monday approved a controversial nuclear expansion project in Hungary that is heavily backed by Russia. ... more 
Scientists demonstrate improved particle warning to protect astronautsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 03, 2017 Our constantly-changing sun sometimes erupts with bursts of light, solar material, or ultra-fast energized particles - collectively, these events contribute to space weather. In a study published Ja ... more 
Areva narrows losses in 2016Paris (AFP) March 1, 2017 The troubled French nuclear reactor builder Areva said Wednesday that it sharply narrowed its losses last year, thanks to an ongoing restructuring programme. ... more |
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 Next generation of nuclear robots will go where none have gone before 
Researchers find new clues for nuclear waste cleanupPullman WA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 A Washington State University study of the chemistry of technetium-99 has improved understanding of the challenging nuclear waste and could lead to better cleanup methods. The work is reported ... more 
Iran requests 950 tonnes of uranium from KazakhstanTehran (AFP) Feb 25, 2017 Iran's nuclear chief said Saturday that the country had requested to buy 950 tonnes of uranium concentrate from Kazakhstan over the next three years to help develop its civil reactor programme. ... more 
Fukushima operator eyes plan to clean up plantFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, Japan (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Thursday it will craft a plan this summer to extract highly radioactive fuel from the damaged reactors - a key step in decommissioning work expected to take decades. ... more
German energy giant RWE posts 5.7-bln-euro loss in 2016Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 22, 2017 German energy provider RWE on Thursday announced a surprise loss of 5.7 billion euros for 2016, hit by writedowns on its plants and one-off costs related to the country's exit from nuclear power. ... more |
  Cambridge, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed a way of using solar power to generate a fuel that is both sustainable and relatively cheap to produce. It's using natural light to generate hydrogen from biomass. One of the challenges facing modern society is what it does with its waste products. As natural resources decline in abundance, using waste for energy is becoming more ... more Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Petrol and jet fuel alternatives are produced by yeast cell factories  University Park PA (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Energy crop production on conservation lands may not boost greenhouse gases  Pullman WA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Tree growth model assists breeding for more wood |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017 
Members of the European Union are about 3 percentage points away from meeting their 2020 objectives for renewable energy, its statistics office reported.
Members of the EU agreed to a benchmark of 20 percent for a share of renewable energy on their grids by 2020. Eurostat, the bloc's record-keeping office, said the share of renewable energy in final consumption in 2015, the last full ye ... more Barrington RI (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Nuera Solar Announces Partnership with The Solar Village Project  Los Alamos NM (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Perovskite edges can be tuned for optoelectronic performance  Lappeenranta, Finland (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Iran and Middle East could adopt fully renewable electricity systems |
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 London (UPI) Mar 13, 2017 
The first turbines for the English Channel's Rampion wind farm, which will meet the demands of nearly 347,000 homes, are installed, a German company said.
German energy company E.ON said the first of the 116 turbines were installed off the coast of Sussex during the weekend. With a peak capacity of 400 megawatts, the Rampion wind farm will meet the average demands of nearly 347,000 aver ... more Paris (UPI) Mar 06, 2017French, Spanish companies set for more wind power off coast of France  Washington DC (UPI) Mar 07, 2017Wind energy gaining traction, U.S. trade group says  Essen, Germany (UPI) Mar 3, 2017German company to store US wind energy in batteries in Texas |
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 Wellington, New Zealand (UPI) Feb 21, 2017 Even with international praise for its renewable energy strategy, New Zealand's government said there is room for improvement.
An annual review of the New Zealand energy sector from the International Energy Agency described the country as a "success story" for its ability to advance on low-carbon options like hydro-electric power and geothermal energy, all without government subsidies. ... more Strasbourg, France (AFP) Feb 15, 2017EU parliament backs draft carbon trading reforms  Taipei (AFP) Feb 12, 2017Taiwan lantern makers go green for festival of lights  Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2017Republican ex-top diplomats propose a carbon tax |
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 Sydney (AFP) March 15, 2017  A woman whose headphones caught fire on a plane suffered burns to her face and hands, Australian officials said Wednesday as they warned about the dangers of battery-operated devices in-flight.
The passenger was listening to music on her own battery-operated headphones as she dozed about two hours into the trip from Beijing to Melbourne on February 19 when there was a loud explosion.
"As ... more Sydney (AFP) March 12, 2017Australia PM, Musk discuss offer to fix power woes  Ames IA (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Discovery in new material raises questions about theoretical models of superconductivity  Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 09, 2017ORNL study examines tungsten in extreme environments to improve fusion materials |
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 Tuzla, Bosnia And Herzegovina (AFP) March 15, 2017 
Stuck between a landfill and a coal-fired power plant, residents of the Bosnian village of Divkovici are dying of asphyxia, poisoned by some of the most polluted air in Europe.
"In a few years, it will be like Chernobyl here: houses without souls," said unemployed Goran Stojak.
His father died last year of lung cancer, and he is afraid to undergo medical tests for fear of "bad news". His ... more Addis Ababa (AFP) March 15, 2017Ethiopia rubbish dump landslide death toll soars to 113  Sorong, Indonesia (AFP) March 14, 2017UK cruise ship damages pristine Indonesian coral reef  Washington (AFP) March 15, 2017Trump to undo Obama auto emission rules: official |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 15, 2017 
French supermajor Total said it started production at a deep-water prospect off the Congolese coast with a production capacity of 100,000 barrels per day.
"Moho Nord is the biggest oil development to date in the Republic of the Congo," Arnaud Breuillac, president for Total's exploration and production division, said in a statement. "A showcase for Total's deep offshore operational excel ... more Berlin (UPI) Mar 15, 2017Germany's E.ON next to turn face to low-carbon future  Vienna (UPI) Mar 15, 2017Be patient on oil market balance, IEA says  New York NY (UPI) Mar 15, 2017Moody's: Shaky economic ground for some oil exporters |
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 Moffett Field Ca (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 
Due to its extreme dryness, the Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the most important environments on Earth for researchers who need to approximate the conditions of Mars.
Working in 90-plus-degree heat in arguably the driest place on Earth, the team behind NASA's Atacama Rover Astrobiology Drilling Studies, or ARADS, project just completed its second season of tests. The project aims to sh ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017Opportunity Driving South to Gully  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017NASA Mars Orbiter Tracks Back-to-Back Regional Storms  Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Paleolake deposits on Mars might look like sediments in Indonesia |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 
We know a lot about how carbon dioxide (CO2) levels can drive climate change, but how about the way that climate change can cause fluctuations in CO2 levels? New research from an international team of scientists reveals one of the mechanisms by which a colder climate was accompanied by depleted atmospheric CO2 during past ice ages. The overall goal of the work is to better understand how and why ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Soils could release much more carbon than expected as climate warms  Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Vicious circle of drought and forest loss in the Amazon  Niamey (AFP) March 10, 2017Niger drought leaves schools closed |
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 Prague (UPI) Mar 06, 2017 
Scientists in the Czech Republic created magnetized carbon by treating graphene layers with non-metallic elements.
Their invention, detailed in the journal Nature Communications, is the first non-metal magnet to maintain its magnetic properties at room temperature. Researchers say the discovery has a wide array of potential applications in the fields of biomedicine and electronics.
... more Boston MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Graphene sheets capture cells efficiently  Birmingham UK (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Iron dissolved by air pollution may increase ocean potential to trap carbon  Sendai, Japan (SPX) Mar 03, 2017'Super-deep' diamonds may hold new information about Earth's interior |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 15, 2017 
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin with a $68 million basic ordering agreement to overhaul Mk 92 fire control systems.
Under the agreement, the company is tasked with performing various equipment changes, repairs, overhauls and field services to support in-service engineering requirements. Additional work will include computer programming and documentation development.
The eng ... more London (UPI) Mar 13, 2017British naval base readies for new aircraft carriers  Pretoria (UPI) Mar 13, 2017Denel, TKMS collaborate on Navy vessels  Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017New Zealand receives ANZAC combat system trainer |
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 Tokyo (AFP) March 15, 2017 
Washington's top diplomat arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday to kick off a first tour of Asian capitals under the shadow of North Korea's nuclear posturing.
An airplane carrying Secretary of State Rex Tillerson landed at the capital's Haneda airport Wednesday night, greeted by both Japanese and US officials.
Tillerson has promised to take a tough line on Kim Jong-un's isolated regime as he ta ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017Iran Postpones Rocket Carrier Launch Fearing US Threats  Washington (AFP) March 9, 2017US move on North Korea tests risks China clash  Seoul (AFP) Mar 12, 2017South Korea's Moon vows 'new history' after impeachment |
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 Ansongo, Mali (AFP) March 13, 2017 
Two civilians and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday in an attack blamed on jihadists in the country's restive north.
Mali's defence ministry confirmed two soldiers were killed and two injured during the assault by armed men close to the village of Fafa, which lies near the border with Niger.
Reinforcements were on their way to the area, the ministry said.
A security source reach ... more Washington (AFP) March 10, 2017January raid in Yemen killed 4 to 12 civilians: US  Washington (AFP) March 8, 2017IS hopes to hold onto shreds of 'caliphate': US official  Istanbul (AFP) March 8, 2017Turkey, Russia, US military chiefs seek better coordination against IS |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 
It sounds like a cause of heart burn. Instead, Boundary Layer Ingestion - or BLI - is a promising idea NASA researchers are studying to reduce fuel burn in jet engines, thus reducing emissions and the cost of operating the aircraft.
At its simplest: With BLI, an airplane's engines are located near the rear of the aircraft so that air flowing over the aircraft body becomes part of the mix o ... more Paris (ESA) Mar 15, 2017No obstacles for airports using satellites  Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 16, 2017NASA Study Confirms Biofuels Reduce Jet Engine Pollution  Washington (UPI) Mar 13, 2017MDH debuts multi-mission concept helicopter |
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 Kathmandu (AFP) March 14, 2017 
Nepal police Tuesday demolished the largest remaining settlement of people displaced by a powerful earthquake that struck nearly two years ago, a move that will leave hundreds homeless.
Around 100 families were still living in the camp in Kathmandu when police wearing riot gear used bulldozers to flatten the bamboo and tarpaulin structures.
"The gods will curse the government. We don't h ... more Hamam Al-Alil, Iraq (AFP) March 14, 2017After fleeing homes, Iraqis near Mosul wait for tents  Hirono, Japan (AFP) March 10, 2017For Japan's nuclear refugees, insults and rejection  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 12, 2017Priceless remains lie in ruins at Mosul museum |
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 Osaka, Japan (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 
Music, more than any art, is a beautiful mix of science and emotion. It follows a set of patterns almost mathematically to extract feelings from its audience. Machines that make music focus on these patterns, but give little consideration to the emotional response of their audience. An international research team led by Osaka University together with Tokyo Metropolitan University, imec in Belgiu ... more Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 07, 2017DARPA robotic servicing program has become stalled  Tel Aviv (UPI) Mar 8, 2017Rafael completes test firing with Protector USV  Providence RI (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Robot uses social feedback to fetch objects intelligently |
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