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| June 02, 2014 |
 X-ray pulses on demand from electron storage rings Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 02, 2014 - Everything we know nowadays about novel materials and the underlying processes in them we also know thanks to studies at contemporary synchrotron facilities like BESSY II. Here, relativistic electrons in a storage ring are employed to generate very brilliant and partly coherent light pulses from the THz to the X-ray regime in undulators and other devices. However, most of the techniques us ... more |  |
 Microalgae Capable Of Assimilating The Ammonium From Agri-Food Waste Basque Region, Spain (SPX) Jun 02, 2014 - The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, the public body that reports to the Sub-Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Policy of the Government of the Basque Autonomous Community, has confirmed the capacity of Chlamydomonas acidophila microalgae to absorb ammoniacal nitrogen present in the effluent generated in the digestion of organic waste coming ... more |  |
 New printable robots could self-assemble when heated Boston MA (SPX) Jun 02, 2014 - Printable robots - those that can be assembled from parts produced by 3-D printers - have long been a topic of research in the lab of Daniela Rus, the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. At this year's IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Rus' group and its collaborators introduce a new wrinkle on the idea: bakable robots. ... more |  |
 Direct-to-satellite hand-held device could revolutionise learning Bangalore (IANS) Jun 02, 2014 - A low-cost satellite-enabled tablet computer developed in India, coupled with two satellites once used for sterophonic radio broadcasts and which have a footprint in 127 countries, could revolutionise the way schoolchildren across the developing world are taught, the system's US-based promoter says. The Silver Spring, Maryland-based Yazmi's e-learning system requires no internet as the tab ... more |  |
 Novel NIST laser system mimics sunlight to test solar cell efficiency Washington DC (SPX) Jun 02, 2014 - Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser-based instrument that generates artificial sunlight to help test solar cell properties and find ways to boost their efficiency. The novel NIST system simulates sunlight well across a broad spectrum of visible to infrared light. More flexible than conventional solar simulators such as xenon arc-l ... more |  |
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 Observing the random diffusion of missing atoms in graphene Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jun 02, 2014 - Imperfections in the regular atomic arrangements in crystals determine many of the properties of a material, and their diffusion is behind many microstructural changes in solids. However, imaging non-repeating atomic arrangements is difficult in conventional materials. Now, researchers at the University of Vienna have directly imaged the diffusion of a butterfly-shaped atomic defect in gra ... more |  |
 Highly radioactive substance found in Swiss dump: report Geneva (AFP) June 01, 2014 - A highly radioactive substance, emitting in some places radiation 100 times the permitted amount, has been discovered in Switzerland, local media reported Sunday, adding that authorities had covered it up for 18 months. Swiss weeklies Le Matin Dimanche and SonntagsZeitung reported that federal, regional and local officials decided not to reveal the fact that they had found radium deposits in ... more |  |
In climate change fight, Obama gets tough on coal Washington (AFP) June 02, 2014 - US President Barack Obama is doubling down in the fight against climate change. With Congress refusing to budge, he is poised to unveil sweeping new limits on carbon emissions. On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to unveil proposals for drastic cuts in carbon emissions from power plants, which account for 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the United State ... more |  |
 Chinese ship in latest glitch in MH370 search mission Sydney (AFP) May 31, 2014 - A Chinese ship mapping the ocean floor ahead of an intensive underwater search for missing Flight MH370 was returning to port Saturday due to a technical problem, officials said. The massive Indian Ocean search for the Malaysia Airlines plane, which disappeared on March 8 carrying 239 people, has so far failed to find any sign of the Boeing 777. The Chinese survey ship, Zhu Kezhen, was c ... more |  |
 China manufacturing up in May: government Beijing (AFP) June 01, 2014 - China's manufacturing activity strengthened to a five-month high in May, the government said Sunday, an optimistic sign amid slumping growth in the world's second-largest economy. The official purchasing managers index (PMI) reached 50.8 in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement, up from 50.4 in March. The index tracks manufacturing activity in China's factories and ... more |  |
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Solar panel manufacturing is greener in Europe than China Argonne IL (SPX) Jun 01, 2014 - Solar panels made in China have a higher overall carbon footprint and are likely to use substantially more energy during manufacturing than those made in Europe, said a new study from Northwestern University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. The report compared energy and greenhouse gas emissions that go into the manufacturing process of solar panels in Europe and ... more |  |
JCAP stabilizes common semiconductors for solar fuels generation Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 01, 2014 - Researchers around the world are trying to develop solar-driven generators that can split water, yielding hydrogen gas that could be used as clean fuel. Such a device requires efficient light-absorbing materials that attract and hold sunlight to drive the chemical reactions involved in water splitting. Semiconductors like silicon and gallium arsenide are excellent light absorbers-as is cle ... more |  |
Solar Illuminates Richmond Development for Less Richmond VA (SPX) Jun 01, 2014 - Sol has announced that Premiere Homes has installed 21 of Sol's top-of-pole mount commercial solar outdoor lighting systems at PHL's newly completed Randolph West residential neighborhood development near downtown Richmond, Va. After determining that traditional grid-tied street lighting was prohibitively expensive to install, PHL and the city of Richmond, chose the option of installing co ... more |  |
OneRoof Energy Introduces SolarSelect Bundled Residential Electricity San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 01, 2014 - OneRoof Energy, along with Choose Energy, has announced a ground-breaking service in the Massachusetts deregulated energy markets that gives homeowners complete control over their electricity supply and delivery. The bundled product was initially launched for residents in the NSTAR and NGRID utility coverage areas. In deregulated energy markets, the average residential energy consumer swit ... more |  |
Software to star at Apple developers conference San Francisco (AFP) June 01, 2014 - Apple on Monday kicks off its developers conference, where the focus will be on software in iPhones, iPads, iPods and Macintosh computers with scant hope for the next big thing. In trademark style, Apple has remained mum about what it will unveil at the keynote presentation opening a sold-out World Wide Developers Conference devoted to tailoring applications or services for the company's cov ... more |  |
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 Ukraine: The Real Energy Crisis Starts in June Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2014 - Kiev is feeling emboldened by the successful election of a new Ukrainian president and a bloody surge against separatists in the east, but in just a few days, Russia says it will twist the gas spigot, and there's very little Kiev can do to stop that. On June 3, Russia plans to reduce the gas supply to Ukraine - and hence, to Europe - if Kiev has failed to pay in advance for next month's ga ... more |  |
Heavy airplane traffic potentially a major contributor to pollution in Los Angeles Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2014 - Congested freeways crawling with cars and trucks are notorious for causing smog in Los Angeles, but a new study finds that heavy airplane traffic can contribute even more pollution, and the effect continues for up to 10 miles away from the airport. The report, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science and Technology, has serious implications for the health of residents near Los Angeles ... more |  |
Tiny elite huge proletariat: UK middle class to disappear in 30 years London (Voice of Russia) Jun 01, 2014 - High property prices will wipe out the British middle class within the next 30 years, according to a UK government advisor. He says society will be left with a "tiny elite" and a "huge sprawling proletariat." "The really scary thing is if in the next 30 years house prices rise as much as they have done in the last 30 years, then the average house in Britain will cost 1.2 million pounds (US ... more |  |
 25 years on, world happy to do business with Beijing's 'butchers' Washington (AFP) May 30, 2014 - Twenty-five years after the West condemned the "butchers" who crushed protesters in Tiananmen Square, China's astonishing economic and military transformation means the world has largely set aside concerns on human rights as it courts the former pariah. Outraged Western nations imposed economic sanctions and banned arms sales after troops killed hundreds of people during the night of June 3- ... more |  |
Facebook's Zuckerberg pumping $120 mln into local schools San Francisco (AFP) May 30, 2014 - Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg put out word late Thursday that he and his wife Priscilla Chan are pumping $120 million into San Francisco Bay Area schools. Distribution of the money will be spread over five years, with initial grants going toward initiatives for providing computers and Internet access in public schools as well as training teachers and enlisting parents in efforts to ke ... more |  |
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