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BP to push ahead in Canadian oil sands
LONDON, April 16 (UPI) -- Shareholders for supermajor BP rejected a call for more transparency regarding Canadian oil sands development amid environmental complaints.
'Pavement power' may light up French city (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Authorities in Toulouse in the south-west of France are considering a proposal to install "pavement power" technology that would use the energy provided by pedestrians to generate electricity...
Berkeley Lab scientists create 'molecular paper'
Two-dimensional, 'sheet-like' nanostructures are commonly employed in biological systems such as cell membranes, and their unique properties have inspired interest in materials such as graphene. Now, Berkeley Lab scientists have...
Iceland Volcano's Ash Snarls U.K. Air Traffic
Serious Risk to Aircraft Engines Sees Many Airports Shut Down Completely, Hundreds of Flights Cancelled
Consumer Reports Calls Lexus GX460 Unsafe
Issues Rare "Don't Buy" Warning, Says Tests of SUV's Electronic Stability Control Indicate Possibility of Roll-Over
The next silicon revolution
The engineers from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of California, San Diego who are at the forefront of the latest 'silicon revolution' will, for...
New material is a breakthrough in magnetism; Step closer to 'magnetic monopole'
Physicists have created a structure that acts like a single pole of a magnet, a feat that has evaded scientists for decades. The researchers say their new study takes them...
Toward more efficient wireless power delivery
In 2007, MIT researchers announced that they had discovered a novel way of transmitting electricity without the use of wires. Now, the researchers have demonstrated that the system?s efficiency at...
Ultrasensitive imaging method uses gold-silver 'nanocages' to enable detecting and treating disease
New research findings suggest that an experimental ultrasensitive medical imaging technique that uses a pulsed laser and tiny metallic "nanocages" might enable both the early detection and treatment of disease....
New York sees biomass as energy option
PRINCETON, N.J., April 13 (UPI) -- New Jersey company NRG Energy announced Tuesday it won a 10-year contract in New York to generate power using renewable biomass fuel at...
U.S. Tiger gas pipeline gets FERC approval
HOUSTON, April 13 (UPI) -- Texas energy company Energy Transfer Partners won U.S. federal approval for its planned Tiger Pipeline to transport natural gas from Louisiana and Texas.
Tullow Oil finds oil in Uganda
LONDON, April 13 (UPI) -- London's oil and gas exploration company Tullow Oil announced Tuesday the discovery of oil in the Kasamene field in Uganda.
Azerbaijan weighs gas transit options
BUCHAREST, Romania, April 13 (UPI) -- Liquefied and compressed natural gas are possible avenues for gas transit diversification to Europe from Azerbaijan, executives said Tuesday in Bucharest.
Siemens hits 2GW mark for wind in Britain
LONDON, April 13 (UPI) -- European conglomerate Siemens announced Tuesday it reached 2 gigawatts of wind energy capacity in Britain with installations at an Essex coast wind turbine.
Carbenium ions revealed
An important insight into the mechanism of hydrocarbon reactions has been revealed by chemists working in France
Laser hair removal: No training required?
Canada needs minimum training standards for laser hair removal operators, as currently anyone, trained or not, can legally operate a laser machine for hair removal in Canada, states an editorial...
IMEC Virtual Camera (iVC), the ultimate angle on reality
At the NAB Show in Las Vegas, the nanotechnology research center imec presents imec Virtual Camera (iVC), a revolutionary new video technology for dynamic viewing and advanced image manipulation.
Epson Develops Ultra-low Power 16-bit Microcontroller Capable of Vivid Display Powered by Coin Battery
Seiko Epson today announced that it has developed and begun shipping samples of the S1C17706, a 16-bit microcontroller capable of 5120-dot high-resolution display, the largest display area of Epson's 16-bit...
Energy wasted grinding switchgrass smaller to improve flowability
Biofuels processors who mill switchgrass into fine bits to help its flowability should be able to save time, energy and money by not doing so, a Purdue University study shows...
Roundup 4/12: Brick by Brick Edition
A year after the recession forced many universities to halt construction projects, Yale University...
Record measurement of extremely small magnetic fields
Researchers at the research center QUANTOP at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) have constructed an atomic magnetometer, which has achieved the highest sensitivity allowed by...
Studying Matter and Radiation from the Early Universe
(PhysOrg.com) --Almost 400,000 years after the universe was created in the big bang, matter cooled sufficiently for neutral atoms to form, thereby allowing the pervasive light to propagate almost completely...
Global Update: An Automated System for Detecting TB
Guardian Technologies, a Virginia company, has developed a system that scans microscope slides for bacillus.
Enriched uranium going back to U.S.: PM
Highly enriched uranimum being held in Canada will be sent to the U.S. to be converted into a form that can't be used for nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Stephen Harper...
Observatory: A New Lizard? Well, New to Science
A lizard found on Luzon island in the Philippines is gray and 6 feet long, with a spectacular pattern of colorful dots and other markings on its scales.
Europe Finds Cleaner Energy Source by Burning Trash
New incinerators reduce energy costs and reliance on oil and gas and also benefit the environment, but they have not caught on in the United States.
The Smarter Electric Grid Of The Future
The smart grid idea aims to save money, reduce pollution, lower costs, and create new "green" jobs. Smart grid is a phrase that refers to a number of things at...
New hope for ultimate clean energy: fusion power
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine if you could generate electricity using nuclear power that emitted no radioactivity: it would be the answer to the world's dream of finding a clean, sustainable energy...