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All sustainable transportation subsidies shouldn't be created equal, experts say
When it comes to pumping up the appeal of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), some regions are more ripe for the cars than others, and some consumers' buttons need more...
New solvent technologies to replace use of harmful toxic acids
Scientists are developing new ways to replace harmful, carcinogenic, toxic acids and electrolytes which are currently used in many commercial metal finishing and energy storage processes.
Minsk weighing oil options with Russia
MOSCOW, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Belarusian negotiators left Moscow for Minsk to consider pricing mechanisms for Russian oil deliveries, Russian energy officials said.
Physicists Solve Difficult Classical Problem with One Quantum Bit
(PhysOrg.com) -- Quantum information algorithms have the potential to solve some problems exponentially faster than current classical methods. However, most research on quantum information systems has concentrated on models that...
What will the Large Hadron Collider reveal?
With its successful test run at the end of 2009, the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland, seized the world record for the highest-energy particle collisions created by mankind. We...
Scientists' breakthrough in production of biofuels
Scientists have developed an innovative device which will make the production of alternative biofuels more energy efficient.
New Jersey slated for more solar farms
NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- New Jersey utility Public Service Enterprise Group announced the selection of four sites and developers for new solar farms in the state.
Crosstex grabs Chevron NGL pipeline
DALLAS, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Texas natural gas company Crosstex Energy announced the acquisition of a 60-mile natural gas liquids pipeline from a subsidiary of supermajor Chevron Corp.
Chemists slam Science paper
Scientists accuse the journal Science of failings in its peer review system as claims in a recent paper prompt harsh criticism from chemists
ACORN-NS and CANARIE Go Green with Bullfrog Power
ACORN-NS, Atlantic Canada Organization of Research Networks in Nova Scotia, and CANARIE Inc. have partnered to bullfrogpower their operations collocated at Dalhousie University in Halifax Nova Scotia, with 100 per...
Minimising carbon dioxide emissions
UK scientist demonstrate an integrated process to make energy and cyclic carbonates from methane combustion
European Commission announces the award of major Galileo contracts
Antonio Tajani, European Commission Vice-President in charge of Transport, has announced today the award of three of the six contracts for the procurement of Galileo's initial operational capability.
North Korea’s 2009 Nuclear Test Site is Pinpointed with a precision of 140 meters
Since May 25, 2009, when North Korea announced that it conducted a second nuclear test, the exact location of the test site has remained elusive to international organizations, federal agencies,...
Gold tests meningococcal fast
Thanks to new research, gold nanoparticles will soon be able to quickly reveal whether someone has meningococcal just by changing colour.
What's Behind The Trash-To-Gas Fad?
Proponents Tout This Source Of Environmentally Friendly Fuel Over Dirty Diesel
3-D Television Makes Big CES Splash
Expectations Are High But The Products, However Cool, Are Also Relatively Expensive
Magnet Lab Reclaims World Record for Highest-Field Resistive Magnet
Physicists who do research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at The Florida State University got a brand new, high-tech toy for the holidays -- a world-record magnet.
UMass Amherst Researchers Develop New Microscope So Powerful It Sees Individual Molecules
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are finding that the ability to see very small things -- objects 20,000 times thinner than a human hair -- can help answer big biological questions. That`s...
TMS 2010 Session Accelerates Focus on Sustainable Lamborghini Materials
A special session that focuses on new materials for the legendary Lamborghini sports car will be featured at The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2010 Annual Meeting & Exhibition...
Hovering drone draws rave reviews at CES
Hovering silently a few feet off the ground it looks like a flying saucer out of a Steven Spielberg film.
Vestas with good early 2010 performance
RANDERS, Denmark, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Denmark's Vestas, the world's largest wind turbine maker, has been raking in a number of orders recently to come back from a rocky...
Anti-Whaling Speedboat Wrecked in Collision With Whalers
A collision wrecks an anti-whaling speedboat, and the whale wars heat up once again.
Why Black Holes Are Winning Respect
New Evidence Suggests That They Gave Order To The Chaotic Mess Produced By The Big Bang
Scientists see carbon chains preferred locales on popular catalyst
(PhysOrg.com) -- Prima donnas. Floppy chains of carbon atoms are particular about where they want to be on a titanium dioxide catalyst, according to a new study from Pacific Northwest...
Physicists catch sight of trembling particle
Quantum stimulation validates Schrödinger's 1930 prediction
Methane release 'looks stronger'
Scientists have uncovered a further apparent increase in the leakage of methane gas that is seeping from the Arctic seabed.
Templating A Molecular Donut
Nanotechnology: Molybdenum oxide cluster provides seeding ground to form donut-shaped structure.
Enzymes do the twist
The way enzyme catalysts bind molecules to speed up their reactions is not as simple as once thought, say chemists from the UK and Spain