Columbia MO (SPX) Sep 17, 2014 - From cell phones to cars and flashlights, batteries play an important role in everyday life. Scientists and technology companies constantly are seeking ways to improve battery life and efficiency.
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 17, 2014 - Scots will be worse off if they vote for independence. It's not good economics and not much else is at stake.
Durham NC (SPX) Sep 16, 2014 - Faulty well integrity, not hydraulic fracturing deep underground, is the primary cause of drinking water contamination from shale gas extraction in parts of Pennsylvania and Texas, according to a ne
(UPI) Junau, Alaska (UPI) Sep 16, 2014 - Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said he was extremely disappointed with a decision by British energy company BP to cut its workforce in the state.
Pierre, S.D. (UPI) Sep 16, 2014 - The company behind the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline said it had to re-apply for a construction permit in South Dakota because of approval delays.
Erbil, Iraq (UPI) Sep 16, 2014 - Settling claims over which entity has the authority to sell Iraqi crude oil is a matter for the Iraqi courts, the Kurdistan Regional Government said.
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 16, 2014 - Switching the polarity of a magnet using an electric field (magnetoelectric memory [MEM] effect), can be a working principle of the next-generation technology for information processing and storage.
Paris (UPI) Sep 16, 2014 - On the heels of reports predicting low oil demand, a director at the OECD said from France the global economy was expanding at only a moderate pace.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Sep 16, 2014 - Oil production from Norwegian territory in August was 10 percent higher than what was predicted, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Tuesday.
Columbus, Ohio (UPI) Sep 16, 2014 - It's bad well design, not hydraulic fracturing itself, that's leading to contamination of drinking water, research led by Ohio State University finds.
Menlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2014 - A comprehensive look at how tiny particles in a lithium ion battery electrode behave shows that rapid-charging the battery and using it to do high-power, rapidly draining work may not be as damaging
Paris (UPI) Sep 16, 2014 - French engineering company Technip said Tuesday it won a refinery contract in Bahrain that could increase output by 34 percent.
Kiev, Ukraine (UPI) Sep 16, 2014 - Reliable natural gas deliveries to Europe depend largely on contractual issues in Ukraine, Russian energy company Gazprom said Tuesday.
Oslo, Norway (UPI) Sep 15, 2014 - A subsidiary of Norwegian oilfield services company Aker Solutions said Monday it won a $465 million contract for work off the coast of Brazil.
Houston (UPI) Sep 15, 2014 - There's no threat to oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico from hurricanes, British oil company BP states from its storm prediction center.
Brussels (UPI) Sep 15, 2014 - The trade deficit for energy for the 28 members of the European Union was down 8 percent from the first six months of 2013, data Monday show.
