Cambridge, UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2014 - A world record that has stood for more than a decade has been broken by a team led by University of Cambridge engineers, harnessing the equivalent of three tonnes of force inside a golf ball-sized s
United Nations, United States (AFP) July 01, 2014 - Russia urged UN Security Council members Monday to back a draft statement to bar crude oil sales by terrorist groups in Syria, including as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Richmond, Canada (SPX) Jul 01, 2014 - Corvus Energy and Scandlines has announced the completion of the commissioning for the Scandlines' fleet of hybrid ferries: the M/V Deutschland, M/V Schleswig-Holstein and M/V Prins Richard. T
Binghamton NY (SPX) Jul 01, 2014 - A Binghamton University physicist and his colleagues say they have unlocked one key mystery surrounding high-temperature superconductivity. Their research, published this week in the Proceedings of
Raleigh NC (SPX) Jul 01, 2014 - Local start-up company VentAir Technologies (VAT) has announced an exciting breakthrough in the field of wind energy. The company's patent-pending VAST 6 system is designed to be substantially more
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 01, 2014 - Rice University chemical engineer Michael Wong has spent a decade amassing evidence that palladium-gold nanoparticles are excellent catalysts for cleaning polluted water, but even he was surprised a
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2014 - Skyrmions, subatomic quasiparticles that could play a key role in future spintronic technologies, have been observed for the first time using x-rays. An international collaboration of researchers wo
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 30, 2014 - The oil and gas extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could potentially contribute more pollutants to groundwater than past research has suggested, according to a new study i
Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 30, 2014 - The chemical makeup of wastewater generated by hydrofracking could cause the release of tiny particles in soils that often strongly bind heavy metals and pollutants, exacerbating the environmental
New Delhi (AFP) June 30, 2014 - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Monday that jihadists spearheading a militant offensive in Iraq have sold oil from captured areas to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Quebec, Canada (SPX) Jun 30, 2014 - In Canada, where outdoor growing seasons are limited, sales from greenhouse fruit and vegetable production operations still surpass $1.1 billion annually. Finding more efficient methods for providin
Washington (AFP) June 30, 2014 - Cyberattackers, probably state sponsored, have been targeting energy operations in the United States and Europe since 2011 and were capable of causing significant damage, security researchers said Monday.
Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2014 - Policymakers should conduct net energy analyses when evaluating the long-term sustainability of energy technologies, according to new Stanford University research. Net energy analysis provides a q
San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2014 - Scientists at USC have developed a water-based organic battery that is long lasting, built from cheap, eco-friendly components. The new battery - which uses no metals or toxic materials - is intende
Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Jun 30, 2014 - The magnetic hose designed by the researchers consists of a ferromagnetic cylinder covered by a superconductor material, a surprisingly simple design given the complicated theoretical calculations a
Matebe, Dr Congo (AFP) June 29, 2014 - People living in and around Africa's oldest wildlife reserve - Virunga National Park - threatened by armed groups and oil prospectors, are pinning their hopes on sustainable development projects for energy, agriculture and tourism.
