Durham NC (SPX) May 23, 2014 - Oil and gas development from shale fields has generally helped the public finances of local communities, providing new revenues and resources that usually - but not always - outweigh the increased
Stanford CA (SPX) May 23, 2014 - Vast amounts of excess heat are generated by industrial processes and by electric power plants. Researchers around the world have spent decades seeking ways to harness some of this wasted energy. Mo
Quito (AFP) May 22, 2014 - Ecuador on Thursday licensed a state company to develop oil reserves in Yasuni, a huge nature preserve in the Amazon rain forest.
Washington DC (SPX) May 22, 2014 - The long life of lithium ion batteries makes them the rechargeable of choice for everything from implantable medical devices to wearable consumer electronics. But lithium ion batteries rely on liqui
Washington (AFP) May 21, 2014 - BP said Wednesday it will appeal to the US Supreme Court over being forced to pay for business losses it says have no link to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Shanghai, China (AFP) May 21, 2014 - Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday oversaw a vast gas deal with China said to be worth $400 billion as the Ukraine crisis threatens Russian energy exports to Europe and his country faces Western sanctions.
Manila (AFP) May 21, 2014 - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Wednesday that China's placing of an oil rig in contested South China Sea waters had seriously threatened peace.
Riverside CA (SPX) May 21, 2014 - Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a novel nanometer scale ruthenium oxide anchored nanocarbon graphene foam architecture that improves the performance of supercap
Dallas TX (SPX) May 21, 2014 - A team from the Renewable Energy and Vehicular Technology Laboratory (REVT) at UT Dallas was one of a few research groups selected for advanced participation in a Department of Energy conference aim
Nashville TN (SPX) May 21, 2014 - Imagine a future in which our electrical gadgets are no longer limited by plugs and external power sources. This intriguing prospect is one of the reasons for the current interest in building the ca
Stanford CA (SPX) May 21, 2014 - A Stanford electrical engineer has invented a way to wirelessly transfer power deep inside the body, and then use this power to run tiny electronic medical devices such as pacemakers, nerve stimulat
Newcastle PA (SPX) May 20, 2014 - Axion Power International has announced that it has received a follow-on purchase order for four more PowerCube energy storage systems from its strategic partner, a NJ-based solar installer for comm
Shanghai (AFP) May 20, 2014 - Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Russian leader Vladimir Putin pledged Tuesday to build ties between the two UN Security Council members, who both face international criticism and territorial disputes.
Madison WI (SPX) May 20, 2014 - A recent study published in Agronomy Journal provides information important to farmers growing oilseed crops. In the study, camelina and safflower were grown in three-year rotations with winter whea
Durham NC (SPX) May 20, 2014 - Cree's silicon-carbide (SiC) technology continues to enable smaller, lighter, more efficient and lower-cost power systems with a new all-SiC 300A, 1.2kV half-bridge module. Packaged in industry-stan
Beijing (AFP) May 19, 2014 - More than 3,500 Chinese citizens were evacuated from riot-hit Vietnam by sea on Monday, as Hanoi stifled fresh protests over a territorial dispute and foreign investors counted the cost.
