New Haven, CT (SPX) Jul 06, 2012 - Women in rural Bangladesh prefer inexpensive, traditional stoves for cooking over modern ones despite significant health risks, according to a Yale study in the Proceedings of the National Academy o
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 06, 2012 - A robot that drives into an industrial disaster area and shuts off a valve leaking toxic steam might save lives. A robot that applies supervised autonomy to dexterously disarm a roadside bomb would
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 06, 2012 - Competition in the European natural gas sector may be the best way forward for a region looking for a diverse market base, a spokesman for the Nabucco natural gas pipeline consortium said.
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) Jul 6, 2012 - Nigeria reportedly loses $1 billion a month to massive oil theft by criminal gangs, militants and corrupt officials, crippling Africa's top oil and gas producer amid political turmoil that many fear heralds trouble between the Christian south and the Muslim north.
Luanda, Angola (UPI) Jul 5, 2012 - Angola is poised to throw open oil exploration rights in the offshore Kwanza Basin following a major strike by Houston-based Cobalt International Energy.
Bangkok (AFP) July 4, 2012 - An explosion at an oil refinery in the heart of Bangkok which sparked a massive fire early Wednesday has triggered calls for the relocation of the 120,000 barrels-a-day facility.
Jakarta (AFP) July 4, 2012 - Greenpeace activists Wednesday protested plans by Indonesia to build Southeast Asia's biggest coal power plant, saying it would sully coastal waters and strip the livelihoods of fishermen and farmers.
Tokyo (AFP) July 4, 2012 - Coastguard vessels from Taiwan and Japan bumped into each other in waters near a disputed island chain Wednesday, as the Taiwanese vessel was escorting activists to the area, Japan's coastguard said.
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jul 03, 2012 - The industry is interested in establishing a biorefinery sector in Denmark that can replace oil-based products with biofriendly materials, chemicals, energy and fuel. But this requires a larger biom
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Jul 3, 2012 - Iranian lawmakers call for closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid a sharpening confrontation in the Persian Gulf while Revolutionary Guards display their missile might against a mock U.S. base during desert exercises.
Boston MA (SPX) Jul 03, 2012 - Imagine a kerosene lamp that continued to shine after the fuel was spent, or an electric stove that could remain hot during a power outage. Materials scientists at Harvard have demonstrated an equiv
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 03, 2012 - With the advent of semiconductor transistors-invented in 1947 as a replacement for bulky and inefficient vacuum tubes-has come the consistent demand for faster, more energy-efficient technologies. T
Manila (AFP) July 3, 2012 - The Philippines on Tuesday said the deployment of US spy planes, suggested by President Benigno Aquino, was just one option to monitor the country's territory, as China appealed for stability in the region.
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jul 03, 2012 - The identification of key proteins in a group of heat-loving bacteria by researchers at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center could help light a fire under next-generation biofuel prod
Jena, Germany (SPX) Jul 02, 2012 - Carl Zeiss has launched the AURIGA Laser, a new advanced system combining the specific advantages of the AURIGA CrossBeam (FIB-SEM) workstation with the capabilities of a pulsed micro-focus laser fo
Zeebrugge, Belgium (UPI) Jul 2, 2012 - A once-languishing Belgian offshore wind power project has completed a comeback with $420 million in financing from the European Investment Bank.
