Ames IA (SPX) Mar 17, 2010 - Karl A. Gschneidner Jr., a senior metallurgist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, has cautioned members of a Congressional panel that rare-earth research in the USA on mineral extraction, rare-earth separation, processing of the oxides into metallic alloys and other useful forms, substitution, and recycling is virtually zero.
Khartoum (AFP) March 17, 2010 - Two men convicted of murdering four workers of a Chinese oil company in Sudan have been hanged, the official news agency Suna reported on Wednesday.
Cape Town (AFP) March 16, 2010 - African states should harness Chinese interest as Beijing's demand for commodities drives growth on the continent and fuels capital investments, an energy conference heard on Tuesday.
College Station TX (SPX) Mar 16, 2010 - Using green algae to produce hydrocarbon oil for biofuel production is nothing new; nature has been doing so for hundreds of millions of years, according a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.
Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 16, 2010 - A new high-performance anode structure based on silicon-carbon nanocomposite materials could significantly improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries used in a wide range of applications from hybrid vehicles to portable electronics.
Khartoum (AFP) March 16, 2010 - A large discrepancy over actual oil production figures in Sudan could fuel tensions between the North and South which share the proceeds, an international NGO said on Wednesday.
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 16, 2010 - Household network communications is developing so quickly that it is necessary to adapt and change in order to take advantage of the new services and meet the broadband needs that they require.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 15, 2010 - Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging from supercomputers to cell phones.
Santiago (AFP) March 15, 2010 - Chile's power grid should be fragile for six months, on the heels of the massive February 27 earthquake, President Sebastian Pinera warned Monday hours after a blackout that plunged most Chileans into the dark.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 15, 2010 - In the March issue of BioScience, researchers present a sophisticated new analysis of the effects of boosting use of maize-derived ethanol on greenhouse gas emissions. The study, conducted by Thomas W. Hertel of Purdue University and five co-authors, focuses on how mandated increases in production of the biofuel in the United States will trigger land-use changes domestically and elsewhere.
Madison WI (SPX) Mar 15, 2010 - Materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel. The process is simple, efficient and recycles otherwise-wasted energy into a useable form.
Delft, Netherlands (SPX) Mar 15, 2010 - Researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have succeeded in making a significant leap forward in the production of biochemicals and biofuels from waste wood. They discovered that the bacterium Cupriavidus basilensis breaks down harmful by-products which are produced when sugars are released from wood.
Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 15, 2010 - Emory University chemists have developed the most potent homogeneous catalyst known for water oxidation, considered a crucial component for generating clean hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight. The breakthrough, published in the journal Science, was made in collaboration with the Paris Institute of Molecular Chemistry.
Safat, Kuwait (SPX) Mar 15, 2010 - In a finding that may speed efforts to conserve oil and intensify the search for alternative fuel sources, scientists in Kuwait predict that world conventional crude oil production will peak in 2014 - almost a decade earlier than some other predictions.
Hong Kong (AFP) March 14, 2010 - China's state-owned energy giant Cnooc said Sunday it would pay 3.1 billion US dollars for a 50-percent stake in an Argentinian-owned energy company, the latest in a string of acquisitions.
Paris (AFP) March 12, 2010 - China is experiencing astonishing growth in oil demand this year to match its economic rise while consumption in developed economies is falling, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.
