Bristol, UK (SPX) Jun 09, 2009 - A team of physicists and engineers at Bristol University has demonstrated exquisite control of single particles of light - photons - on a silicon chip to make a major advance towards long-sought-after quantum technologies, including super-powerful quantum computers and ultra-precise measurements.
San Jose CA (SPX) Jun 09, 2009 - SG Biofuels has announced it has identified several strains of cold tolerant Jatropha capable of thriving in climates previously thought to be outside of the crop's preferred subtropical habitat. Utilizing the strains, the company has initiated a breeding program to develop Jatropha as an oil-producing crop in colder climates of the United States.
Austin TX (SPX) Jun 09, 2009 - A superconducting sheet of lead only two atoms thick, the thinnest superconducting metal layer ever created, has been developed by physicists at The University of Texas at Austin.
Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2009 - Of the four new states bordering the Caspian that emerged from the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have all ramped up their oil production to significant levels. Turkmenistan, the Caspian's fourth post-Soviet state, is less endowed with oil but richly endowed with natural gas.
Canton MI (SPX) Jun 08, 2009 - On the outskirts of the automotive capital of the world, high-efficiency wind turbine generator manufacturer Danotek Motion Technologies on Friday will open a world-class manufacturing center dedicated to a type of industry not normally associated with the region: the production of electric generators for wind turbines.
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 08, 2009 - After years of stalemates, Iran and Pakistan formally signed bilateral agreements in Istanbul on the so-called Peace Pipeline from the South Pars gas field. The Iranian government came forward with $250 million in loans to Armenia for the construction of an oil pipeline, government officials say. A natural gas pipeline from the Alaskan North Slope to markets in the Lower 48 has Washington and congressional support, notes a Republican senator.
Marseille, France (AFP) June 8, 2009 - A multi-billion-dollar project to prove whether nuclear fusion, the power that fuels the Sun, can be a practicable energy source is to be scaled down in its early stages, sources said on Monday.
Ashgabat (AFP) June 6, 2009 - China will grant energy-rich Turkmenistan a three-billion-dollar loan to develop a lucrative South Yolotan gas reserve, newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan reported on Saturday.
Melbourne (AFP) June 6, 2009 - Australia's second city of Melbourne has become the swine flu capital of the world, a report said Saturday, as the country's confirmed tally of the disease soared to 1,009.
Tel-Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jun 05, 2009 - US Venture Capital funds Burrill and Company and Khosla Ventures have invested in HCL CleanTech, a US company and its Israeli subsidiary founded by Prof. Avram Baniel, Prof. Ari Eyal and Eran Baniel.
Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2009 - China said Friday it was considering taxing polluting businesses in a bid to improve the environment in the nation, one of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases.
Sacramento CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2009 - The E-Fuel Corporation, joined by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, will unveil the final production model of the E-Fuel MicroFueler, the world's first home ethanol system, at the California State Capitol.
Madison WI (SPX) Jun 05, 2009 - There is growing interest in using crop residues as the feedstock of choice for the production of cellulosic-based ethanol because of the more favorable energy output relative to grain-based ethanol. This would also help provide a solution to the debate of food versus fuel, because less of the grain would be diverted to ethanol production, leaving more available for food and feed consumption.
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 05, 2009 - The unique properties of thin layers of graphite-known as graphene-make the material attractive for a wide range of potential electronic devices. Researchers have now experimentally demonstrated the potential for another graphene application: replacing copper for interconnects in future generations of integrated circuits.
Ortonville MN (SPX) Jun 05, 2009 - Little Rock Wind, along with its managing partner, National Wind, have announced the closing of its asset purchase agreement with community-owned wind project Big Stone Wind.
East Aurora NY (SPX) Jun 05, 2009 - Moog has announced that it has acquired the remaining 60% ownership of the wind energy business of LTi REEnergy GmbH in Unna, Germany and Shanghai, China. The consideration was euro 12 million in cash paid and the issuance of a euro 9.5 million note payable in February 2010.
