Washington (UPI) Jan 23, 2009 - Under the late Turkmen President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov, self-styled Turkmenbashi (father of the Turkmen), much was made of the quixotic and megalomaniacal way he ran his desert fiefdom on the eastern shore of the Caspian.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 23, 2009 - Inspired by the aquatic wriggling of beetle larvae, a University of Pittsburgh research team has designed a propulsion system that strips away paddles, sails, and motors and harnesses the energy within the water's surface.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jan 23, 2009 - While most Australians are taking care to shield themselves from the harsh summer heat, scientists from the CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship are working on ways to harness the sun's warmth to cool our homes and offices.
University Park PA (SPX) Jan 23, 2009 - Scientists at Penn State University and the Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered a way to produce hydrogen by exposing selected clusters of aluminum atoms to water. The findings are important because they demonstrate that it is the geometries of these aluminum clusters, rather than solely their electronic properties, that govern the proximity of the clusters' exposed active sites.
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2009 - Tiny disk-shaped lasers as small as a speck of dust could one day beam information through optical computers. Unfortunately, a perfect disk will spray light out, not as a beam, but in all directions.
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 22, 2009 - Officials at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. have laid out a lofty new goal for the oil-rich country's state-owned oil company: that one day it will rival its state-run contemporaries for profits in countries like Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Malaysia.
Jakarta (AFP) Jan 22, 2009 - An Indonesian man who convinced President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that he could turn water into fuel was Thursday sentenced to three and a half years in prison for fraud, a report said.
Lagos, Nigeria (UPI) Jan 22, 2009 - The power vacuum in Nigeria, one of Africa's leading oil producers, caused by the two-month absence of ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua is putting the all-important oil industry in jeopardy by delaying reforms and threatening to re-ignite an insurgency in the oil-rich south.
Toronto (UPI) Jan 22, 2009 - Ontario signed a $7 billion deal Thursday with a consortium led by South Korean industrial giant Samsung Group and Korea Electric Power Corp. to build 2,500 megawatts of wind and solar power.
Miami (UPI) Jan 21, 2009 - Venezuelan energy officials say they are prepared to reduce oil exports to bolster the falling price of oil worldwide. South America's leading oil producer already has decided to cut oil shipments to two U.S. refineries.
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Jan 21, 2009 - Brazil has inaugurated its first commercial ethanol-fueled power plant amid questions being asked about the global impact of increased feedstock production on food agriculture.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 21, 2009 - A team of Carnegie Mellon University engineers led by Levent Burak Kara and Kenji Shimada have developed software that will let engineers design new products by simply sketching their ideas on a tablet computer.
Madison WI (SPX) Jan 21, 2009 - Distorted cell-phone photos and big, clunky telephoto lenses could be things of the past.
Baghdad (UPI) Jan 21, 2009 - Iraq is seeking to exploit its vast natural gas reserves, a resource that has had to play second fiddle to the country's oil wealth, and has signed a strategic energy agreement with the European Union to develop the gas fields.
Seattle (UPI) Jan 21, 2009 - Seattle, which gets a small amount of electricity from its own trash, plans to increase its garbage power significantly, city officials say.
Troy NY (SPX) Jan 21, 2009 - Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed and demonstrated a new type of light emitting diode (LED) with significantly improved lighting performance and energy efficiency.
