Washington (AFNS) May 16, 2006 - This year, the Air Force will test fly a B-52 Stratofortress that is powered in part by fuel derived from natural gas. The experiment is part of the Department of Defense's Assured Fuel Initiative, an effort to develop secure domestic sources for the military's energy needs.
Munich, Germany (SPX) May 16, 2006 - EADS and Saft America have combined their expertise in the field of thermal batteries via ASB to form the new subsidiary Advanced Thermal Batteries Inc. Located in Cockeysville, Maryland.
Athens OH (SPX) May 16, 2006 - From snowflakes to the leaves on a tree, objects in nature are made of irregular molecules called fractals. Scientists now have created and captured an image of the largest man-made fractal molecule at the nanoscale.
Moscow (RIAN) May 15, 2006 - The first power unit of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China has been connected to the Chinese power grid, Russia's nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly Atomstroiexport said Friday. This is the first power unit commissioned in China that Russian experts helped to build.
Houston TX (SPX) May 15, 2006 - With research that will make an impact ranging from solar-cell technology to new and improved packaging materials, one University of Houston professor is leading the way in a nanocoatings conference that will bring academia, government and industry research into one venue.
Bangkok, Thailand (SPX) May 15, 2006 - Nickel oxide is a very important chemical in modern industrial processes. It is commonly used as a catalyst within the petrochemical industry in areas like the synthesis of olefin gas and the reforming reaction of methane. The performance of the catalyst is closely related to particle properties of synthesised nickel oxide.
Amman (AFP) May 15, 2006 - Oil and energy experts gathered in Jordan on Monday insisted that developing technology could increase oil and gas reserves worldwide.
Warsaw, Poland (AFP) May 15, 2006 - Poland could join its three northern Baltic neighbours to build a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania, the head of Poland's Atomic Energy Agency said in an interview published Thursday. It would be ideal if Poland's first nuclear power plant were built in Ignalina in Lithuania, Jerzy Niewodniczanski told the Zycie Warszawy newspaper.
Brussels (AFP) May 15, 2006 - Questions were raised over an innovative EU greenhouse gas trading system Monday, after new figures showed that EU states had given industrial plants more CO2 pollution permits than they needed in 2005.
Krasnoyarsk (RIAN) May 15, 2006 - TVEL, Russia's leading producer and supplier of nuclear fuel for power plants, is going to apply for funding from the Investment Fund on two projects in Siberia worth over $400 million, the corporation's vice president said Saturday.
Amherst MA (SPX) May 15, 2006 - Scientists have boosted the power output of microbial fuel cells more than 10-fold by letting the bacteria congregate into a slimy matrix known as a biofilm. The research, led by microbiologist Derek Lovley of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, suggests that efficient technologies for generating electricity with microbes are much closer than anticipated.
Vienna, (AFP) May 13, 2006 - Brazil and Bolivia vowed to work out their differences over Bolivia's nationalization of energy resources as EU and Latin American leaders wrapped up Saturday a three-day summit marked by this oil and gas dispute.
Hyderabad, India (AFP) May 12, 2006 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) can boost the fight against climate change by curbing funds for fossil fuel projects and supporting renewable energy, environmental watchdog Greenpeace International said Thursday.
New York NY (SPX) May 12, 2006 - With oil prices reaching near near-record highs in recent weeks, calls have grown louder for the U.S. to develop new sources of affordable, domestic energy.
Durham NC (UPI) May 11, 2006 - Duke University scientists say they've discovered a theoretical metal sandwich that might be able to break superconductor records.
Washington (AFP) May 11, 2006 - The global market for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions -- an innovative offshoot of the Kyoto pact on global warming -- has shown explosive growth, the World Bank said Wednesday.
