Upton NY (SPX) May 20, 2020 - Scientists have discovered that the transport of electronic charge in a metallic superconductor containing strontium, ruthenium, and oxygen breaks the rotational symmetry of the underlying crystal l
Paris (AFP) May 20, 2020 - Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but even this dramatic decline - the sharpest since WWII - would barely dent longterm global warming, researchers reported Tuesday.
Moscow, Russia (SPX) May 20, 2020 - Skoltech researchers and their colleagues have shown that LATP, a solid electrolytes considered for use in next-generation energy storage, is highly sensitive to water, which has direct implications
Washington (AFP) May 19, 2020 - The Saudi military student who killed three Americans at a US naval base in December had longstanding ties to Al-Qaeda and planned an attack before he arrived in the United States, US justice officials said Monday.
Moscow (AFP) May 18, 2020 - Russia's Gazprom said Monday it was launching feasibility studies on constructing a second gas pipeline to China that would more than double the volumes it could deliver to the energy-hungry nation.
Surrey UK (SPX) May 15, 2020 - Experts from the University of Surrey believe their dream of clean energy storage is a step closer after they unveiled their ground-breaking super-capacitor technology that is able to store and deli
Kyoto, Japan (SPX) May 14, 2020 - Scientists at Japan's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) are leading efforts to synthesize stronger and efficient materials for hydrogen fuel cell membranes. Most fuel cells cur
Washington DC (SPX) May 14, 2020 - Wind plants in the United States - especially the newest models - remain relatively efficient over time, with only a 13% drop in the plants' performance over 17 years, researchers at the Lawrence Be
West Lafayette IN (SPX) May 13, 2020 - As global temperatures and energy demand rise simultaneously, the search for sustainable fuel sources is more urgent than ever. But how can renewable energy possibly scale up to replace the vast qua
San Diego CA (SPX) May 13, 2020 - The UC San Diego researchers who developed algae-based flip-flops and surfboards are at it again. This time they are advancing their brand of renewable and biodegradable materials for use in other p
Oslo (AFP) May 13, 2020 - Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, blacklisted 12 new companies Wednesday, including global mining giants such as Glencore and Anglo American, for ethical and climate reasons.
Brussels (AFP) May 12, 2020 - The EU on Tuesday demanded an end to fighting in Libya and said it was determined to enforce a UN arms embargo on the oil-rich but wartorn state.
Bath UK (SPX) May 12, 2020 - UK researchers have developed a cheap and simple way of creating biofuel and fertiliser from seaweed, whilst removing plastic from the oceans and cleaning up tourist beaches in the Caribbean and Cen
Van Horn TX (AFP) May 12, 2020 - For the companies that drill the highest-producing deposit of oil and natural gas in the world, straddling the border between Texas and New Mexico, the crash in oil prices has led to spectacular los
Caracas, Venezuela (AFP) May 12, 2020 - Eleven alleged terrorists were arrested on Sunday in connection with the failed maritime invasion of Venezuela, authorities said, bringing the total captured to more than 40. Captured tod
Kobe, Japan (SPX) May 11, 2020 - A research group led by Associate Professor Takashi Tachikawa of Kobe University's Molecular Photoscience Research Center has succeeded in developing a strategy that greatly increases the amount of
