Washington DC (SPX) Dec 09, 2020 - A plan to use sustainable sources for up to 50 percent of military aviation fuel was announced by British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace this week.
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 8, 2020 - To build a more structurally stable sodium-ion battery, a team of researchers from South Korea and the United States have turned to mammal bones and their multilayer geometry for inspiration.
London (AFP) Dec 4, 2020 - Britain insisted Friday it can meet a new commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than two-thirds this decade compared to 1990 levels, the fastest reduction target of any major economy.
Rome (AFP) Dec 4, 2020 - Italy and Libya signed an agreement on Friday to collaborate in the defence areas of training, health care and de-mining activities.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2020 - China successfully powered up its artificial sun nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country's nuclear power research capabilities.
Durban, South Africa Dec 4, 2020 - A fire broke out on Friday at an oil refinery in the eastern South African city of Durban following an explosion, emergency responders said, adding that no-one was killed or hurt in the blast.
Copenhagen (AFP) Dec 4, 2020 - Denmark, the EU's biggest oil producer post-Brexit, said Friday it will halt all North Sea oil and gas production and exploration by 2050 in line with its bid to become an energy transition role model.
Zurich (AFP) Dec 3, 2020 - Swiss food giant Nestle on Thursday unveiled a multi-billion programme to slash its carbon footprint, aiming to halve emissions by 2030.
Saskatoon, Canada (SPX) Dec 03, 2020 - Many have dreamed of being able to turn straw into gold like the fabled Rumpelstiltskin. While this may not be possible in the literal sense, scientists are using sunlight to turn straw into somethi
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 03, 2020 - Fikile Brushett, an MIT associate professor of chemical engineering, had an unusual source of inspiration for his career in the chemical sciences: the character played by Nicolas Cage in the 1996 mo
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 03, 2020 - As a vehicle travels through space at hypersonic speeds, the gases surrounding it generate heat at dangerous temperatures for the pilot and instrumentation inside. Designing a vehicle that can drive
Paris (AFP) Dec 2, 2020 - Oil, gas and coal production must fall six percent a year in order to limit catastrophic global warming, the United Nations warned Wednesday, even as high-polluting nations bank on fossil fuels to drive their Covid-19 recoveries.
Diwaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 2, 2020 - The bustling streets of Iraq's biggest cities are lined with private and public banks that promise investment and credit. But businesses barely use them and individuals don't trust them.
Wollongong, Australia (SPX) Dec 01, 2020 - A new University of Wollongong study overcomes a major challenge of thermoelectric materials, which can convert heat into electricity and vice versa, improving conversion efficiency by more than 60%
New York (AFP) Dec 1, 2020 - Bank of America said Monday that it would not finance oil and gas drilling projects in the Arctic, the latest large US bank to take the step long sought by environmental advocates.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 01, 2020 - Australian researchers have achieved a critical breakthrough by finding a much more efficient means of turning an abundant resource - water - into rare and valuable pure hydrogen; long heralded as a
