Oslo (AFP) Feb 24, 2020 - Two environmental groups said on Monday they were trying to take the Norwegian state to the Supreme Court for granting oil licences in the Arctic.
Stanford CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 - Battery performance can make or break the electric vehicle experience, from driving range to charging time to the lifetime of the car. Now, artificial intelligence has made dreams like recharging an
Kaliningrad, Russia (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 - ne of the most promising alternative energy sources is hydrogen, which can be extracted from water and air. A catalyst is needed for a chemical process that releases hydrogen from an H2O molecule. I
Juba (AFP) Feb 24, 2020 - South Sudan's main rivals are once again uncomfortably sharing power, but analysts warn it will be a long and perilous path to peace for the war-ravaged nation.
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 - Greater use of electric vehicles might be good for the environment, but further growth hinges on continued availability of critical battery components such as cobalt. Cell phones and other electroni
Urbana IL (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 - Perennial grasses can be converted into everything from ethanol to bioplastics, but it's unclear which bioproducts hold the greatest potential. BioSTEAM, a new open-source simulation software
Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 - Three scientists from the University of Chicago have run the numbers, and they believe there may be a way to make a material that could conduct both electricity and energy with 100% efficiency - nev
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 - Under the Paris Climate Agreement, China committed to rely on renewable resources for 20 percent of its energy needs by 2030. Currently, the country is on track to double that commitment, aiming to
Vienna, Austria (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 - Seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS), an already established yet infrequently used technology, could be an affordable and sustainable solution to store energy and water on an annual scale, acco
Amherst MA (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 - Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air, a new technology they say could have signifi
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 - Dr. Hun-Gi Jung and his research team at the Center for Energy Storage Research of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Lee Byung Gwon) have announced the development of si
Venissieux, France (AFP) Feb 23, 2020 - As Europe looks to declare its tech independence by becoming a leader in next-generation batteries, it will have to start by making its own graphite. The problem is, nearly all of it now comes from Asia, mainly China.
Juba (AFP) Feb 22, 2020 - South Sudan is the world's youngest country and also one of the poorest, crippled by a devastating civil war that has left tens of thousands dead.
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 21, 2020 - Eid al-Qobeissy's two birds perch majestically in the waiting room of Abu Dhabi's falcon hospital, awaiting a routine check-up ahead of their hunting trip to Azerbaijan.
The Hague (AFP) Feb 21, 2020 - The Dutch government said Friday it will cut gas extraction from Europe's largest field to a trickle before closing the tap completely in 2022 following a slew of damaging earthquakes.
Brussels (AFP) Feb 21, 2020 - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Friday welcomed a historic US-Taliban agreement, saying it had opened a possible route to sustainable peace in Afghanistan.
