Washington DC (SPX) Apr 29, 2020 - A device which simulates borehole ballooning, a detrimental side effect of deep-water drilling operations, is expected to ensure safe and efficient operations. If not prevented, borehole ballooning
Corvallis OR (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 - An international research collaboration has taken an important step toward the commercially viable manufacture of biobutanol, an alcohol whose strong potential as a fuel for gasoline-powered engines
Vienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 - Last summer, a new age for high-temperature superconductivity was proclaimed - the nickel age. It was discovered that there are promising superconductors in a special class of materials, the so-call
Caracas, Venezuela (AFP) Apr 28, 2020 - The price of Venezuelan oil has fallen to below $10 a barrel - its lowest level in more than two decades, the government said on Friday. The oil ministry said the price between Monday and Frid
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 - Researchers have found a way to convert heat energy into electricity with a nontoxic material. The material is mostly iron which is extremely cheap given its relative abundance. A generator based on
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 - A Korean research team has developed a high-performance ceramic fuel cell that can operate on butane fuels. Since butane can be liquified and thus can be stored and carried easily, the new technolog
Tehran (AFP) April 27, 2020 - Iran's military said Monday it will never be a source of conflict in the Gulf, in an apparent bid to ease tensions after several high-seas incidents involving US forces.
Hong Kong (AFP) April 27, 2020 - Equity markets rallied Monday as the rate of coronavirus deaths dropped in several badly hit countries and leaders stepped up plans to reopen their economies, though oil prices tumbled again with supply glut fears overshadowing output reductions.
Baghdad (AFP) April 26, 2020 - Washington on Sunday granted Iraq a 30-day extension to a waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas for its dilapidated power grids despite American sanctions, an Iraqi official said.
London (AFP) April 25, 2020 - Europe's 20 biggest commercial banks are not doing enough to fight climate change - but have made progress in recent years, a UK-based pressure group claimed on Sunday.
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 - New battery technology involving microwaves may provide an avenue for renewable energy conversion and storage. Purdue University researchers created a technique to turn waste polyethylene tere
New York NY (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 - Using electronic devices for too long can cause them to overheat, which might slow them down, damage their components or even make them explode or catch fire. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Nano
Dubai UAE (AFP) Apr 24, 2020 - The body of the Indian migrant who died from coronavirus far from home was kept inside the ambulance in front of the crematorium in case a friend came by for a last goodbye. But nearly an hour
Reading UK (The Convesation) Apr 24, 2020 - U.S. oil is suffering unprecedented distress, as demonstrated by the benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude price crashing into negative territory. This is a triple black swan of an oversupply of
Hong Kong (AFP) April 24, 2020 - US oil prices were set to end a historically bad week on a positive note, extending gains Friday owing to rising Iran-US tensions, though equities edged down following a series of crushing economic data.
London (AFP) Apr 24, 2020 - The oil market, rocked by crisis this week as prices plunged below zero on rampant oversupply and demand-destroying coronavirus, faces the critical problem of where to store surplus crude. To
