Dubai (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 - An abandoned oil tanker anchored off war-torn Yemen that is degrading along with its cargo could explode and cause an environmental disaster, experts said Wednesday as UN inspectors prepared to visit.
New York NY (SPX) Aug 27, 2019 - The chemical and allied industries face such challenges as ready access to reliable energy supplies, waste reduction, water conservation, and energy efficiency. Organic electrosynthesis - an electri
Stanford CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2019 - Hope has been restored for the rechargeable lithium metal battery - a potential battery powerhouse relegated for decades to the laboratory by its short life expectancy and occasional fiery demise wh
Dallas TX (SPX) Aug 27, 2019 - A University of Texas at Dallas physicist has teamed with Texas Instruments Inc. to design a better way for electronics to convert waste heat into reusable energy. The collaborative project de
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 27, 2019 - Hogweed, which has grown over vast territories of Russia, can be useful as a material for batteries. Scientists from NUST MISIS have investigated the possibilities of fibrous substances in the plant
Beijing (AFP) Aug 26, 2019 - Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif kicked off his Asian tour in Beijing Monday, presenting a 25-year plan to cement Iran's ties with its biggest Asian trading partner amid biting US sanctions.
Washington (UPI) Aug 26, 2019 - Iran dispatched a destroyer and helicopter carrier to the Gulf of Aden to protect its trade ships, a senior Iranian military official announced on Monday.
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 25, 2019 - A rocket attack killed six people and wounded nine others overnight at a sports stadium in oil-rich Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, Iraqi security forces said Sunday.
London (AFP) Aug 24, 2019 - A third British warship is heading to the Gulf, the Royal Navy announced Saturday, amid heightened tensions in the region.
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 - Physicists have found electron pairing, a hallmark feature of superconductivity, at temperatures and energies well above the critical threshold where superconductivity happens. Rice University's D
Newark DE (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 - Fuel cells are pollution-free power sources that convert chemical energy to electricity with high efficiency and zero emissions. Fuel cell cars, trucks, and buses would allow people to travel long d
Stanford CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 - What types of electricity storage could have the biggest impact globally for a low-carbon energy future? Can humanity simultaneously de-carbonize energy and extend heat, lighting and transportation
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 - The CRISPR-Cas system has become the go-to tool for researchers who study genes in an ever-growing list of organisms, and is being used to develop new gene therapies that potentially can correct a d
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 - Stellarators, twisty machines that house fusion reactions, rely on complex magnetic coils that are challenging to design and build. Now, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeto
Ottawa (AFP) Aug 21, 2019 - Construction of a long-delayed and controversial pipeline expansion project to deliver oil to Canada's Pacific coast for shipping overseas will begin soon, Trans Mountain announced Wednesday.
Washington (UPI) Aug 20, 2019 - The Kingdom of Bahrain will join the U.S.-led military coalition to protect Persian Gulf shipping lanes, U.S. Central Command announced Monday.
