Riverside CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 - Fuels made from agricultural or forestry wastes known as lignocellulosic biomass have long been a champion in the quest to reduce use of fossil fuels. But plant cell walls have some innate defenses
Newark DE (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 - A growing number of scientists are looking for fast, cost-effective ways to convert carbon dioxide gas into valuable chemicals and fuels. Now, an international team of researchers has revealed
Princeton NJ (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 - In spring 2018, the surprising discovery of superconductivity in a new material set the scientific community abuzz. Built by layering one carbon sheet atop another and twisting the top one at a mag
Sydney (AFP) Aug 4, 2019 - The United States is struggling to piece together an international coalition to protect cargo ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, with allies concerned about being dragged into conflict with Iran.
Caracas (AFP) Aug 1, 2019 - With the pressure from street protests easing, a US intervention unlikely and the military entrenched behind the regime, the power struggle between Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido has ground to an impasse.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 - A team of fusion researchers succeeded in proving that energetic ions with energy in mega electron volt (MeV) range are superiorly confined in a plasma for the first time in helical systems. This pr
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 - The global economy still relies on the fossil carbon sources of petroleum, natural gas and coal, not just to produce fuel, but also as a raw material used by the chemical industry to manufacture pla
Houghton MI (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 - This is a story of carbon choices: As societies around the world continue to move toward increased renewable energy portfolios, which energy sources do we choose? In the U.S., coal plants are
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 31, 2019 - Iran released a video Monday showing its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ordering a British navy ship not to interfere as it seized an oil tanker on July 19, heightening tensions between the two c
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 31, 2019 - Ukrainian security officials said Thursday they detained a Russian oil tanker, saying it participated in the seizure of military vessels captured by Russia last fall. The Security Service of U
Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 - Soon we will be able to replace fossil fuels with a carbon-neutral product created from solar energy, carbon dioxide and water. Researchers at Uppsala University have successfully produced microorga
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 31, 2019 - The situation in the region has been strained following a series of incidents involving Iran, the US, and UK, leading to transit through the Strait of Hormuz being considered unsafe. Several countri
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 - There are many ways to generate electricity - batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, and hydroelectric dams, to name a few examples. .... And now there's rust. New research conducted by scien
Berlin (AFP) July 31, 2019 - Germany poured cold water Wednesday on a US demand it join a maritime surveillance mission in the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that it wants to focus on diplomacy to ease tensions with Iran.
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 31, 2019 - Frustrated by U.S. sanctions on crude oil, Iran has turned to gasoline and natural gas exports to boost its economy. Iran announced Monday that it will export 10,000 tons of gasoline rated at
Tehran (AFP) July 31, 2019 - Iran said Wednesday that European nations still party to the 2015 nuclear deal are obliged to allow it to sell and ship oil, amid a standoff with Britain over the seizure of tankers.
