Bethlehem PA (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 - Engineers at Lehigh University are the first to utilize a single enzyme biomineralization process to create a catalyst that uses the energy of captured sunlight to split water molecules to produce h
Englewood CO (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 - The OXIS Energy Lithium-Sulfur battery cell technology offers significant benefits to aviation and as a result, it is collaborating with Bye Aerospace of Denver, Colorado to produce a common Li-S ad
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Stanford CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 - Salt is power. It might sound like alchemy, but the energy in places where salty ocean water and freshwater mingle could provide a massive source of renewable power. Stanford researchers have develo
Vienna (AFP) July 31, 2019 - The city of Vienna announced Wednesday that from summer 2020, only 20 percent of new-build homes will be allowed to use oil or gas heating as part of efforts to combat the climate crisis.
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.
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
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
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
