Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 23, 2018 - Scientists seeking to bring fusion - the power that drives the sun and stars - down to Earth must first make the state of matter called plasma superhot enough to sustain fusion reactions. That calls
College Park MD (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 - Again establishing the University of Maryland (UMD) as a leader in the development of groundbreaking battery technology, a team led by researchers at UMD's A. James Clark School of Engineering has c
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 - Predicting the behaviour of electrons in a material is not easily done. Physicists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), ETH Zurich and EPFL replaced the electrons with ultra-cold neutral lithium a
Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 - Nearly 70 percent of the energy produced in the United States each year is wasted as heat. Much of that heat is less than 100 degrees Celsius and emanates from things like computers, cars or large i
Cambridge UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2018 - Researchers have shown that certain superconductors - materials that carry electrical current with zero resistance at very low temperatures - can also carry currents of 'spin'. The successful combin
Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 - A small tremor was recorded early Friday in the shale heartland of Oklahoma, one day after state regulators limited work because of seismic activity.
Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 - An initial step toward opening up an Arctic wilderness area in Alaska to oil and gas development unveils a revenue stream for the state, the governor said.
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Apr 20, 2018 - Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement to supply approximately 17 MWh of GridStar Lithium energy storage systems to Peak Power Inc., a North American energy storage services provider. The units wil
London, UK (SPX) Apr 20, 2018 - Scientists have developed a new class of crystalline porous organic salts with high proton conductivity for applications such as proton-exchange membranes for fuel cells. As reported in the journal
Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 - The maritime fleet industry needs to use more liquefied natural gas as a fuel in order to lower its emissions, a Finnish company said Friday.
Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 - The oil and gas industry may need a significant amount of new investments to offset a looming supply shortage, the head of oil services firm Schlumberger said.
Geneva (AFP) April 20, 2018 - Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been dead for more than a decade but Kuwait is still receiving reparations for his 1990 invasion, with the latest tranche of $90 million approved on Friday.
Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 - Despite gains in its drilling program, U.S. shale player Sanchez Energy said first quarter production was impacted by incidents outside of its control.
Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 - The surge in gas prices coming from higher crude oil prices means OPEC is cancelling out the gains of U.S. consumers from a tax break, GasBuddy said Friday.
Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2018 - With the U.S. president trying his hand at influencing commodity markets, the price of oil turned lower on Friday after a steady streak of gains.
Basra, Iraq (AFP) April 19, 2018 - From his small home nestled alongside train tracks in the southern Iraqi province of Basra, Sultan Nayef looks out at plumes of smoke billowing across an expanse of oil fields.
