Ames IA (SPX) Oct 06, 2017 - In every plant--from trees to crops--there exists a substance that makes up its wood or stems, fiber, and cell walls. This substance is a complex natural polymer called lignin, and it is the second
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 - A KAIST team made an ultra-fast hydrogen sensor that can detect hydrogen gas levels under 1% in less than seven seconds. The sensor also can detect hundreds of parts per million levels of hydrogen g
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 - Many of us are familiar with titanium dioxide (TiO2), a whitener commonly used in sunscreens and paints such as the white lines seen on tennis courts. Less well known are other higher titanium oxide
Houston YX (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 - A touch of asphalt may be the secret to high-capacity lithium metal batteries that charge 10 to 20 times faster than commercial lithium-ion batteries, according to Rice University scientists.
Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 - Signs of post-hurricane recovery and gains in global GDP helped add support to a market under U.S. supply-side threats and pushed oil prices higher Thursday.
Orlando FL (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 - It's possible to produce hydrogen to power fuel cells by extracting the gas from seawater, but the electricity required to do it makes the process costly. UCF researcher Yang Yang has come up with a
Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 - The move by OPEC and non-OPEC producers to balance the market is working, but the work is not yet finished, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said from Moscow.
Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 - More signs of a short-term oversupply situation for the global oil market and U.S. economic challenges pushed the price of oil sharply lower on Friday.
Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 - A federal regulator in Canada confirmed it closed its files on the Energy East oil pipeline after planner TransCanada folded its tent on the project.
Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 - Anglo-Swiss multinational Glencore said Friday it was looking to spend close to $1 billion to buy most of U.S. supermajor Chevron's assets in South Africa.
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 5, 2017 - TransCanada announced Thursday it was abandoning its bid to build an east-west pipeline that would have moved crude from Alberta's oil sands to refineries on Canada's Atlantic coast.
Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 - Recovery in the market for crude oil has led to sustained economic recovery for the shale-rich state of Oklahoma, the state treasurer said.
Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 - The governor of shale-rich Oklahoma said time is running out to address budget problems, even as the state treasurer said oil market recovery has led to gains.
Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 - Members of the U.S. House next week take up a measure on offshore drilling that advocates say checks off the wish-list for the oil and gas industry.
Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017 - Pipeline company Kinder Morgan said it firmed up its relationship with some of the contractors lined up for the expansion of the Trans Mountain line in Canada.
Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2017 - Crude oil prices on Wednesday continued to drift away from recent highs on signs the U.S. energy sector was returning to normal following recent hurricanes.
