Huddersfield, UK (SPX) Mar 14, 2016 - Inspired by nature, University of Huddersfield scientist Dr Jason Camp is pioneering the use of simple sugars to power chemical reactions. It means that industries such as pharmaceuticals and agro-c
Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2016 - Stanford scientists have discovered a novel way to make plastic from carbon dioxide (CO2) and inedible plant material, such as agricultural waste and grasses. Researchers say the new technology coul
London, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 2016 - Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology overtook Vestas Wind Systems as top global producer of wind turbines in 2015, managing to install 7.73 Gigawatts (GW), thanks to its stable development in th
Nashville TN (SPX) Mar 10, 2016 - An interdisciplinary team of scientists has worked out a way to make electric vehicles that are not only carbon neutral, but carbon negative, capable of actually reducing the amount of atmospheric c
Dhaka (AFP) March 10, 2016 - Hundreds of Bangladeshis began a four-day march Thursday from the capital to the Sundarbans in a last-ditch protest against plans to build a coal-fired power plant near the World Heritage-listed forest.
Hong Kong (AFP) March 9, 2016 - Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific said net profit almost doubled last year as tumbling oil prices slashed fuel costs and boosted passenger numbers, although global demand dented the cargo unit.
London (AFP) March 9, 2016 - Oil prices rose Wednesday but renewed concerns over the global economy, in particular weak Chinese growth, capped gains.
San Ramon, Calif. (UPI) Mar 8, 2016 - Chevron said Tuesday it started up its $54 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas project in Australia, boosting its market prospects for the Asia-Pacific.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 08, 2016 - Scientists developing fusion energy experiments have solved a puzzle of why their million-degree heating beams sometimes fail, and instead destabilise the fusion experiments before energy is generat
Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2016 - Cutting-edge simulations run at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) over a two-year period are helping physicists better understand w
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Mar 08, 2016 - A team led by Prof. Tae-Woo Lee (Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering) at POSTECH have fabricated highly-efficient, solution-processed fluorescence organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) using
New York (AFP) March 8, 2016 - Oil prices fell Tuesday on weak Chinese trade data and skepticism about the prospects of major petroleum producers agreeing to limit output.
Oklahoma City (UPI) Mar 8, 2016 - The Oklahoma state government announced it expanded plans to curb wastewater injection volumes to lower the risk of seismic activity in oil and gas basins.
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 08, 2016 - A novel technique known as in-situ plasma processing is helping scientists get more neutrons and better data for their experiments at the Spallation Neutron Source at the Department of Energy's Oak
Johannesburg (AFP) March 8, 2016 - The South African government said Tuesday that exploration for shale gas will begin in the next 12 months, ending years of speculation over the project.
The Hague, Netherlands (UPI) Mar 8, 2016 - Royal Dutch Shell said it was able to pay off its debt to its Iranian counterparts, though that was not necessarily indicative of an imminent market move.
