China's Xi signs Venezuela resource deals on LatAm blitz
Caracas (AFP) July 21, 2014 -
Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a raft of oil and mineral deals with Venezuela Monday, his latest stop on a Latin American tour showcasing China's growing influence in the region.
During his four-country visit to what is often considered America's back yard, Xi has reached out to resource-rich countries such as Venezuela and Argentina at a time when they are often shunned by the United S ...
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Canadian Solar Responds to WTO Ruling Against US Photovoltaic Import Duties
Guelph, Canada (SPX) Jul 22, 2014 -
Canadian Solar has released this statement on behalf of Thomas Koerner, General Manager of the Company's America's division, in response to the World Trade Organizations ("WTO's") ruling against the United States' imposition of import duties against certain photovoltaic products.
"The WTO's ruling is in alignment with the opinion of Canadian Solar as well as other organizations which repre ...
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An anti-glare, anti-reflective display for mobile devices?
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 22, 2014 -
If you've ever tried to watch a video on a tablet on a sunny day, you know you have to tilt it at just the right angle to get rid of glare or invest in a special filter. But now scientists are reporting in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces that they've developed a novel glass surface that reduces both glare and reflection, which continue to plague even the best mobile displays tod ...
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19th Century Math Tactic Tweak Yields Answers 200 Times Faster
Baltimore MD (SPX) Jul 22, 2014 -
A relic from long before the age of supercomputers, the 169-year-old math strategy called the Jacobi iterative method is widely dismissed today as too slow to be useful. But thanks to a curious, numbers-savvy Johns Hopkins engineering student and his professor, it may soon get a new lease on life.
With just a few modern-day tweaks, the researchers say they've made the rarely used Jacobi me ...
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Cheap and easy software provides highly accurate real-time data on traffic
Granada, Spain (SPX) Jul 22, 2014 -
Researchers at the University of Granada have designed new software that provides real time data on traffic. It is a device that provides information on traffic flow between cities. Drivers can use this information to choose the fastest route as they plan to drive to their destinations.
It is a highly reliable, low-cost method, easy and quick to install, which uses bluetooth devices. These ...
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Using LED lighting to reduce streetlight glare
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 22, 2014 -
Long hours of nighttime driving can cause eyestrain because while our vision adapts to the surrounding darkness, the sudden stabs of brightness from streetlamps can be irritating, distracting and even painful. Even as LED technology has transformed the lighting industry, bringing the promise of more energy-efficient road illumination, some fear that the new lights could cause even more troubleso ...
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Construction starts on carbon capture plant in Kentucky
Washington (UPI) Jul 22, 2013 -
The U.S. Department of Energy said construction started on a $19.5 million carbon capture research project at a coal power station in Kentucky.
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and state Energy Secretary Len Peters joined Department of Energy officials and other dignitaries for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the construction of the pilot project at Kentucky Utilities' E.W. Brown Generating St ...
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