Vulnerable grassland birds abandon mating sites near wind turbines
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2015 -
Shifting to renewable energy sources has been widely touted as one of the best ways to fight climate change, but even renewable energy can have a downside, as in the case of wind turbines' effects on bird populations.
In a new paper in The Condor: Ornithological Applications, a group of researchers demonstrate the impact that one wind energy development in Kansas has had on Greater Prairie ...
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Channeling valleytronics in graphene
Berkeley CA (SPX) May 07, 2015 -
To the list of potential applications of graphene - a two-dimensional semiconductor of pure carbon that is stronger and much faster than silicon - we can now add valleytronics, the coding of data in the wavelike motion of electrons as they speed through a conductor.
Berkeley Lab researchers have discovered topologically protected one-dimensional electron conducting channels at the domain w ...
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Nuclear deal can make Iran region's 'No.1' energy power
Tehran (AFP) May 6, 2015 -
A nuclear agreement will allow Iran to become the number one energy player in the Middle East and herald major opportunities for foreign companies, top government officials in Tehran said Wednesday.
The remarks, at an industry event, underlined the broader political and economic implications should sanctions on Iran be lifted under a deal, following long-running diplomatic efforts with six w ...
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IEA: Holistic effort needed in renewables
Paris (UPI) May 4, 2015 -
More than just U.N. intervention is needed to advance the low-carbon economy needed to meet climate goals, the International Energy Agency said Monday.
An annual report from the IEA, a Western-backed agency based in Paris, said clean energy developments are far short of what's needed to keep the expected increase in global average temperatures in check.
"Today's annual government ...
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US calls off protection mission for US-flagged vessels in Gulf
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2015 -
The US Navy has halted a mission to accompany American-flagged vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon said Wednesday, in a sign of reduced tensions in the strategic waterway.
The protection mission had been ordered last week after a Marshall Islands-flagged ship was seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guard forces and a US-flagged vessel was harassed.
The mission came t ...
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China to start building 3rd generation nuclear reactor
Beijing (AFP) May 6, 2015 -
Construction of China's first "third generation" nuclear reactor will start on Thursday, a state-run company said, as Beijing attempts to export its atomic energy designs globally.
Unit five of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in Fujian province will incorporate an ACP1000 reactor developed by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), the firm said Wednesday.
The ACP1000 is one of a " ...
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Airbus DS, Cisco partner in key business areas
Paris (UPI) May 7, 2015 -
A global partnership between Airbus Defense and Space and Cisco has been formed to combine complementary technology.
The teaming of products and expertise in the defense, security and satellite communication industries will focus on developing products and systems in software-defined networking, cyber-security, mobility, cloud, data intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT).
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