F-35 Lightning makes first-ever landing on aircraft carrier
San Diego (UPI) Nov 4, 2014 -
An F-35C Lightning II joint-strike fighter made its first arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier, bringing the military's latest technology together with the Navy's oldest active aircraft carrier.
Video of the feat was released Tuesday, showing the new Joint Strike Fighter being brought to a full stop by the carrier's arresting cables.
The landing took place off the coast of ...
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Wall Street welcomes Alibaba results
New York (AFP) Nov 04, 2014 -
Chinese online commerce giant Alibaba met Wall Street expectations Tuesday in its first quarterly report after completing the world's biggest stock offering, propelling its stock to record territory.
Alibaba said its adjusted third quarter net profit rose by 15 percent to $1.1 billion. But using standard accounting practices that include depreciation and one-time costs, profits fell 39 perce ...
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Apple Watch gets later-than-anticipated release date
Cupertino, Calif. (UPI) Nov 3, 2014 -
An Apple official said this week that the Apple Watch won't be released to the public until spring 2015, quashing hopes consumers had for a winter release.
The new technology was announced in Apple's big unveiling in September along with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the time that the device would be "available early next year," leading some to believe it mi ...
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TransCanada moves closer to eastern Canadian market
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Nov 4, 2014 -
Pipeline planner TransCanada Corp. said Tuesday it was moving ahead with a transit system in the east of Canada expected to bring shale gas to the market.
The company said it was moving ahead with plans for its Vaughan pipeline project, which it says is the next stage in the development of gas infrastructure in southern Ontario.
"Over the past year, TransCanada has announced plan ...
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Reserves offshore Congo greater than expected, SOCO says
London (UPI) Nov 4, 2014 -
Results from a production test from a well off the coast of the Republic of Congo exceeded expectations by a wide margin, SOCO International said Tuesday.
SOCO, which has headquarters in London, serves as the operator of the so-called Marine XI block off the western Congolese coast. In a statement, the company said its exploration well in the area "significantly exceeded" its expectatio ...
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Sanctions bite for Russia, European Commission says
Brussels (UPI) Nov 4, 2014 -
Sanctions on a Russian economy that depends largely on the export of natural resources are taking "a heavy toll," the European Commission said Tuesday.
The EC published its autumn outlook on regional economies. An October stress test on European banks found they'd be able to withstand financial crises, though European Commissioner for Investment Jyrki Katainen said in a statement the si ...
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Marathon latest to take hit on low oil prices
Houston (UPI) Nov 4, 2014 -
Marathon Oil said in its quarterly report double digit production growth from North American shale basins wasn't enough of a buffer against low oil prices.
In Oklahoma, Marathon reported third quarter shale production of 19,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, an increase of 27 percent year-on-year. Its best well for the quarter was in the emerging South Central Oklahoma Oil Province, ...
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GDF Suez strengthens foundation in China
Shanghai (UPI) Nov 4, 2014 -
French energy company GDF Suez said it strengthened its position in China by signing a multi-tiered deal with its counterparts at Shenergy Group.
Chairmen of both companies signed development deals in Shanghai. The deal extends to liquefied natural gas, power generation and training.
"This agreement illustrates the commitment and strengthening involvement of GDF SUEZ in sustainab ...
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AAA: U.S. oil production keeps gas prices low
Washington (UPI) Nov 4, 2014 -
The substantial increase in U.S. oil production is expected to offset any concerns about instability in foreign producers and keep gas prices low, AAA said.
AAA reported a national average price for a gallon of gasoline Tuesday of $2.97, down 33 cents from one month ago. Nearly half of all U.S. states are recording average prices below the $3 mark, the first time that's happened in near ...
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'Price war' hits WTI, Brent prices hard
New York (UPI) Nov 4, 2014 -
Crude oil prices for December delivery suffered major losses Tuesday on word Saudi Arabia was adjusting its oil prices further to shore up its market position.
West Texas Intermediate for December delivery fell well below the $80 threshold in Tuesday, shedding nearly $2 per barrel in the opening round to hit $76.87. Brent did no better, dropping more than $2 per barrel after the opening ...
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Chernobyl NPP: building the future of nuclear power safety
Chernobyl, Russia (SPX) Nov 05, 2014 -
Igor Ivanovich, you manage unusual enterprise, survived in the past the worst world in the history of Nuclear industry accident, and currently dealing with decommissioning of shutdown reactors and Shelter object transformation into ecologically safe system. What are the major challenges facing the ChNPP today?
ChNPP personnel represents unique experts of the highest level, due to their pro ...
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NMSU chemistry research could contribute to multiple applications
Las Cruces NM (SPX) Nov 05, 2014 -
New Mexico State University's Gary A. Eiceman has received funding of $399,000 from the National Science Foundation for research to be conducted on "Chemical Orthogonality in Tandem Differential Mobility Spectrometry at Ambient Pressure." The project is an extension of research that has spanned more than 33 years at NMSU and has included hundreds of students and contributors from New Mexico and ...
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PROINSO kick starts ZeverSolar with 50kWp installation in Mumbai
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 05, 2014 -
Proinso recently supplied integrated solution including Jinko modules, and ZeverSolar string inverters, to a roof top project located close to Mumbai. With this PROINSO starts ZeverSolar sales in the Indian market.
Just last month PROINSO and ZEVERSOLAR announced partnership at the REI Expo and conference held in Noida, Delhi, India.
This supply was completed under the recently annou ...
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Second stage of Snowtown Wind Farm blows away the competition
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 05, 2014 -
The Clean Energy Council has congratulated Trustpower and Siemens on the launch of the second stage of the Snowtown Wind Farm, but warned other projects would be few and far between under the Federal Government's current proposal to slash the Renewable Energy Target (RET).
Clean Energy Council Acting Chief Executive Kane Thornton said the second stage of the Snowtown project would power th ...
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Outsmarting Thermodynamics in Self-assembly of Nanostructures
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2014 -
If you can uniformly break the symmetry of nanorod pairs in a colloidal solution, you're a step ahead of the game toward achieving new and exciting metamaterial properties. But traditional thermodynamic -driven colloidal assembly of these metamaterials, which are materials defined by their non-naturally-occurring properties, often result in structures with high degree of symmetries in the bulk m ...
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OPDE begins construction of a new 6.9 MWp solar farm in Hothfield, UK
Kent, UK (SPX) Nov 05, 2014 -
OPDE has started construction of a new 6.9 MWp solar farm near Ashford in Kent. The new solar farm represents a total investment of over Pounds 7 million and is scheduled to be connected to the electricity network by December.
The PV plant will comprise approximately 27,000 solar modules and will generate enough electricity to meet the equivalent annual demand of approximately 1,850 homes ...
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Rice chemists gain edge in next-gen energy
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 05, 2014 -
Rice University scientists who want to gain an edge in energy production and storage report they have found it in molybdenum disulfide. The Rice lab of chemist James Tour has turned molybdenum disulfide's two-dimensional form into a nanoporous film that can catalyze the production of hydrogen or be used for energy storage.
The versatile chemical compound classified as a dichalcogenide is i ...
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Australia PM defends coal after UN warning on climate
Sydney (AFP) Nov 04, 2014 -
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday defended using coal to generate energy as "the foundation of our prosperity", after the United Nations warned that carbon emissions were leading to disaster.
UN climate experts said on Sunday that emissions of three key greenhouse gases were at their highest levels in more than 800,000 years and Earth was on track for temperatures to rise by a ...
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Germany faces suits worth billions over nuclear phase-out
Berlin (AFP) Nov 04, 2014 -
Germany's phase-out of nuclear energy has triggered over 20 lawsuits by big power companies who have demanded billions of euros in damages, said a government paper released Tuesday.
Berlin after Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster moved to immediately shutter the country's eight oldest reactors and close all others by 2022 while boosting renewable energy such as wind, solar and biomass. ...
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Disorder + disorder = more disorder?
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 05, 2014 -
If you took the junk from the back of your closet and combined it with the dirty laundry already on your floor, you would have an even bigger mess. While this principle will likely always hold true for our bedrooms, it turns out that in certain situations, combining messes can actually reduce the disorder of the whole.
An international team of researchers from Slovenia and Iran has identif ...
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