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Butterfly wings' 'art of blackness' could boost production of green fuelsSan Diego CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2012 Butterfly wings may rank among the most delicate structures in nature, but they have given researchers powerful inspiration for new technology that doubles production of hydrogen gas - a green fuel of the future - from water and sunlight. The researchers presented their findings here at the American Chemical Society's (ACS') 243rd National Meeting and Exposition. Tongxiang Fan, Ph.D., who reported on the use of two swallowtail butterflies - Troides aeacus (Heng-chun birdwing butterfly) and Papilio ... read more |
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  More economical way to produce cleaner, hotter natural gas New technology is offering the prospect of more economical production of a concentrated form of natural gas with many of the advantages - in terms of reduced shipping and storage costs - of the fami ... more | .. |
 New Synthetic Biology Technique Boosts Microbial Production of Diesel Fuel Significant boosts in the microbial production of clean, green and renewable biodiesel fuel has been achieved with the development of a new technique in synthetic biology by researchers with the U.S ... more | .. |
 Technip wins North Sea underwater contract French oil services group Technip announced Monday it had secured a contract worth about 600 million euros ($795 million) to refurbish and develop oil installations in the North Sea. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 South Sudan accuses Khartoum of attacks, seizes oil fields Sudanese aircraft and ground troops attacked multiple positions in South Sudan's oil rich border regions Monday but were repulsed after fierce battles, Southern President Salva Kiir charged as he warned of war. ... more | .. |
 Kurds say will end oil exports if Iraq keeps funds Iraq's Kurdistan region threatened on Monday to stop oil exports, and argued the central government did not have the right to sign a deal with British firm BP to develop a giant oilfield in disputed land. ... more | .. |
 BP oil spill sullied sea floor coral: study The 2010 BP oil spill that spewed from a broken well on the Gulf of Mexico sea floor damaged coral as far as seven miles (11 kilometers) away, according to a scientific study published on Monday. ... more | .. |
  South Africa, Singapore airlines fined for price-fixing South African Airways and Singapore Airlines have been fined several million dollars for price-fixing on routes between Johannesburg and Hong Kong, the anti-trust authority said Monday. ... more |
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 Asia gets new budget airline eyeing Chinese flyers Australian flag carrier Qantas and China Eastern Airlines said Monday they will launch a new Hong Kong-based budget airline next year aimed at cashing in on China's booming aviation market. ... more | .. |
Sudan renews airstrikes of South Sudan oil region Sudanese warplanes launched a second day of bombardment of oil-rich areas of South Sudan, after bloody clashes between ground troops of the rival states, a Southern government official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Arab economy ministers meet before Baghdad summit Arab economy ministers opened talks in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday ahead of a regional summit, aiming to ramp up tourism in the region despite the bloody crackdown in Syria. ... more | .. |
 Boeing , Airbus and Embraer team up to develop aviation biofuels Boeing, Airbus and Embraer have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on the development of drop-in, affordable aviation biofuels. The three leading airframe manufacturers agreed to ... more |
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 Fungal Analysis Reveals Clues for Targeted Biomass Deconstruction Massive-scale genome sequencing projects supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and being carried out at the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) highlight the importance of learning how the c ... more | .. |
 Romania sees shale gas as boon despite controversy Romania is looking to exploit shale gas reserves in a drive for energy self-sufficiency, but critics organising demonstrations on Thursday warn of big risks for the environment. ... more | .. |
 Sanctions against Iran put cloud over global growth Tightened sanctions by the West have yet to dissuade Iran from pursuing its controversial nuclear programme but have triggered an oil price spike that could trigger a global recession. ... more | .. |
 Troubled Nigeria's oil output under threat Nigeria's oil production is under threat because of escalating piracy off West Africa, a simmering insurgency in the Niger Delta, the theft of up to 150,000 barrels a day by militants and pirates and deadly Islamist terrorism linked to al-Qaida. ... more |
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Space agencies track rare 3I/ATLAS interstellar object near Mars
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 Vietnam, China in new spat over fishermen detentions China said Thursday the detention of two Vietnamese fishing boats and 21 crew near the disputed Paracel Islands was lawful, after Hanoi demanded their "immediate and unconditional" release. ... more | .. |
Lower Poland shale gas reserves estimated Poland's supply of shale natural gas reserves may be much smaller than early estimates but still enough to cover its needs for decades, a government report says. ... more | .. |
 Oil spikes on Iran fears; other markets hit by China data Oil prices jumped late Friday on Iran supply tensions, but most commodities fell this week as worse-than-expected economic data from China and Europe stoked concerns over global demand. ... more | .. |
 Oil prices tumble on weak Chinese data World oil prices tumbled Thursday in reaction to weak Chinese economic data and after France said industrialised countries were considering the release of crude stockpiles, analysts said. ... more |
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 Shell sued in Britain over Nigeria oil spills Lawyers for more than 11,000 Nigerians initiated formal legal proceedings against oil giant Shell in London on Friday after the breakdown of negotiations on compensation following two oil spills. ... more | .. |
 Cessna signs agreements with Chinese manufacturer Aircraft manufacturer Cessna announced Friday that it was joining forces with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) to manufacture a range of planes in the country. ... more | .. |
 Iraq ascendant as power shifts in OPEC Amid the threats to global oil supplies caused by the Persian Gulf confrontation between the United States and Iran, the longtime oil-power rivalry between the Islamic Republic and a resurgent Iraq is mounting. ... more | .. |
 Study finds room to store CO2 underground A new study by researchers at MIT shows that there is enough capacity in deep saline aquifers in the United States to store at least a century's worth of carbon dioxide emissions from the nation's c ... more |
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 Croatia joins EU oil embargo against Iran Future European Union member state Croatia announced Thursday that it had joined the bloc's embargo of Iranian oil. ... more | .. |
 Chevron accused of 'environmental crime' in Brazil Federal prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday accused US oil giant Chevron and 17 executives of "environmental crime" in connection with a major spill off southeastern Brazil last November. ... more | .. |
 Lukoil, Samsung in deal to up Iraq output Lukoil signed a $1 billion deal with South Korea's Samsung Engineering on Thursday to develop Iraq's second-biggest oil field, in which the Russian energy giant has a majority stake. ... more | .. |
 A biplane to break the sound barrier For 27 years, the Concorde provided its passengers with a rare luxury: time saved. For a pricey fare, the sleek supersonic jet ferried its ticketholders from New York to Paris in a mere three-and-a- ... more |
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 Argentina, Spain row over oil firm worsens Argentina has upped the stakes in a row with the country's biggest energy company that threatens to go beyond a business dispute and become a political confrontation with Spain. ... more | .. |
 Aviation driving growth in Latin America Growth in aviation and related security business is driving economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean where it has created more than 4 million jobs and contributed $107 billion to national earnings, a report said. ... more | .. |
 Shell signs contract for China shale gas Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell signed a production-sharing contract with state-controlled China National Petroleum Corp. to explore, develop and produce shale gas in China. ... more | .. |
 First complete full genetic map of promising energy crop Researchers in Wales and the United States have collaborated to complete the first high-resolution, comprehensive genetic map of a promising energy crop called miscanthus. The results - published in ... more |
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