ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Nature: Molecule Changes Magnetism and Conductance

Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)

One bit of digital information stored on a hard disk currently consists of about 3 million magnetic atoms. Researchers from Karlsruhe, Strasbourg, and Japan hav...

Quantum computing, no cooling required

Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)

It's a challenge that's long been one of the holy grails of quantum computing: how to create the key building blocks known as quantum bits, or qubits, that exis...

ASEAN reaches out to Beijing over South China Sea code

Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)

Southeast Asian foreign ministers Monday said they were ready to open talks with Beijing over easing friction in the South China Sea, after agreeing key points ...

Iran works to foil insurance embargo on oil

Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)

Iran has come up with several methods to foil the European insurance embargo on ships loaded with its crude, a sanction which may harm its vital exports as much...

Underground paths boost risk of fracking pollution: study

Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)

Naturally occurring underground pathways may increase the risk of well water pollution from fracking, a process used to release natural gas from the ground, US ...

Rio bay fisherfolk in deadly feud over oil complex

Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)

Fisherman Alexandre Anderson vows that despite six attempts on his life he will keep fighting against the oil project he believes is threatening fishing in Rio'...

Rescuers work to save surviving Chinese miners: report

Jul 08, 2012 (AFP)

Eleven of the 16 miners trapped in a flooded colliery pit in central China are alive and in the process of being rescued, state media reported early Sunday. The...

China coal mine blast kills seven: media

Jul 08, 2012 (AFP)

A gas blast at a coal mine in China's central province of Hunan killed seven people on Sunday, state media said, the latest in a string of accidents in the coun...

Tutu pleads for peace on eve of South Sudan anniversary

Jul 08, 2012 (AFP)

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu on Sunday appealed for peace in troubled South Sudan, on the eve of the country's first anniversary. Tutu was speaking t...

Japan considers buying disputed islands: PM

Jul 07, 2012 (AFP)

Japan is considering buying a chain of islands at the centre of a bitter territorial dispute with China and Taiwan, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Saturday....

Iran recalibrates threat to close Gulf oil choke point

Jul 07, 2012 (AFP)

Iran will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the oil-rich Gulf only if its crude revenues are seriously threatened, its top military comman...

Oil theft costs Nigeria $1 billion monthly

Jul 06, 2012 (UPI)

Nigeria reportedly loses $1 billion a month to massive oil theft by criminal gangs, militants and corrupt officials, crippling Africa's top oil and gas producer...

Nabucco: Competition key to EU gas race

Jul 06, 2012 (UPI)

Competition in the European natural gas sector may be the best way forward for a region looking for a diverse market base, a spokesman for the Nabucco natural g...

How do you turn 10 minutes of power into 200? Efficiency, efficiency, efficiency

Jul 06, 2012 (SPX)

A robot that drives into an industrial disaster area and shuts off a valve leaking toxic steam might save lives. A robot that applies supervised autonomy to dex...

Boom for Angola after big Atlantic strike

Jul 05, 2012 (UPI)

Angola is poised to throw open oil exploration rights in the offshore Kwanza Basin following a major strike by Houston-based Cobalt International Energy. That's...

Taiwan, Japan coastguards collide near islands

Jul 04, 2012 (AFP)

Coastguard vessels from Taiwan and Japan "bumped into" each other in waters near a disputed island chain Wednesday, as the Taiwanese vessel was escorting activi...

Bangkok oil refinery blast triggers closure calls

Jul 04, 2012 (AFP)

An explosion at an oil refinery in the heart of Bangkok which sparked a massive fire early Wednesday has triggered calls for the relocation of the 120,000 barre...

Greenpeace slams 'illegal' Indonesia coal plant

Jul 04, 2012 (AFP)

Greenpeace activists Wednesday protested plans by Indonesia to build Southeast Asia's biggest coal power plant, saying it would sully coastal waters and strip t...

New fuel cell keeps going after the hydrogen runs out

Jul 03, 2012 (SPX)

Imagine a kerosene lamp that continued to shine after the fuel was spent, or an electric stove that could remain hot during a power outage. Materials scientists...

Philippines downplays US spy plane request

Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)

The Philippines on Tuesday said the deployment of US spy planes, suggested by President Benigno Aquino, was just one option to monitor the country's territory, ...