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Asteroids Provide Sustainable Resource, Study Finds
May 30, 2013 — The prospects of a robotic manufacturing base operating off Earth is not as far-fetched as it used to be according to a study published by a team of NASA researchers. Because asteroids are loaded ... > full story -
Land-Based Carbon Offsets: False Hope? Forest and Soil Carbon Is Important, but Does Not Offset Fossil Fuel Emissions
May 30, 2013 — Leading world climate change experts have thrown cold water on the idea that planting trees can offset carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels. Land carbon sinks cannot solve the problem of ... > full story -
Organic Polymers Show Sunny Potential: Groundwork Laid for Block Copolymer Solar Cells
May 29, 2013 — A new version of solar cells could open the door to research on a new class of solar energy devices. The photovoltaic devices are based on block copolymers, self-assembling organic materials that ... > full story -
High-Efficiency Zinc-Air Battery Developed
May 29, 2013 — Scientists have developed an advanced zinc-air battery with higher catalytic activity and durability than similar batteries made with costly platinum and iridium catalysts. The results could lead to ... > full story -
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Despite Safety and Other Concerns, Nuclear Power Saves Lives, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Experts Say
May 29, 2013 — Global use of nuclear power has prevented about 1.84 million air pollution-related deaths and release of 64 billion tons of greenhouse gases that would have resulted from burning coal and other ... > full story -
The US Shale-Gas Revolution and European Renewables: Divergence and Cooperation in Alternative Energy
May 29, 2013 — That the United States and Europe have been following different energy policies over the past few decades won’t come as a surprise. However, according to one researcher, their divergence ... > full story -
Klein Tunneling: Coupled Particles Cross Energy Wall
May 29, 2013 — A new model demonstrates that it is possible for two particles to cross an energy barrier together, where a single particle could not. For the first time, a new kind of so-called Klein tunneling -- ... > full story -
Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Yarn Muscle
May 29, 2013 — Scientists have created a high capacity yarn muscle that does not require electrolytes or special packaging. It will have a big impact in the motor, biological and robot ... > full story -
Scientists Develop CO2 Sequestration Technique
May 28, 2013 — Scientists have discovered and demonstrated a new technique to remove and store atmospheric carbon dioxide while generating carbon-negative hydrogen and producing alkalinity, which can be used to ... > full story -
Have Health Effects from the Chernobyl Accident Been Overestimated?
May 28, 2013 — The impact of the Chernobyl nuclear accident has been seriously overestimated, while unfounded statements presented as scientific facts have been used to strangle the nuclear industry, according to ... > full story
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