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Flawed carbon nanotubes to make quick-charge batteries more efficient than ever

Posted by AditiJ on 21/11/2009

Researchers at the University of San Diego have found a way of bringing defective carbon nanotubes into effective use. According to the team of UCSD Professor Prabhakar Bandaru and graduate student Mark Hoefer, the flawed carbon nanotubes are capable.

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2010 Taipei Intl Flora Expo to tout green pavilions at Xinsheng Park

Posted by DeshRaj on 21/11/2009

Kuo Ying-chao and Chang Ching-hwa of Taipei-based Bioarch Formorsana architects are left with only 20 months to abide by their promise to design the green pavilions at the design expo. Until now, theyve done good job in offering some truly...

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London Mayor inaugurates a green building neighboring Victoria Station

Posted by AditiJ on 21/11/2009

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced the official opening of a new commercial office and retail building situated adjacent to the mid 19th century rail station. Dubbed as The Peak, the 11,280 sq m structure designed by Sheppard Robson...

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Aquamarine launches Oyster wave machine that could power 1400 homes by 2011

Posted by DeshRaj on 21/11/2009

Alex Salmond, the First Minister of Scotland, yesterday launched Aquamarine Powers Oyster, which has already been hailed as the biggest hydroelectric wave-energy machine. Various tests conducted at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney near..

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Russia: Blogging the Winter in Yakutia

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 20/11/2009

Winter is yet to arrive in much of Europe, but one of its geopolitical attributes is already back in the spotlight: fears of disruptions of Russian gas deliveries are growing more intense, due to the recurring dispute between Russia and Ukraine. Politics aside, though, in some of Russia's region ...

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