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Australian School Makes Sunglasses Compulsory For Pupils
Sydney (AFP) July 31, 2007There was a time when wearing sunglasses would have been seen as too cool for school, but for pupils at a pioneering primary in Australia they are now a compulsory part of the uniform. The move is aimed at protecting young eyes from the sun's dangerous ultraviolet rays, and education authorities say they are considering adopting the plan at all state schools. The headmaster of Sydney's Arncliffe ... more Particle Emissions From Laser Printers Might Pose Health Concern 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 01, 2007Certain laser printers used in offices and homes release tiny particles of toner-like material into the air that people can inhale deep into lungs where they may pose a health hazard, scientists are reporting. Their study is scheduled for the August 1 online issue of the American Chemical Society's Environmental Science and Technology (ES and T), a semi-monthly journal. Lidia Morawska, Ph ... more Expert Challenges Earthquake Theory Behind Indonesian Mud Volcano 
Durham UK (SPX) Aug 01, 2007A leading vulcanologist has repeated his assertion that an Indonesian mud volcano was almost certainly manmade despite a new study claiming the eruption might have been triggered by an earthquake. Professor Richard Davies of Durham University's Centre for Research into Earth Energy Systems (CeREES), said the volcano, known locally as Lusi, was most likely caused by the drilling of a nearby explo ... more Waters Off Washington State Only Second Place In World Where Glass Sponge Reefs Found 
Grays Harbor WA (SPX) Aug 01, 2007Thirty miles west of Grays Harbor, University of Washington scientists have discovered large colonies of glass sponges thriving on the seafloor. The species of glass sponges capable of building reefs were thought extinct for 100 million years until they were found in recent years in the protected waters of Canada's Georgia and Hecata straits, the only place in the world they've been observed unt ... more Mapping Mountains From Space With GOCE 
Paris (ESA) Aug 02, 2007How high is Mount Everest exactly? Recent surveys have come up with heights that differ by more than five metres. An expedition called the Geodetic Journey is making its way through China and Tibet to highlight the importance of geodesy and how an accurate model of the geoid from ESA's GOCE mission will lead to a unified system for measuring heights. Geodesy is concerned with measuring and m ... more |
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Juno Beach FL (SPX) Aug 01, 2007With growing support for clean and renewable wind energy and the need for new sources of power generation to meet increasing demand, FPL Energy, a subsidiary of FPL Group, and the U.S. leader in wind energy development and operations, announced an aggressive goal to add between 8,000 and 10,000 megawatts of new wind to its portfolio by the end of 2012. To achieve its goal, FPL Energy plans ... more Titan Energy Development Delivers Sentry 5000 Mobile Utility System To NextEnergy 
San Diego (SPX) Aug 01, 2007Titan Energy Worldwide has announced that its subsidiary, Titan Energy Development, Inc., delivered a Sentry 5000 mobile utility unit to be utilized in a Department of Defense (DoD) program awarded to NextEnergy, called the Advanced Mobile MicroGrid system. The project, seeded with a Department of Defense grant, will allow government agencies and other entities to easily deploy mobile power cont ... more Nanotechnology Helps Scientists Make Bendy Sensors For Hydrogen Vehicles 
Argonne IL (SPX) Aug 01, 2007In recent years, Americans have been intrigued by the promise of hydrogen-powered vehicles. But experts have judged that several technology problems must be resolved before they are more than a novelty. Recently, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have used their insights into nanomaterials to create bendy hydrogen sensors, which are at the heart of hydroge ... more Hitachi Cuts Losses With Nuclear Plant Sales 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 01, 2007Japanese high-tech and energy giant Hitachi said Tuesday that it had reduced its first-quarter net loss by almost half, helped by higher sales of nuclear power equipment. Operating profit nearly doubled as lower earnings in IT systems and digital consumer products were offset by increases in the power and industrial systems division, the company said in a statement. Net losses narrowed to 13.62 ... more EDF Signs Framework Agreement To Operate Four Wind Farms In US 
Paris (SPX) Aug 01, 2007EDF Energies Nouvelles has announced the signature of a five-year operations and maintenance contract with MidAmerican Energy Company. This contract covers four wind farms with 508.5 megawatts of total capacity or 339 wind turbines. The contract signed by enXco, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, and MidAmerican Energy covers the management, operation and maintenance of four wind farms ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2007Much of China was inundated by the worst rains of the year, testing the Three Gorges Dam's anti-flood capacity, even as over a million people suffered from serious drought, state media said Tuesday. In northwest China's Shaanxi province, 21 were confirmed dead and 18 others were still missing in floods triggered by heavy downpours that began Saturday, the Xinhua news agency reported. As of Tuesd ... more Frequency Of Atlantic Hurricanes Doubled Over Last Century And Climate Change Suspected 
Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 31, 2007About twice as many Atlantic hurricanes form each year on average than a century ago, according to a new statistical analysis of hurricanes and tropical storms in the north Atlantic. The study concludes that warmer sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and altered wind patterns associated with global climate change are fueling much of the increase. The study, by Greg Holland of the National Center for ... more Clemson University To Develop Implantable Biochip For Department Of Defense 
Clemson SC (SPX) Jul 31, 2007The Department of Defense has awarded $1.6 million to the Center for Bioelectronics, Biosensors and Biochips (C3B) at Clemson University for the development of an implantable biochip that could relay vital health information if a soldier is wounded in battle or a civilian is hurt in an accident. The biochip, about the size of a grain of rice, could measure and relay such information as lactate a ... more MIT Team Building Robotic Fin For Submarines 
Boston MA (SPX) Jul 31, 2007Inspired by the efficient swimming motion of the bluegill sunfish, MIT researchers are building a mechanical fin that could one day propel robotic submarines. The propeller-driven submarines, or autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), currently perform a variety of functions, from mapping the ocean floor to surveying shipwrecks. But the MIT team hopes to create a more maneuverable, propeller-less ... more Death Toll In India Floods Reaches 112 
Kaziranga (AFP) India, July 31, 2007The death toll from floods ravaging large parts of eastern and northeastern India climbed to 112 with about seven million people displaced, officials and reports said Tuesday. In the eastern state of Bihar, 62 people died in flood-related incidents as 2.8 million people were displaced, the United News of India reported. Educational institutions in north Bihar were closed as water entered schools ... more
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