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September 07, 2015

Made from solar concentrate
Berkeley CA (SPX) Sep 03, 2015
By combining designer quantum dot light-emitters with spectrally matched photonic mirrors, a team of scientists with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of Illinois created solar cells that collect blue photons at 30 times the concentration of conventional solar cells, the highest luminescent concentration factor ever recorded. This breakthrough paves the way for the future development of low-cost solar cells that efficiently utilize the high-energy part of the so ... read more

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Ice sheets may be more resilient than thought Sea level rise poses one of the biggest threats to human systems in a globally warming world, potentially causing trillions of dollars' worth of damages to flooded cities around the world. As surfac ... more		China Interested in Russian Icebreaker Technology Alexey Rakhmanov, the head of Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation, said that there is 'a great desire' to start technological cooperation in the area of building and operating icebreaker ships ... more		Could more intensive farming practices benefit tropical birds? The world is facing an extinction crisis as more and more forests are converted into farmland. But does it help when farms share the land with birds and other animals? The short answer is "no, ... more
				Explaining crocodiles in Wyoming Fifty million years ago, the Cowboy State was crawling with crocodiles. Fossil records show that crocs lounged in the shade of palm trees from southwestern Wyoming to southern Canada during the Cret ... more		Scientists describe new clam species from depths off Canada's Atlantic coast Canadian scientists have described a new species of giant file clam, originally collected from deep waters off Newfoundland 30 years ago. The scientific paper, published in the journal Zootaxa, is c ... more

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SMAP ends radar operations Mission managers for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory have determined that its radar, one of the satellite's two science instruments, can no longer return data. However, the mi ... more		TES Satellite Instrument Gives New Insight into Water Cycle Research using NASA satellite measurements has given scientists a better understanding of what happens to rain and snow that falls on land - how much runs off into rivers, lakes and aquifers; how mu ... more		Redesigned satellite battery set to advance LEO power systems Adoption of dynamic control technology improves EV charging grid integration Solar plant grid stability improves as Cordoba researchers deploy high-speed sensor system		First global antineutrino emission map highlights Earth's energy budget The neutrino and its antimatter cousin, the antineutrino, are the tiniest subatomic particles known to science. These particles are byproducts of nuclear reactions within stars (including our sun), ... more
				Longest Polish river reveals secrets amid drought Archaeologists are having a field day in Poland's longest river, the Vistula, which because of a drought has hit a record low water level allowing them to uncover a treasure trove of ancient artifacts. ... more		UN climate talks plagued by twin fears Negotiators from 195 nations tasked with crafting a universal climate pact are driven by twin fears tugging in opposite directions, which may result in a hollow deal, say analysts. ... more

Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Efficiency Summit USA 2015

Britain 'to take 15,000 Syrian refugees': report The British government is poised to accept 15,000 Syrian refugees and hopes next month to get backing for air strikes against Islamic State jihadists, the Sunday Times reported. ... more		Japan lifts evacuation order for radiation-hit Fukushima town The Japanese government on Saturday lifted the evacuation order for the first town near the crippled Fukushima reactors, more than four years after ordering mass relocations near the tsunami-wrecked nuclear plant. ... more		'The war of tomorrow will begin in space': Macron UN watchdog calls on Iran to urgently allow 'long overdue' uranium stockpile verification How drones are altering contemporary warfare		Study upends assumption that predators always increase with prey Scientists said this week they have uncovered what seems to be an unusual law of nature that keeps big predator numbers low across vast spaces of the Earth and its oceans. ... more
Activists call for nationwide protests in Lebanon Thousands of people converged on Beirut's Martyrs Square Friday as part of a demonstration called by one of Lebanon's leading Christian parties to demand that parliament elect a new president for the country. ... more		Seven fishermen killed by Hurricane Fred: maritime officials Seven fishermen were killed as their boat was sunk by powerful winds in a rare hurricane strike off Guinea-Bissau at the start of the week, local officials said Friday. ... more		Wildfires threaten Russia's unique Lake Baikal Raging wildfires have turned the shores of the world's largest freshwater lake in Siberia into an inferno, threatening the health and livelihood of locals and raising questions about Russia's ability to protect its natural heritage. ... more		New strategy to boost flagging climate talks As a December deadline looms, diplomats wrangling over the text of a climate rescue pact kicked the can further down the road Friday, frustrated at their own lack of progress. ... more

	Pacific summit to issue climate message to world Vulnerable Pacific island nations will this week send the world an urgent plea for action on climate change at crunch talks in Paris later this year. ... more		Algeria power struggle intensifies with arrest, sackings Algeria's security services have been rocked by the arrest of the anti-terrorism chief and sackings of top officials in recent weeks, as a behind-the-scenes power struggle intensifies. ... more

ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS's path with data from Mars

Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission achieves key flyby milestones

Reading a quantum clock costs more energy than running it, study finds

Scientists discover key clues in turtle evolution		EU's Mogherini sees military action against migrant smugglers within weeks		Animal without synapses feeds by external digestion using global, local cellular control		A marine creature's magic trick explained		Saving oysters by digging up their past
New international standards needed to manage ocean noise		Change in environment can lead to rapid evolution		VIMS reports intense and widespread algal blooms		Only above-water microbes play a role in cave development		Seabird SOS

Giant 'sea scorpion' fossil discovered

India bars Greenpeace from receiving foreign funding

Nations narrow gap on make-or-break climate issue

US Army orders lab safety review, freeze in anthrax scandal

Australian scientists sending robot after destructive starfish

Amal Clooney to visit jailed ex-leader of Maldives

Japanese town's annual dolphin hunt starts

Nigeria reinstates 3,000 soldiers dismissed over Boko Haram war

Marine animal colony is a multi-jet swimming machine, scientists report

Columbia engineers develop new approach to modeling Amazon seasonal cycles

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Climate change will irreversibly force key ocean bacteria into overdrive

Will talk of the 'Big One' shake the US into quake prep?

New peer-reviewed study rewrites genetic history of sheep

Large parks key to city success

Lizards can stomach island living

Hong Kong activists plead not guilty over democracy protest

Hot summer fuels dangerous glacier melting in Central Asia

US Catholics mostly accepting of non-traditional families

French Nuclear Nightmare Sends Shockwaves Through Europe

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