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Shell Oil Rig Runs Aground in Alaska
The Shell Oil rig, which is carrying about 139,000 gallons of diesel fuel, broke free from tow ships in rough seas, officials said.
6 Of The Best Eco-Friendly Innovations Of 2012
Cleaner Colors Sam KaplanThe lean, green tech machines of the year. Here's the latest technology in the eco-universe. We have shirts that require less water in the dyeing process, a...
S. Korea restarts troubled nuclear reactor
South Korea on Monday restarted one of three nuclear reactors shut down for safety reasons, easing fears of power shortages during the harsh winter.
Paper Waste Makes Good Insulating Bricks
Researchers in Spain have mixed paper industry waste with ceramic material used in the construction industry and created a brick that has low thermal conductivity and so is a good...
SUGAR Volt: Boeing puts vision to work in hybrid electric aircraft
(Phys.org)—Boeing has been working on a project that signifies the future of commercial air transportation. As the story goes, about five years ago at a conference on advanced aircraft technologies,...
Dot Earth Blog: Coal Giant Peabody Drops Claim it is the 'Global Leader in Clean Energy Solutions'
A giant coal company drops its Web claim that it is the global leader in clean energy.
VIDEO: Scientists on silly film science
Five scientists share their thoughts on how science is presented in films and on television
Krikorian resigns from Amazon board
SEATTLE, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Amazon.com board member Blake Krikorian confirmed he is resigning from the Seattle retailer's governance body, saying he has "other things cooking."
McCartney, 'God particle' scientist get honors
(AP)—Stella McCartney, who designed the uniforms worn by Britain's record-smashing Olympic team, and Scottish physicist Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the so-called "God particle," are among the hundreds...
Small-scale solar's big potential goes untapped
Modest-size projects can produce electricity at a lower cost to consumers and the environment, but financing goes to big plants.NIPTON, Calif. — Gerald Freeman unlocks the gate to the small...
Filaments in the Tarantula Nebula
Filaments of ionized gas in the proximity of the R136 cluster, which lies beyond the lower left edge of the photo.
Race to beat wind energy deadline
US energy companies race to install wind turbines before a federal tax subsidy expires at the end of this year.
Wireless Power May Cut the Cord for Plug-In Devices, Including Cars
WiTricity, a company based near Boston, envisions a future where everything from mobile phones to vehicles can be charged without wires.
Don't expect graphene to perform miracles | Philip Ball
Graphene is remarkable, but history shows us that few miracle materials have lived up to the hypeUntil the 19th century we had to rely almost entirely on nature for the fabrics from...
WORLD: Environmental Taxes in Ireland
Taxes on garbage and fossil fuels are part of Ireland’s novel strategy to shrink its debt.
Gentilly-2 nuclear plant shuts down after 29 years
For the next 18 months, a team of 485 workers will decommission the Gentilly-2 power plant, located near Bécancour, Que., putting an end to 29 years of nuclear energy production.
Physicists creates 'recipe book' for building new materials
By showing that tiny particles injected into a liquid crystal medium adhere to existing mathematical theorems, physicists have opened the door for the creation of a host of new materials...
Video: Holiday show lights up power plant
A light show featuring video and lasers has opened to the public in the midst of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. WJZ's Christie Ileto spoke to the creators behind the show...
Review: Tablet shoppers should take a look at the Nook HD
When it comes to the mini-tablet market, Barnes & Noble's Nook HD often seems to be the forgotten player. It shouldn't be. There's a lot to like about the new...
Supercomputers, Materials and Bears: ORNL Marks Eventful 2012
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory regained the lead in high-performance computing, enjoyed record-setting recognition for its research and became a showpiece for renewable energy technology during 2012.
Weekend Science: Carp Sense Geomagnetic Fields
Czech researchers have hypothesized that carp in large tubs at Christmas markets possess a capacity to sense geomagnetic fields. read more
The Eggsperiment: friction, forces and gravity
The punk scientists at Science Museum demonstrate how forces and gravity work using three eggs, glasses, tubes and a placemat
Stargazers Capture Stunning Reflection Nebula View (Photo)
Space photographers Bob and Janice Fera captured this spectacular view of the reflection nebula NGC 1333.
Researchers use earthworms to create quantum dots
(Phys.org)—British researchers at King's College in London have succeeded in creating quantum dots by feeding earthworms soil laced with certain metals and then collecting the material excreted. They describe their...
Toshiba launches highly sensitive 20MP BSI CMOS image sensor
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it will launch a new 20-megapixel (MP) CMOS image sensor, the TCM5115CL, as the latest addition to its sensor line-up for digital still cameras. TCM5115CL...
Pictures: Race Against Time to Build a New Tomb for Chernobyl
In an unprecedented engineering endeavor, workers are replacing the crumbling structure hastily erected to contain radiation at Chernobyl, site of the world's worst nuclear power disaster in 1986.
Liquid crystal research, future applications advance
Contributing geometric and topological analyses of micro-materials, University of Massachusetts Amherst mathematician Robert Kusner aided experimental physicists at the University of Colorado (UC) by successfully explaining the observed "beautiful and...
Magnetically levitating graphite can be moved with laser
(Phys.org)—Magnetic levitation has been demonstrated for a variety of objects, from trains to frogs, but so far no one has developed a practical maglev-based actuator that converts some external source...