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US politicians advance bill that would place permanent sanctions on Iran

Abipartisan group in the US House of Representatives has unanimously voted in favour of a bill that would make sanctions on Iran permanent in an effort to put more pressure on Tehran and prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons. More »

Fracking halted in England in major government U-turn

Victory for green groups follows damning scientific study and criticism from spending watchdog More »

$100 Oil Drone Strikes Halt Half Of Saudi Crude Production

Drones attacked Abqaiq facility in Saudi Arabia and the Khurais oil field run by Saudi Aramco early Saturday morning the kingdoms interior ministry said sparking a massive fire at a crude processing plant essential to global oil supplies. More »

Sen. Paul: Don't bomb Iran over Saudi attack

Sen. Rand Paul warns against a needless escalationof war saying that bombing Iran after a recent attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities would be a big mistake. More »

Oil prices spike after Saudi drone attack causes biggest disruption ever – as it happened

The Saudi oil attacks have triggered the steepest petroleum market price surge in 30 years and stoked fears for the global economy. The attacks on Saudi Arabias oil infrastructure led to the biggest jump in global prices since 1988 by wiping out 5.7m barrels of production a day – 5 of the worlds oil supply. More »

Selected Articles

Clean energy investment is extending its lead over fossil fuels, boosted by energy security strengths

Transparent 'Grätzel' solar cells achieve a new efficiency record

COVID-19: Without masks, two meters distancing is not enough, research finds

Breathtaking new map of the X-ray Universe

Physicists Just Quantum Teleported Information Between Particles of Matter

Satellites Reveal Major New Gas Industry Methane Leaks

Turning Plastic into Bricks Using a New Rubber Polymer

Newly discovered plant gene could boost phosphorus intake

Physicists May Have Solved Long-Standing Mystery of Matter and Antimatter

Climate crisis to blame for $67bn of Hurricane Harvey damage – study

New MIT Research Suggests Coal Could Be Used to Make a Variety of Useful Devices

Scientists Discover a Prime Renewable Energy Source: Water Vapor in the Atmosphere

Clean energy investment is extending its lead over fossil fuels, boosted by energy security strengths

Global investment in clean energy is on course to rise to USD 1.7 trillion in 2023 with solar set to eclipse oil production for the first time

Mesoscopic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) often known as the renowned Grätzel cells were developed 32 years ago by Brian ORegan and Michael Grätzel. DSCs use photosensitizers to turn light into electricity.

Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have discovered a way to create transparent photosensitizers molecules that can be activated by light and adsorb light across the entire visible light spectrum. Previous versions of DSCs were largely dependent on direct sunlight.

Simulations track the spread of coughs and safe physical distancing indoors
Date: October 5 2021
Source: McGill University
Summary: To prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors the two meters physical distancing guideline is not enough without masks according to researchers. However wearing a mask indoors can reduce the contamination range of airborne particles by about 67 percent.

Behold the hot energetic Universe.

A German-Russian space telescope has just acquired a breakthrough map of the sky that traces the heavens in X-rays.

The image records a lot of the violent action in the cosmos - instances where matter is being accelerated heated and shredded.

Feasting black holes exploding stars and searingly hot gas.

By making use of the spooky laws behind quantum entanglement physicists think have found a way to make information leap between a pair of electrons separated by distance.

LONDON (Reuters) - Last fall European Space Agency satellites detected huge plumes of the invisible planet-warming gas methane leaking from the Yamal pipeline that carries natural gas from Siberia to Europe.

A team of scientists from Australia have discovered a new method of recycling waste materials into bricks which could be used to construct houses. In a study conducted by Flinders University in Adelaide and published in the journal Chemistry Europe the researchers were able to use a novel rubber polymer to convert PVC sand or plant fibres into usable construction materials.

Date: June 16 2020

Source: University of Copenhagen

Summary: Researchers have discovered an important gene in plants that could help agricultural crops collaborate better with underground fungi -- providing them with wider root networks and helping them to absorb phosphorus. The discovery has the potential to increase agricultural efficiency and benefit the environment.

TOPICS:AntimatterAstrophysics
By UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND JUNE 14 2020
An element that could hold the key to the long-standing mystery around why there is much more matter than antimatter in our Universe has been discovered by a University of the West of Scotland (UWS)-led team of physicists.

Exclusive: new figure far higher than previous estimates of direct impact of global heating
At least 67bn of the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 can be attributed directly to climate breakdown according to research that could lead to a radical reassessment of the costs of damage from extreme weather.
Harvey ripped through the Caribbean and the US states of Texas and Louisiana causing at least 90bn of damage to property and livelihoods and killing scores of people.

TOPICS:MITNanomaterialsNanotechnology

By DAVID L. CHANDLER MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JUNE 10 2020

Dirty Carbon Reveals a Sophisticated Side

Tar the everyday material that seals seams in our roofs and driveways has an unexpected and unappreciated complexity according to an MIT research team: It might someday be useful as a raw material for a variety of high-tech devices including energy storage systems thermally active coatings and electronic sensors.

TOPICS:EnergyGreen EnergyTel Aviv University

By TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY JUNE 11 2020

The search for renewable energy sources which include wind solar hydroelectric dams geothermal and biomass has preoccupied scientists and policymakers alike due to their enormous potential in the fight against climate change. A new Tel Aviv University study finds that water vapor in the atmosphere may serve as a potential renewable energy source in the future.

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