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Predicting Dust Storms With Infrared SatellitesPittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 07, 2010 Researchers based at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a method for predicting dust and sandstorms that uses infrared satellite images to determine when conditions are ripe for the destructive phenomena, a technique that could be implemented globally and that the research team used to forecast a 2008 New Mexico dust storm-the area's largest in decades-two days beforehand. Thermal and visible images of New Mexico's White Sands Dune Field captured by NASA's Earth-orbiting ASTER (Advanced S ... read more |
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Pullman WA (SPX) Jul 07, 2010The world's biggest Roman candle has got nothing on this. Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, Washington State University researchers have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy. "If you think about it, it is the most condensed form of energy storage outside of nuclear energy," says Choon ... more  
Brussels (AFP) July 6, 2010The European Union's competition watchdog cleared on Tuesday the takeover of Sweden's Volvo Cars by Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding and the regional investment fund Daqing. The European Commission said the transaction "would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it." The commission found that the overlap bet ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) July 6, 2010Young rag-pickers sifting through rubbish are a common image of India's chronic poverty, but destitute children face new hazards picking apart old computers as part of the growing "e-waste" industry. Asif, aged seven, spends his days dismantling electronic equipment in a tiny, dimly-lit unit in east Delhi along with six other boys. "My work is to pick out these small black boxes," he sai ... more |
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China defends jailing of US geologistBeijing (AFP) July 6, 2010 China on Tuesday defended the jailing of an American geologist on state secrets charges, rejecting US protests over the sentence and telling Washington not to interfere on the issue. US geologist Xue Feng was sentenced to eight years in jail on Monday on charges related to the sale of a database relating to China's oil industry. US Ambassador Jon Huntsman, who attended the sentencing, had expressed dismay over the court's decision and vowed to continue to follow up the case with Chinese authorit ... read more |
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