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Hikers, campers and runners could soon gain the ability to recharge their electronic gadgets while they’re out and about, simply by plugging them in to their clothes. ...more |
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The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi concluded its 12th edition of the annual Enviro-Spellathon Programme. ...more |
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The world's bee population is declining, due to various factors including the over-use of pesticides, and the impact is serious in many countries. ...more |
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In Sri Lanka, there is a company called Mr. Ellie Pooh that has begun making toilet paper out of elephant dung. ...more |
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![Europe and China agree to settle solar panel fight Europe and China agree to settle solar panel fight](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9ab71507-faa0-4756-93a0-5133ab95adeb_.jpg) |
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The European Union’s trade chief said on Saturday that a deal had been reached with China to settle a dispute over exports of low-cost solar panels that had threatened to set off a wider trade war between two of the world’s largest economies. ...more |
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As the water temperatures in Maine (New England, US) reach a new high of the century, evidence of lobsters eating one another has been caught on camera for the first time. ...more |
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Clear policy and legal framework with a consistent strategy will ensure sustainable deployment of the renewable energy projects across the GCC region, according to a GCC study. ...more |
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Researchers at Penn State’s Materials Research Institute came up with a way of using glass to store energy at high temperatures and for high power applications, such as electric car power electronics, wind turbines, grid-tied photovoltaics or geothermal exploration and drilling. ...more |
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Siemens and partners are creating a "smart" city in Vienna, Austria -- a living lab that tests designs and systems for intelligent cities of the future such as: intelligent traffic solutions, green buildings, water management and smart grid infrastructure among others. ...more |
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Antarctic permafrost, which had been weathering global warming far better than areas around the North Pole, is starting to give way ...more |
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