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Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Tuesday that Russian oil supplies were temporarily suspended via the Druzhba oil pipeline, a key supply route for much of central Europe, following large-scale Ukrainian drone strikes overnight. His comments came as the Ukrainian military said it targeted the Druzhba pipeline in western Russia’s Oryol region. “Explosions were recorded…
Whitecap Resources Inc. and Veren Inc. are joining forces in a $15-billion dollar deal to create a major Canadian shale player that they say will stand stronger against political and market upheaval than if they were to each go it alone. “The pro forma company will be more resilient and better able to manage the…
BYLINE: Anna Ettlin Newswise — No new cars with combustion engines are to be sold in Europe after 2035. To achieve this ambitious goal, one thing is needed above all: better batteries so that electric cars can charge faster, travel longer distances and have a smaller ecological footprint. A large number of major research projects…
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, slammed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He also said the cryptocurrency exchange is looking to invest more outside of the U.S. Carlos Jasso | Bloomberg | Getty Images Now that President Trump has announced plans for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, crypto industry leaders can focus on what else they…
BYLINE: Amber Rose Newswise — Argonne researchers use Polybot, an AI-driven automated material laboratory, to produce high-conductivity, low-defect electronic polymer thin films. Plastic that conducts electricity might sound impossible. But there is a special class of materials known as “electronic polymers” that combines the flexibility of plastic with the functionality of metal. This type of material…
Newswise — Durante décadas, los investigadores han explorado cómo almacenar datos en cristal debido a su potencial para conservar información durante mucho tiempo (mil millones de años) sin aplicar energía. Existe un tipo especial de cristal que cambia de color en diferentes longitudes de onda de luz, denominado cristal fotocromático, el cual promete brindar almacenamiento…
Newswise — Korean researchers will begin collaborating in earnest with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) on semiconductor technology research. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced on Jan. 6 (local time) that it has agreed to establish a mutual cooperation system to develop semiconductor technologies with Argonne National Laboratory in…
Work on a new Scottish onshore wind farm is moving forward after leading renewable energy developer OnPath Energy confirmed the appointment of three key contractors. OnPath has been working towards commencing construction work on the Mill Rig Wind Farm, which straddles the South Lanarkshire and East Ayrshire border near Darvel, since securing planning permission for…
“It’s a tremendous accomplishment,” said Rich Otten, a Sandia senior manager involved in the design and production aspects of the B61-12 Life Extension Program. “For more than a decade, people have poured their time, effort and careers into making this a reality.” The completion of the last production unit is the result of collaborative partnerships…
Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers have developed a battery that can convert nuclear energy into electricity via light emission, a new study suggests. Nuclear power plants, which generate about 20% of all electricity produced in the United States, produce almost no greenhouse gas emissions. However, these systems do create radioactive waste, which can be dangerous…
