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CO2 emissions booming, shifting east, researchers report

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 24, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (18) | comments 5

Despite widespread concern about climate change, annual carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels and manufacturing cement have grown 38 percent since 1992, from 6.1 billion tons of carbon to 8.5 billion tons in ...





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LG to Launch 15-inch OLED TV

LG to Launch 15-inch OLED TV

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (20) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Korean company, LG Electronics, the second largest television manufacturer in the world, has announced it will launch a 15-inch organic display TV set in early September. The announcement, ...


Why 'Made in China' should increase our carbon footprint

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 19, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Nearly a quarter of China's carbon emissions are created by goods manufactured and exported to Western consumers, according to research by University of Sussex climate change analysts Dr Tao Wang and Dr Jim Watson.


Researchers say China's export trade impacts climate

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 29, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Carnegie Mellon University's Christopher L. Weber argues that China's new title as the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter is at least partly due to consumption of Chinese goods in the West.


Roos have less impact on the environment: study

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 17, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

A comparative study of the energy requirements of kangaroos and sheep has concluded roos have far less impact on the environment than once thought.


China is the world's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming

China harnesses mountain wind power

Technology / Energy

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 3

In the mountains above the southwestern Chinese town of Dali, dozens of new wind turbines dot the landscape -- a symbol of the country's sky-high ambitions for clean, green energy.


Alarming growth in expected CO2 emissions in China

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created Mar 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 1

The growth in China's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is far outpacing previous estimates, making the goal of stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gases even more difficult, according to a new analysis by economists at the Uni ...


Samsung to pay Qualcomm 1.3 bln dlrs in new licensing deal

Technology / Business

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday it will pay 1.3 billion dollars plus royalties to US wireless chip supplier Qualcomm under a new 15-year licensing deal.


Satellite measures pollution from east Asia to North America

Satellite measures pollution from east Asia to North America

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 17, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (21) | comments 0

In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite sensor capabilities offer the first measurement-based estimate of the amount of pollution from East Asian forest fires, urban ...


Cisco raises bid for Tandberg to $3.4 billion (AP)

Cisco raises bid for Tandberg to $3.4 billion

Technology / Business

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. said Monday it raised its bid for Norway's Tandberg ASA after only a fraction of Tandberg shareholders agreed to Cisco's initial offer.


Largest-ever database for liver proteins may lead to treatments for hepatitis

Largest-ever database for liver proteins may lead to treatments for hepatitis

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at a group of 11 research centers in China are reporting for the first time assembly of the largest-ever collection of data about the proteins produced by genes in a single human organ.



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