VIC Gas DUID Graph for 1 week ending 2010-09-04
(2010-09-05 07:26)
DNA-Less ''Red Rain'' Cells Reproduce At 121 C
(2010-09-02 20:11)
eldavojohn writes "A new paper up for prepublication from the controversial solid-state physicist Godfrey Louis claims that the cells Louis collected from a Keralan red rain incident divide and produce daughter cells at 121 degrees Celsius. While unusual, this is not unheard of as the paper recalls cells cultivated from hydrothermal vents are known to reproduce at 121 C as well. Of course, caution is exercised when dealing with the possible explanation surrounding the theory of panspermia but the MIT Technology Review says researchers ''examined the way these fluoresce when bombarded with light and say it is remarkably similar to various unexplained emission spectra seen in various parts of the galaxy. One such place is the Red Rectangle, a cloud of dust and gas around a young star in the Monocerous constellation.''" Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Gazprom posts 1Q 2010 net profit of 336.8 billion roubles
(2010-09-02 12:33)
Russian gas major, Gazprom, has posted a 1Q 2010 net profit of 336.8 billion roubles under IFRS.
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EPA Proposes Grading System For Car Fuel Economy
(2010-08-31 02:05)
suraj.sun writes with this snippet from CNET: "The EPA and Department of Transportation on Monday proposed a fuel economy label overhaul to reflect how electric and alternative fuel vehicles stack up against gasoline passenger vehicles. ... The changed label, mandated by the 2007 energy law, includes the same information on city and highway miles per gallon and estimated driving costs based on 15,000 miles a year now available. But the new labels add more comparative information, rating cars on mileage, greenhouse gas contribution, and other air pollutants from tailpipe emissions. That means that consumers can look at a label to see how one vehicle compares to all available vehicles, rather than only cars in a specific class. One label proposes grades, ranging from an A-plus to a D. There are no failing grades, since vehicles need to comply with the Clean Air Act." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
China Plans To Mine the Yellow Sea Floor
(2010-08-29 13:33)
eldavojohn writes "Details are limited but state media is reporting on $75 million being put into a new research facility in Qingdao, Shandong Province that will conduct research into mining the sea floor. From the article: ''Scientists believe sea beds at a depth of 4,000 to 6,000 meters hold abundant deposits of rare metals and methane hydrate, a solidified form of natural gas bound into ice that can serve as a new energy source.'' The research center''s first goal is to do surveying and exploration with a new submersible named ''Jiaolong'' (a mythical aquatic Chinese dragon). Hopefully these quests yield energy resources to meet growing demand for resources like liquefied coal in China." Read more of this story at Slashdot.