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Russia resurrects floating nuclear power

2013-12-09 01:00:00| Power Technology

Russia is planning to deploy its first floating nuclear power plant in 2016, establishing a new way of powering remote Arctic communities. While the Russian Government pushes ahead with the plant's construction and considers how its energy could be u

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NASA resurrects planet-hunting Kepler, replaces broken parts with magical Sun power

2013-11-27 21:30:21| Extremetech

Over the past year, we've told the sad story of NASA's Kepler space observatory, and how the failure of two vital components have resulted in the sad and premature retirement of humanity's best tool for spotting Earth-like planets elsewhere in the universe. Just when all hope seemed lost, though, NASA has approved an ingenious plan to bring Kepler back online -- a novel, never-before-seen technique that uses the Sun's constant bombarding of photons upon Kepler's solar panels to keep the telescope pointed in the right direction.

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Zombie coal: Borneo resurrects controversial coal plant

2013-09-19 01:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: The Malaysian government is taking another look at building a hugely controversial coal-fired plant in the Bornean state of Sabah, a proposal that was thrown out in 2011 due to a large-scale grassroots movement. The 300 megawatt coal plant would have been built in Lahad Datu on the edge of a wildlife reserve and the state's renowned coral reefs. Reportedly, the government is now considering building the same plant only further south in Tawau, which also lies on the coast. "We are shocked to hear...

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Adobe's Kuler beta site resurrects photo-color picker

2013-07-23 14:40:02| CNET News.com

The Web site for building and browsing five-color sets once again can create color schemes from uploaded photos. With the Android app gone, the Web site is the only Kuler option for Android device users. [Read more]

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