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Fukushima: Japan promises swift action on nuclear cleanup

2013-09-02 11:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has promised to act quickly to address the buildup of huge quantities of contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Abe, who recently suggested that the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), was incapable of overseeing the operation on its own, said the government would soon announce a comprehensive plan to deal with the world's largest nuclear cleanup. The prospect of greater state involvement in decommissioning Fukushima...

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Emotiv Promises a New Window Onto Your Brain

2013-08-24 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

You likely already know the things you like to do, like watching a sporting event, as well as the things that you don't like to do, such as sitting in traffic. We all experience feelings when participating in such activities, and those feelings form the basis of a personal body of knowledge that we draw on to know whether we like doing a thing or not.

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Plastic solar cells' new design promises bright future

2013-08-14 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Energy consumption is growing rapidly in the 21st century, with rising energy costs and sustainability issues greatly impacting the quality of human life. Harvesting energy directly from sunlight to generate electricity using photovoltaic technologies is considered to be one of the most promising opportunities to produce electricity in an environmentally benign fashion. Among the various photovoltaic technologies, polymer (plastic) solar cells offer unique attractions and opportunities. These...

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Microsoft promises Xbox One controller support for Windows in 2014, but why not on day one?

2013-08-13 21:15:36| Extremetech

Microsoft's Xbox 360 controller has dominated the PC gamepad market during this console generation. Now that we're nearing the launch of the new platforms, dedicated PC gamers are starting to worry about which gamepads will work going forward. This week, Microsoft officially confirmed that the Xbox One controller will work under Windows, but not until sometime in 2014. While this is positive news, it still leaves PC devotees wondering why Microsoft can't make it work on day one.

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