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US To Release 172 Million Barrels From Strategic Oil Reserve To Cut Prices
The United States Department of Energy said Wednesday it will release 172 million barrels from the strategic petroleum reserve "beginning next week," as the Middle East war disrupted oil prices.
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US Conducts First Air Transport Of Micro Nuclear Reactor On Cargo Plane
The US Departments of Energy and Defense on Sunday for the first time transported a small nuclear reactor on a cargo plane from California to Utah to demonstrate the potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use.
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Trump Admin Cancels $4.9 Billion Loan Guarantee For Green Power Project
The Trump administration on Wednesday cancelled a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee for a new high-voltage transmission line for delivering solar and wind-generated electricity from the Midwest to the eastern US.
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World's Fastest Supercomputer El Capitan Begins Operations: Everything You Need to Know
El Capitan, the world’s fastest supercomputer, is now operational at LLNL. Costing $600 million, it delivers a peak performance of 2.746 exaFLOPS. Designed for classified U.S. nuclear security research, it replaces the Sierra supercomputer and is powered by over 11 million cores. With advancements in high-energy physics, nuclear data analysis, an...
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India Central To Transition To Clean Energy: US Official
India is central to any global climate response and a transition to green and clean energy, a visiting official from the US' Department of Energy (DOE) said on Thursday.
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Quantum Loop: US Unveils Blueprint for 'Virtually Unhackable' Internet
US officials and scientists have begun laying the groundwork for a more secure "virtually unhackable" internet based on quantum computing technology.
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Trump Picks Indian-American Woman To Head US Nuclear Energy Division
Days after signing a new legislation to speed up the development of advanced reactors, President Donald Trump has roped in a top Indian American nuclear expert for a key administrative position in the department of energy.
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Specialised Fuel To Power Future Deep Space Missions
Researchers from United States Department of Energy (DOE) have completed the production of a specialised fuel to power future deep space missions.
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Environmental Pollution Too Behind Antibiotic Resistance?
Environmental contaminants may be partly to blame for the rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a new US study suggests.
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Cambridge Scientists Make 'Super-Battery' Breakthrough
Scientists at Cambridge University have made a promising breakthrough in what is being described as "super batteries" to power electric vehicles of the future.
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Now You See it, Now You Don't: Invisibility Cloak Nears Reality
A cloak of invisibility may be common in science fiction but it is not so easy in the real world. New research suggests such a device may be moving closer to reality.
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Lockdown Lifted at US Nuclear Site After Sniffer-Dog False Alarm
A nuclear site in South Carolina was reopened from more than two hours in lockdown on Monday, after a bomb-sniffing dog over-reacted and halted a delivery truck, the Department of Energy said in a statement.
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Indian-Americans Show Their Innovations to Barack Obama
President Barack Obama celebrated his birthday in an unusual way by hosting the first-ever White House Demo Day where innovators from around the country, including three Indian-Americans, 'demoed' their individual stories.
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Madhya Pradesh to Get Cheapest Solar Power in Country
Madhya Pradesh will get cheapest solar power in the country at the rate of Rs 5.05 per unit on fixed rate for 25 years, a senior Energy Department official said.
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NASA May Use Nuclear Weapons Against Stray Asteroids
If a large interplanetary rock veers onto a collision course with the Earth, how would we defend ourselves? Well, scientists are not really sure, but one solution could be using nuclear weapons to destroy them.
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US To Release 172 Million Barrels From Strategic Oil Reserve To Cut Prices
The United States Department of Energy said Wednesday it will release 172 million barrels from the strategic petroleum reserve "beginning next week," as the Middle East war disrupted oil prices.
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US Conducts First Air Transport Of Micro Nuclear Reactor On Cargo Plane
The US Departments of Energy and Defense on Sunday for the first time transported a small nuclear reactor on a cargo plane from California to Utah to demonstrate the potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use.
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Trump Admin Cancels $4.9 Billion Loan Guarantee For Green Power Project
The Trump administration on Wednesday cancelled a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee for a new high-voltage transmission line for delivering solar and wind-generated electricity from the Midwest to the eastern US.
-
World's Fastest Supercomputer El Capitan Begins Operations: Everything You Need to Know
El Capitan, the world’s fastest supercomputer, is now operational at LLNL. Costing $600 million, it delivers a peak performance of 2.746 exaFLOPS. Designed for classified U.S. nuclear security research, it replaces the Sierra supercomputer and is powered by over 11 million cores. With advancements in high-energy physics, nuclear data analysis, an...
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India Central To Transition To Clean Energy: US Official
India is central to any global climate response and a transition to green and clean energy, a visiting official from the US' Department of Energy (DOE) said on Thursday.
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Quantum Loop: US Unveils Blueprint for 'Virtually Unhackable' Internet
US officials and scientists have begun laying the groundwork for a more secure "virtually unhackable" internet based on quantum computing technology.
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Trump Picks Indian-American Woman To Head US Nuclear Energy Division
Days after signing a new legislation to speed up the development of advanced reactors, President Donald Trump has roped in a top Indian American nuclear expert for a key administrative position in the department of energy.
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Specialised Fuel To Power Future Deep Space Missions
Researchers from United States Department of Energy (DOE) have completed the production of a specialised fuel to power future deep space missions.
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Environmental Pollution Too Behind Antibiotic Resistance?
Environmental contaminants may be partly to blame for the rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a new US study suggests.
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Cambridge Scientists Make 'Super-Battery' Breakthrough
Scientists at Cambridge University have made a promising breakthrough in what is being described as "super batteries" to power electric vehicles of the future.
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Now You See it, Now You Don't: Invisibility Cloak Nears Reality
A cloak of invisibility may be common in science fiction but it is not so easy in the real world. New research suggests such a device may be moving closer to reality.
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Lockdown Lifted at US Nuclear Site After Sniffer-Dog False Alarm
A nuclear site in South Carolina was reopened from more than two hours in lockdown on Monday, after a bomb-sniffing dog over-reacted and halted a delivery truck, the Department of Energy said in a statement.
-
Indian-Americans Show Their Innovations to Barack Obama
President Barack Obama celebrated his birthday in an unusual way by hosting the first-ever White House Demo Day where innovators from around the country, including three Indian-Americans, 'demoed' their individual stories.
-
Madhya Pradesh to Get Cheapest Solar Power in Country
Madhya Pradesh will get cheapest solar power in the country at the rate of Rs 5.05 per unit on fixed rate for 25 years, a senior Energy Department official said.
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NASA May Use Nuclear Weapons Against Stray Asteroids
If a large interplanetary rock veers onto a collision course with the Earth, how would we defend ourselves? Well, scientists are not really sure, but one solution could be using nuclear weapons to destroy them.
