18/01/2011

BP hydrogen plant awaits Abu Dhabi's 'endorsement'

A joint venture between BP and Abu Dhabi's Masdar to build a $2.2 billion hydrogen power plant has been delayed as it still awaits government "endorsement," a BP statement said Tuesday.

5 standout species for extensive green roofs

Used throughout the world to lessen the environmental impact of urbanization, green roofs can offer a wide range of ecological and aesthetic benefits. A new study from researchers at Colorado State University's Department ...

Discovery of a pulsating star that hosts a giant planet

Recently published in an article of the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal, a group of Spanish researchers from the Institute of Space Sciences (IEEC-CSIC) at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona has discovered, for the first ...

Europe defends 'stupid' Galileo satellite

Europe stood by its much-delayed and over-budget Galileo satellite navigation system on Tuesday despite a rising price tag and a contractor's description of the project as "stupid."

ESA's Mercury mapper feels the heat

Key components of the ESA-led Mercury mapper BepiColombo have been tested in a specially upgraded European space simulator. ESA's Large Space Simulator is now the most powerful in the world and the only facility capable of ...

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