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2007-11-13 22:30:56

LONDON (Reuters) - The government is expected to publish its Climate Change Bill on Thursday, starting a parliamentary process that could lead to a legal limit on national carbon emissions within six months. The bill sets a target of cutting national emis

2007-11-13 22:25:00

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Some alternative vehicle fuels such as liquid coal can cause more harmful greenhouse gas emissions than polluters such as petrol or diesel, scientists warned in a US study released Tuesday. "Liquid coal, for example, can produce 80 perc

2007-11-13 20:40:00

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - They might measure a mere 2.5 meters (eight feet) in length and only be capable of carrying two passengers, but tiny Smart cars are aiming to make it big in the United States, where hulking gas-guzzlers have long been the kings of the

2007-11-13 20:13:00

WASHINGTON (AFP) - About three-quarters of Americans believe the United States must lead the way in controlling greenhouse gases and pollution to fight global warming, a poll showed Tuesday. Seventy-one percent of 1,052 adults surveyed by the Harris Inter

2007-11-13 20:11:41

The spacecraft must swing past Earth three times A European space probe is about to swing by the Earth as it gathers energy to land on a distant comet. The unmanned Rosetta craft is due to speed past the planet at 20:57 GMT on Tuesday at a distance of 5,

2007-11-13 19:40:43

By Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News, Kourou The avionics and propulsion unit now has solar wings attached More details Engineers working on Europe's space station re-supply truck are aiming to have it ready for flight in February. The European Sp

2007-11-13 19:23:08

By Jane Elliott BBC News Steve was shot in east London last year. It was a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Steve was an innocent victim of London gun crime He was visiting his family when the gunman is thought to have mistaken him for

2007-11-13 15:42:39

Silicon electronics has been the staple of the computing industry for more than half a century, but increasingly researchers are looking at other methods of computing to deliver increased computational power or allow specialist applications. Spintronics

2007-11-13 15:42:04

Silicon electronics has been the staple of the computing industry for more than half a century, but increasingly researchers are looking at other methods of computing to deliver increased computational power or allow specialist applications. Optics are a

2007-11-13 15:41:44

Silicon electronics has been the staple of the computing industry for more than half a century, but increasingly researchers are looking at other methods of computing to deliver increased computational power or allow specialist applications. Chemcial com