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Chemistry World March 5, 2013 Andrew Turley	University to acquire Shell UK R&D site The University of Chester has agreed a deal to acquire the Shell Technology Center Thornton in Chester with the intention of turning it into a science park, creating an engineering and technology faculty for the university at the same time.
IEEE Spectrum March 2013 Paul Wallich	Putting the Meter Under the Microscope How a smart-meter kit changed my energy habits
IEEE Spectrum February 2013 Peter Fairley	Quicker Coal Power Greater agility in output may keep Old King Coal in place in a nonnuclear Germany
Chemistry World January 30, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Unrest over US gas exports The controversial topic of natural gas exportation is creating a growing rift between chemical companies in the US and the manufacturing establishment.
Chemistry World January 30, 2013 Andrew Turley	Sabic invests $500m in new R&D centers Saudi state owned oil company Sabic is to invest $500 million to create four new R&D centers: two in Saudi Arabia, one in India and one in China.
Chemistry World January 25, 2013 Rebecca Brodie	Reassessing the health effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident While the Japanese tsunami of March 2011 was devastating in its own right, the long term health consequences because of the damage to the nuclear reactor at Fukushima Daiichi are also of serious concern.
IEEE Spectrum January 2013 Vinod Sreeharsha	Brazil Doubles Down on Biofuel Start-up GraalBio wants to transform sugarcane waste into cellulosic ethanol
IEEE Spectrum January 2013 William Sweet	Could Fusion Clean Up Nuclear Waste? Physicists propose a marriage of fusion and fission reactors that could save both technologies
Chemistry World December 12, 2012 Andrew Turley	BP shifting ethanol focus to Brazil Oil super major BP says it will invest $350 million to expand production of ethanol from sugarcane at plant in Brazil.
IEEE Spectrum December 2012 Robert Creighton	The Benefits of Airborne Wind Energy Tower-mounted wind turbines dot the landscape, but airborne systems offer some surprising advantages. My company uses kites to generate electrical power from the wind. Such airborne wind-energy systems offer many advantages over standard wind turbines.
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