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The Saudi Dilemma: To Cut Or Not To Cut

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million barrels daily, including from Russia, to reverse the free fall of oil prices. This suggestion is not universally accepted. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia could start cutting, but it will need to convince all other OPEC members to join the cuts and, more importantly, Russia. shale oil.

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Potent GHG SF6 rapidly accumulating in atmosphere, driven by demand for SF6-insulated switchgear in developing countries

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Sales compiled from 1996–2003 by producers in Europe, Japan, USA, and South Africa (not including China and Russia) showed that, on an annual average basis, 80% of the SF 6 produced during this period was consumed by electric utilities and equipment manufacturers for electric power systems. —Simmonds et al. —Simmonds et al.

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Study characterizes arc welding fume particles to advance understanding of health impacts

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A team from the Far Eastern Federal University in Russia, with other colleagues in Russia and Greece, has focused on the key characteristics, as well as dispersion models, of welding fumes within a work zone. Arc welding generates welding fume that is hazardous for human health. Kholodov, S. Kobylyakov, D. Kosyanov, A.

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Russian researchers double strength of 3D-printed Al composites

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Gromov (2018) “Advanced manufacturing process of ultrahigh-purity ?-Al times higher. 3D-printed detail prototype. Shkolnikov, A.N. Arnautov, S.V. Zmanovsky, A.A. Osipenkova, V.P. Tarasov, A.A. Al 2 O 3 ,” Sustainable Materials and Technologies , Volume 17, e00065 doi: 10.1016/j.susmat.2018.e00065.

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China’s New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts

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China is in the middle of a big buildup of its nuclear-weapon arsenal,” says Frank von Hippel , a physicist and nuclear-policy expert at Princeton University. “My Not so in China, India, and Russia. Starting even earlier, Russia has built two fast breeder reactors, which are still operating today.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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Unlike Lithium, hydrogen is the most plentiful element in the universe ( Lithium is the key component in electric vehicle batteries). Hydrogen production as mentioned above is based on electrolysis, a chemical process that produces hydrogen which is a universal, light, and highly reactive fuel. So what is green hydrogen?

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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Since this legislation was introduced, a number of companies have faced heavy fines, including British Airways, which in 2018 was fined £183 million for poor security arrangements following a cyberattack. Photo-Illustration: Chad Hagen; Original Photo: Universal Images Group/Getty Images. The Great Boston Fire of 1872.

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