University of Illinois Scientists Present Us Little Known...

Guest post by Shannon Combs Despite the fact that silicon is the market common semiconductor in many electric units, which includes the solar cells that solar panels utilize to convert sun rays into electricity, it is not really the most...

Brazil seeks cause of massive blackout

SAO PAULO (AFP) – Brazil on Wednesday sought to uncover the cause of a massive and mysterious blackout overnight, amid concerns of energy supply stability for the 2016 Olympic host nation. The outage, which hit at 10:15 pm Tuesday (0015...

Brazil evangelical leader Macedo accused of fraud

SAO PAULO — The founder of one of Brazil’s biggest evangelical churches siphoned off billions of dollars in donations from his mostly poor followers to buy jewelry, TV stations and other businesses for himself, authorities charged...

New monkey discovered in Brazilian Amazon

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Researchers have discovered a new sub-species of monkey in a remote part of the Amazon rain forest, a U.S.-based wildlife conservation group said on Tuesday.The newly found monkey was first spotted by scientists...

Water never gets old

With proper care, water never gets  ’old’, say experts. When you leave a glass of water in the sink in the kitchen before leaving for work, why there are so many bubbles in the glass when we return home? Is it safe to drink...

Largest biodiesel plant in Portugal will use grains from ...

Refinery will start to operating in 2010. Main raw materials are soybean and sunflower. A Portuguese consortium is preparing to build the largest biodiesel plant in the country, which will operate with 90% of its raw material – mainly...