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America’s natural gas industry is still on the up-and-up. Over the past few years, the country’s shale-gas industry has grown by a whopping 45% per year. At this point, the country produces significantly more gas than it requires. Problems the USA are experiencing, such as insufficient storage space and declining gas prices, are problems that…
When it comes to research in the field of psychology, it’s important to consider how results may be skewed. While undergraduates in the field of psychology are often at the disposal of researchers looking for subjects, and willing to participate for a variety of reasons, subjects selected are often not representative of humanity as a…
There’s little good in debating the threat of global warming these days. Finally, efforts worldwide are being made to help reduce carbon dioxide levels and ease the potentially dire pending consequences of climate change. Norway is one country with such a shiny new pipe dream. Here, the world’s largest and newest experimental facility for capturing…
America’s shale gas industry has been a huge asset to the American industry as a whole in previous years. Just at a glance, the industry has created hundreds of thousands of jobs and been responsible for producing affordable, much-needed gas. According to a report published recently by the International Energy Agency (IEA), a strong case…
India’s economy – which was thought to be on the path to speedy economic growth – appears to be experiencing anything but. The countries recent GDP figures are the worst in 9 years, and an economic comeback at this point seems unlikely. Expectations for growth over the next couple of years will probably slip further,…
The original idea behind the birth of 3D printing was being able to create one-off prototypes. However, as the technology improves, more items are being printed as final products (a process known as additive manufacturing). As there are extremely few economies of scale in this technology is ideally suited to low-volume production. Now, freed of…
