SAN NICOLAS DE BARI (Reuters) - For Maria Elena Veiga, a 60-year-old Cuban housewife living on the outskirts of Havana, charcoal has become the go-to fuel for cooking due to frequent blackouts from the island's failing power grid.
Researchers want to know if volcanic lava tubes could support a moon base and they are looking for answers deep below ground on Earth
Researchers want to know if volcanic lava tubes could support a moon base and they are looking for answers deep below ground on Earth
HAVANA, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's power grid experienced another nationwide outage early Wednesday morning, following a failure at the island's largest power plant, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- What if you could charge your mobile phone without conventional electricity, but with a bottle of hot water instead? Space thermoelectric technology could soon make this sustainable solution a reality.
SAO PAULO: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s pledge to launch a green transition of Brazil’s economy is facing pushback from allies within his own government.
Quito (Ecuador): Life without electricity is wearing on Ecuadorians, punishing their already frail economy and raising questions about the political future.
ROME, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Italy has reduced its reliance on imported energy while its domestic energy production from renewable sources surged to record level, the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security said Tuesday.
SAO PAULO: A labour dispute at Brazil’s environmental regulator is gumming up Latin America’s largest economy, with major oil and mining projects facing delays and imported cars piling up at ports.
In a move that will give chills to fans of the dystopian movie The Matrix, scientists have developed a wearable device that could use the human body to replace batteries.
With more heat and more heat waves expected in the years ahead, cooling is becoming a holy grail for garment makers.
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the island's ongoing gasoline shortages were caused by countries contracted to supply the fuel not complying with their requirements due to "a complex energy situation."
MATANZAS, Cuba, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of people toiled under the hot sun on Friday to undertake arduous recovery efforts following a fire three weeks ago at an oil terminal in the Cuban city of Matanzas, located 100 kilometers east of Havana.
As fuel shortages and US sanctions take their toll, and even though electricity generation can be spotty, Cubans are turning to smaller, cheaper, plug-in alternatives.
HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): As many as 320 firms are exhibiting their products at the 30th Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2021), which opened at the International Exhibition Centre in Hanoi on Thursday (April 14).
BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the highlights of China's major technology news from the past week:
BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.