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Natural gas turned into usable fuels with cleaner, cheaper new method U.S. scientists discover less complex way of converting gas into liquid products Thomson Reuters Posted: Mar 14, 2014 10:36 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 14, 2014 10:36 AM ET 'The U.S. has a glut of natural gas, and there are not that many ways to efficiently use it, said Brigham Young University's Daniel Ess, one of the scientists involved in the research. (Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press)     Facebook   8     Twitter   0     Reddit         Share   8     Email...

The International Institute for Strategic Studies has just published a new study on Iran's missile programme. Here are some of the main conclusions. * The Iranian government has diverted enormous resources to its ballistic missile programme and now surpasses North Korea in its capacity to produce missile components. Iran may soon establish a production line for making liquid-fuel engines, "if it has not done so already". *The solid-fuel Sajjil-2 missiles, with a 2,000 km range, first tested a year ago, may be a "hedge" after engineers realised that any future Iranian nuclear weapon would weigh over 1,000 kg, and any...

North succeeds in missile tests, diplomats say According to diplomatic sources, North Korea has recently succeeded in testing the main engine of a long-range ballistic missile. Tests of what the North calls its Taepodong-2 rocket occurred at a launching pad in Musudanri, North Hamgyeong province. They were the first engine firings since December 2002. Such tests are often the last step before an actual flight test of a missile. A foreign diplomatic source said that the experiments were successful, in contrast to an accident during the last round of tests when an explosion destroyed facilities at the launching pad. Intelligence...