LS Power deals for 8 power plants
New York-based LS Power Associates will pay $1.5 billion for eight of Houston-based power company Dynegy's plants plus another under development. More...

GE building two new plants in U.S.
General Electric is adding new operations at two of its manufacturing hubs in the U.S. More...

Self-healing metal surfaces
Human skin can suffer small scratches and cuts and heal quickly, leaving no trace of a scar after just a few days. More...

Condition monitoring software made easy
Condition monitoring systems monitor machines remotely all the time. Sensors mounted on the equipment feed continuous measurements back to a control box, which records and stores the data, and if an error occurs, the system alerts the operator. More...

Securing spuds from disease
It may have taken 160 years, but scientists may have their arms around the cause of a blight-causing pathogen in potatoes and are working to accelerate breeding of more durable, disease resistant spud. More...

Sabic, Mitsubishi create petrochem joint venture
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) inked a joint venture with Japan's Mitsubishi Rayon Co. to set up a $1 billion joint petrochemical venture. More...

Toyota ponders decision on fate of Calif. plant
By the end of this month, Toyota Motor Corp. will decide whether to pull out of a California plant it has operated with General Motors since 1984. More...

Global perspectives: Biogas network in Germany
In the German town of Lünen, officials want to build a dedicated biogas network. More...

June economic report: Americans spending more
As gasoline prices rose, Americans spent more in June than the previous month, despite falling incomes. More...

Robotic sub wins global competition
After a flawless 11.5-minute run through a complex course of underwater tasks in the final round, Cornell University Autonomous Underwater Vehicle team won the 12th annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International/Office of Naval Research competition in San Diego. More...

1-3 September
Power Industry Conference, Sydney, Australia. http://www.idc-online.com/newsletters/images/0909_IT_CFP.pdf. 

6-8 OCTOBER
ISA EXPO, Houston. http://www.isa.org/expotemplate.cfm. 

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