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BangChak launches biodiesel initiative 
Local refiner Bangchak Petroleum Plc yesterday launched a project to buy used vegetable oil as raw material for its biodiesel plant and called for a clear government policy on alternative fuels.

Chip material shortage spooks Silicon Valley / Rare substance vital to 2 booming sectors, making prices rise 
Silicon Valley has weathered business cycles and foreign competition, but in recent months, a cloud has appeared on its horizon — a shortage of the highly purified form of silicon essential to making most computer chips and solar cells. Produced by a…

European satellite set to crash into moon 
The European Space Agency orbiter SMART-1 is expected to crash on the surface of the moon Sunday - on purpose.