Dr. Cameron Chai

Articles from Cameron

Researchers Investigate E. coli Capabilities to Convert Sugar into Biodiesel

In a research programme funded by a grant from biofuels company LS9, scientists at Stanford University are investigating the ability of E. coli to convert sugar into bio fuels. Traditionally, biodiesel is made from animal fat or plant oil.

14 Nov 2011

Qualcomm Initiates First Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging In Collaboration with UK Government

Qualcomm, a company specialising in 3G and next generation mobile technologies has announced that it has launched the first trial for Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) system in partnership with the government of UK.

14 Nov 2011

Hawaii BioEnergy and Boeing to Partner for Identifying Renewable Energy Sources

Boeing and Hawaii BioEnergy have agreed to collaborate in identifying sources of renewable energy to create fuel for aviation. The announcement was made at the Asia Pacific Economic Conference CEO Summit.

14 Nov 2011

Handan Iron and Steel Group Chooses GE’s Clean Energy Conversion Technology

Handan Iron and Steel Group has chosen technology from GE to convert emissions from its 170 MW plant located in China into cleaner electricity. Gas waste resulting from the blast furnace and coke oven will be converted to electricity through the use of GE’s 9E Gas turbine.

14 Nov 2011

Researchers Present Novel Findings about Amorphous Silicon Used in Solar Panels

Amorphous silicon is a key constituent in next-generation flat-screen televisions and solar panels. The University of Girona scientists along with assistance from laboratories of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and University of Barcelona, conducted a new study, which has unveiled that the amorphous silicon’s energy in its most stable state is 50% less than the normal value.

11 Nov 2011

Students Design Spain's First Unmanned Solar Plane

Students belonging to the Terrassa School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (ETSEIAT) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

10 Nov 2011

PPG Products Add Green Points to Bioconstruccion y Energia Alternativa’s Headquarters in Mexico

Bioconstruccion y Energia Alternativa’s headquarters building located in Monterrey, Mexico, has utilized paint, glass and coating products of PPG Industries.

10 Nov 2011

Maintenance of Wildlands Between Agricultural Lands Improve Carbon Storage

Carbon emission control is critical in order to handle climatic changes globally.

10 Nov 2011

Expansion of Recycling Program at 380th Air Expeditionary Wing

A new contract awarded by officials enabled the expansion of the recycling program of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing by incorporating new features and offering additional colored dumpsters and bins across the wing.

10 Nov 2011

Collaborative Research Center to Address Energy Efficiency Problems in Data Centers

Led by scientists at Binghamton University and its collaborators, the University of Texas at Arlington and Villanova University, have partnered with 15 US-based firms to establish a collaborative research center to combine the fields of cooling systems, electronic devices, telecommunications and information technology to address energy efficiency problems in data centers.

10 Nov 2011