Polypropylene is a polymer plastic that is a member of the ‘polyolefin’ (polymers produced from alkenes) family.
By G.P. Thomas
25 Jun 2012
Greenhouse gas emissions, energy production and storage, transportation, agriculture and manufacturing all emit greenhouse gas emissions which lead to global warming and climate change.
By Dr. Ramya Dwivedi
29 May 2019
Natural gas burns ‘cleaner’ than other fossil fuels. The result is a cut in carbon dioxide emissions to approximately half of that created from coal burning.
By Dr. Liji Thomas
11 Jun 2019
Reducing air pollution is necessary for the future, and cities around the world are using technology and Smart City Initiatives to take on the problem.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
11 Jun 2019
EPR can detect common soil pollutants, leading to measures to control their distribution and aiding cleanup programs.
This article explores electric planes and how realistic they are for the 21st century.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
31 May 2019
This year, a group of young scientists decided to use Brussels sprouts for a very different purpose, and help kids view this vegetable in a whole new light.
By Kalwinder Kaur
9 Dec 2013
The importance of seaweed has skyrocketed ever since researchers managed to create a biofuel, ethanol, from it. Researchers believe that producing seaweed-based biofuel in the sea will take care of numerous issues caused by conventional fuels. Although seaweed farming has been in practice for 100s of years in Asia, researchers are focused on newer methods to grow seaweed.
Natural coral reefs are complex ecosystems primarily observed in tropical waters. These structures made up of calcium carbonate occupy less than 0.1% of the ocean’s surface, but provide shelter to about 25% of the world’s marine species.
In the year 2009, the global economic downturn in general and the Spanish market crash in particular almost shut down the solar power manufacturing industry. However, during the third and fourth quarters of the year the PV industry experienced extraordinary growth in a number of segments.