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New Generation of Environmentally Focused Liquid Optical Brightening Agent from Clariant

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, launches the world’s most highly-concentrated, urea-free liquid optical brightening agent (OBA) for printing and writing papers. New disulphonated Leucophor® ACK contains no environmentally-harmful additives, decreases OBA requirements for papermakers, and lowers transport costs and carbon footprint.

6 Jun 2013

Workable Solar-Powered Wheelchair for People with Physical Disabilities

An Australian inspired international design challenge has led to the successful creation of a workable solar-powered wheelchair, an invention which could be life changing for people across the globe with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities.

27 May 2013

New Hybrid Hydrogen System by Alset Global Featured in Aston Martin Rapide S Car

An Aston Martin Rapide S race car, featuring a Hybrid Hydrogen system developed by Alset Global, has become the first hydrogen-powered car to compete in, and to undertake zero CO2 emissions laps of, an international motor race.

21 May 2013

Glycerol-Based Catalysts Win 2013 Glycerine Innovation Award

Research that shows how glycerine and other byproducts from biodiesel production can be converted to catalysts for greener industrial processes is being honored with the 2013 Glycerine Innovation Award.

2 May 2013

GOJO’s Green Certified Hand Sanitizer Receives Certification in Brazil

GOJO Industries has expanded its global portfolio of green-certified products with certification in Brazil for PURELL® Advanced Green Certified Hand Sanitizer.

3 Apr 2013

Cereplast Becomes a Member of Algae Biomass Organization

Cereplast, Inc., a leading manufacturer of proprietary biobased, compostable and sustainable bioplastics, today announced that it has joined the Algae Biomass Organization (ABO).

14 Mar 2013

STMicroelectronics's New Superjunction MOSFETs Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has announced special fast-acting variants of its advanced superjunction power MOSFETs used in energy-efficient consumer products, computing and telecom systems, lighting controllers and solar energy equipment.

14 Mar 2013

ABB to Supply Northern Ireland's ecar Network with 9 Rapid Charge Points

Northern Ireland is installing 14 rapid charge points across the Country. ABB has sold nine rapid charge points for electric vehicles to the ecar network in Northern Ireland.

11 Mar 2013

Bayer Develops New Eco-Friendly Polyacrylate Binder for Large Vehicles

The coating raw materials experts at Bayer MaterialScience have developed a new polyacrylate binder that can be used to formulate topcoats with a very low concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOC) for large vehicles as well as farming and construction machinery.

From Bayer MaterialScience AG 1 Mar 2013

Researchers Develop New “Green” Plastics from Pine Trees

Plastic bags are a bane of nature. And not just bags – just about all plastics, really. Most are made out of petroleum, and a piece of plastic, if it misses the recycling bin and ends up in a landfill, will probably outlast human civilization.

22 Feb 2013