Our industrialized world is largely dependent on fossil resources, whether for the generation of energy, as a fuel, or as a feedstock for the chemical industry. The environmental problems related to this are known, and these resources will eventually run out.
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.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Nov 2011
FIRA will be sharing the findings of a key furniture industry research project that has assessed the feasibility of providing the UK furniture industry with product carbon footprint benchmarks.
Students belonging to the Terrassa School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (ETSEIAT) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2011
Bioconstruccion y Energia Alternativa’s headquarters building located in Monterrey, Mexico, has utilized paint, glass and coating products of PPG Industries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2011
Carbon emission control is critical in order to handle climatic changes globally.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2011
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.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2011
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.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2011
According to a study reported in the Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining journal, the cost and efficiency of producing ethanol using materials having high lignocellulose content such as waste paper, wood residues, straw and utilized cardboard is not as competitive as with corn starch. It may take years to achieve the same efficiency, probably by 2020.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2011
A joint team from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore has demonstrated a novel technique to non-destructively test silicon wafer solar cells.
Virginia Clean Cities has reported that above 160 vehicles and further nine fleets will be involved in the Southeast Propane Autogas Development campaign for the on-site fueling stations installation and converting vehicles to run by propane autogas.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
9 Nov 2011
Siemens received a 100 MW wind power project contract in Puerto Rico during October 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
9 Nov 2011
Cereplast and ColorTec have expanded the distribution agreement for providing bioplastic resin to the markets of Slovenia and Italy from November 4, 2011 to December 31, 2012. According to the agreement, ColorTec is planning to buy materials for $20 million during 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
9 Nov 2011
It is true that cloud-seeding machines and sun blockers exist solely in the future as a backup or a hypothetical plan. However, the risk of destructive climatic changes has drastically increased hence geoengineering specialistscarefully weighing the options available.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
8 Nov 2011
Scientists from North Dakota State University, Fargo, are working along with the scientists of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, to develop a new solar water heating system that can operate in difficultclimates.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
8 Nov 2011