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Super Efficient Solar Cells Will Absorb So Much Light They Will Look Black

Solar cells of the future may look totally black to the human eye because they absorb light so efficiently

5 Aug 2008

Future Solar Cells May Look Totally Black

Solar cells of the future may look totally black to the human eye because they absorb light so efficiently. That's the promise of new research from an interdisciplinary team at the University of Virginia being funded by a new U.Va. Collaborative Sustainable Energy Seed Grant worth about $30,000.

5 Aug 2008

Sustainable Cooling in Brooklyn from Big Ass Fans

Big Ass Fan Company, contributing to the country's growing movement towards sustainability, has found itself in a position to move air in an unlikely venue, a Brooklyn Catholic Church

4 Aug 2008

Mythic Paint Make Air Quality List With Environmentally Friendly Credentials

South Coast Air Quality Management District Includes Mythic Paints on their Super-Compliant Coatings Manufacturers List

4 Aug 2008

Students Honored for Participation in Environmentally Focused Internship and Education Program

Forty local high school students graduated from the 27th annual ExxonMobil Green Team program on August 1, equipped with newfound knowledge and an appreciation for the environment and going green

4 Aug 2008

Contract for More Efficient Production of Biofuels Like Ethanol and Butanol

UMBI has received a three-year subcontract award from the University of California at Berkeley to develop more efficient ways to convert lignocellulose to biofuels such as ethanol and butanol

4 Aug 2008

Scripps to Use Buoy Mounted Sensor to Monitor Acidic Ocean Water

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego plans to purchase and deploy an autonomous buoy-mounted sensor to study the effect increasingly acidic ocean water could be having on ecosystems in the California Current

4 Aug 2008

Faster, Cheaper, More Accurate Analysis of Crude Oil Petroleum Data

As gas prices soar, scientists at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University are marketing research that will enable petroleum companies to locate, analyze and process crude oil much faster, cheaper and more accurately

4 Aug 2008

Material With Colossal Ionic Conductivity to Lead to More Efficient Fuel Cells

A new material characterized at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could open a pathway toward more efficient fuel cells

4 Aug 2008

New Electrodes from QuantumSphere Accelerate Hydrogen Production for Industrial Applications

QuantumSphere has announced electrodes coated with the company's Nano NiFe catalysts to accelerate the production of clean hydrogen for industrial applications

31 Jul 2008

Fuel Cell Design Revolution from Australia Makes Hybrid Cars More Reliable and Cheaper

Monash University scientists have revolutionised the design of fuel cells used in the latest generation of hybrid cars which could make the vehicles more reliable and cheaper to build

31 Jul 2008

Panel Makes Progress on Eco-Town Challenge

Significant progress has been made in the proposals for eco-towns, according to a report published today by the Eco-Town Challenge Panel

31 Jul 2008

Amvic Expands Range of Insulated Concrete Form Building Materials Using Recycled Materials

Amvic responds to the growing needs of the commercial Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) market segment with the release of a T-block which will increase job-site efficiency and productivity, resulting in greater profits for their customers

31 Jul 2008