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Researchers Discover New Way to Optimize the Use of Wind Power

A recent paper in IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica (JAS), a combined publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Chinese Association of Automation, pointed out the possibility of using wind power in a better way.

12 Jun 2017

Anguil Environmental Systems Sign Product Licensing Agreement with Micro Detection Systems

Today Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc. (Anguil) headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin announced that they have signed an exclusive product licensing agreement with American Micro Detection Systems, Inc. (AMDS) of Stockton, California.

From Anguil Environmental Systems 12 Jun 2017

Anguil Announce an Exclusive Product Licensing Agreement with American Micro Detection Systems, Inc.

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From Anguil Environmental Systems 12 Jun 2017

MIT’s Award-Winning Thesis Shows Clean Energy Development Pathways for India

As the world's second fastest-growing major economy and third largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions, India is at a crossroads.

9 Jun 2017

New Computational Framework for Identifying Defects in Nanoscale Structures

In order to gain an in-depth knowledge of a highly complex system, normally we have to analyze its smallest constituents. For instance, for a better understanding of the universe, we look for faint waves or gravitational waves of light from the Big Bang. Moreover, to understand the very nature of matter, we fragment it up to the subatomic level and apply computer simulations to analyze particles such as gluons and quarks.

9 Jun 2017

Microplastics May be a Growing Threat to Ocean's Ecology

More than five trillion pieces of plastic debris are estimated to be in our oceans, though many are impossible to see with the naked eye.

9 Jun 2017

Novel Renewable Material Rapidly Removes Highly Toxic Pollutant from Water

A highly toxic water pollutant, known as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), last year caused a number of U.S. communities to close their drinking water supplies. Because of its historical use in Teflon production and other industrial processes as well as its environmental persistence, PFOA contamination is a pervasive problem worldwide.

9 Jun 2017

New Method Reduces Environmental Impact of Extracting Metals from Post-Consumer Electronics and Raw Materials

Chemists in Canada have developed a new method to process metals without using toxic reagents and solvents. The system, which also uses almost less energy than standard techniques, could significantly shrink the environmental impact of developing metals from post-consumer electronics or from raw materials.

8 Jun 2017

Researchers Develop New Method to Convert Plastic Waste into Insulation Foams

Each year, millions of tons of waste across the globe are caused by end-of-life vehicles, with their rubber, metal and plastic components.

8 Jun 2017

Electrochemistry Helps Recycling Lignin into Useful Chemicals

The concept of recycling is mostly linked to the packaging for household products, however, this concept can be extended to the chemistry to make them in the very first place.

8 Jun 2017

Novel Molybdenum-Coated Catalyst Enables Efficient Production of Hydrogen

Researchers at KAUST are developing a novel molybdenum-coated catalyst capable of splitting water in acidic electrolytes in an efficient manner. This new catalyst could help with efficient production of hydrogen.

7 Jun 2017

Working Toward Optimizing Energy Consumption in Greenhouses

Greenhouses in New York are additionally entrusted to perform two conflicting roles, namely, to fulfill consumer demands for increased production of local vegetables and to drastically decrease overall energy consumption.

6 Jun 2017

Using Earth-Abundant Catalyst to Disintegrate Carbon Dioxide into CO and Oxygen

The world’s first inexpensive and Earth-abundant catalytic system for disintegrating CO2 into oxygen and CO has been developed by researchers at EPFL.

6 Jun 2017

Electrocatalyst Nanostructures Play Big Role in Optimizing Fuel Cells, Electrolyzers

Scientists’ simulations at Purdue University have undone the mystery of a new electrocatalyst that may resolve an important problem related to electrolyzers and fuel cells.

6 Jun 2017

Integrated Flywheel and Battery System can Respond to Growing Energy Demand

As part of a new project comprising of Engineers from the University of Sheffield, Schwungrad Energie, Adaptive Balancing Power and Freqcon, Europe’s largest and the UK’s first battery flywheel system will be connected to the UK and Irish grids to help respond to energy demand.

5 Jun 2017