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Nuclear Energy - An Introduction to Nuclear Energy

Nuclear energy is the energy that comes from the core or the nucleus of an atom. The bonds which hold the atoms together contain a massive amount of energy. This energy must be released in order to make electricity. This energy can be freed in two ways: nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.

25 Mar 2008

Elevated CO2 Impairs Key Component of Plant’s Defenses Against Leaf-Eating Insects

Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are rising at an alarming rate in a variety of settings. In line with this, there are studies to indicate that soybean plant defenses go down as CO2 levels go up.

25 Mar 2008

Renewable Energy and Energy Security

Primary challenges in the energy sector are access to energy, access to an advanced and clean energy source to replace fossil fuels, and energy security.

20 Mar 2008

Enviromatics - What is Enviromatics?

Environmental informatics, or enviromatics for short, is an integral part of contemporary applied informatics which provides methodological support for the employment of computers to analyze environmental data, protect our environment and identify and limit the environmental impact of information te

16 Mar 2008

Low-Cost Material to Capture Carbon Dioxide

Industry emits large volumes of carbon dioxide every year which has a profound impact on our planet, and researchers are examining new ways to lessen the amount emitted or capture what is released.

8 Mar 2008

What is Water Purification?

When a water supplier takes untreated water from places such as rivers or reservoirs, the water often contains impurities such as dirt.

5 Mar 2008

Photovoltaic Cells - The Power Under The Sun

Photovoltaic cells, more commonly known as solar cells, are found in applications such as calculator and satellites. First used almost exclusively in space, photovoltaic cells are used in more common applications.

1 Mar 2008

Renovating Your Home - Making Renovations Energy Smart

There are two major considerations to consider when renovating to ensure maximum energy efficiency is achieved.

27 Feb 2008

Hybrid Solar Lighting - Reducing Energy Consumption of Interior Lighting

Hybrid solar lighting technology is a technology that is capable of collecting sunlight and distributing the collected sunlight into the interior of a building using optical fibers.

22 Feb 2008

Solar Hot Water System - Using the Sun's Energy to Heat Water

Using the energy from the sun to heat water reduces household hot water bills by at least 65% per year. This could accumulate to savings of thousands of dollars over the lifetime of the solar hot water system.

19 Feb 2008