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MIT Named One of the Top 25 Environmentally Responsible Schools in the Kaplan College Guide 2009

MIT has been named one of the top 25 environmentally responsible schools in the Kaplan College Guide 2009

7 Aug 2008

Nansulate Thermal Insulation Incorporated into Display Home

Industrial Nanotech, an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, today announced that the Company's patented Nansulate PT thermal insulation and corrosion resistance coating has been incorporated into the first display home of a LandCorp alternative housing project in Seville Grove, Western Australia

7 Aug 2008

Guide Released by World Bank and UN to Show City Planners The Climate Change Vulnerability of Their City

Practical help is at hand for city planners and administrators around the world who are attempting to come to terms with the increased risks that many major urban centers now face as a result of climate change

6 Aug 2008

Pentadyne Power Corporation Has Eclipsed Active Power as Number One Flywheel Energy Storage Systems Producer

Pentadyne Power Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of flywheel clean energy storage systems, has eclipsed Active Power as the world’s number one producer of flywheel energy storage systems

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

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

Grant Allows University of Texas to Promote Sustainable Design Through School of Architecture

Faculty in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin will soon have the opportunity to incorporate principles of sustainable design into core curriculum

30 Jul 2008

Dell Launches New Studio Desktop Replacement Computer That Uses 70 Percent Less Power

Dell’s smallest, most personalized and most environmentally responsible consumer PC, the Studio Hybrid, launches today

29 Jul 2008

Energy Efficient and Versatile Modular LED Lighting System from Martech LED Lighting

Marktech LED Lighting Products brings the Energyled modular ExtendLite to consumers looking for greener solutions for home, office, and retail illumination. These lights are available in both 12 and 24 volt versions, feature 15cm and 30cm lengths and adjustable light angles for versatile applications like accent, retail lighting, under cabinet lighting as well as point of sale displays.

29 Jul 2008

Nanoparticle Additives Boost the Energy Efficiency of Industrial Cooling Systems

Nanoparticle additives to lubricants commonly combined with refrigerants used in chillers may encourage secondary nucleation--bubbles on top of bubbles. The double-bubble effect enhances boiling heat transfer and, ultimately, could help to boost the energy efficiency of industrial-sized cooling systems

22 Jul 2008