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Organism Found Living Alone Almost 3km Beneath the Surface of the Earth

The first ecosystem ever found having only a single biological species has been discovered 2.8 kilometers beneath the surface of the earth in the Mponeng gold mine near Johannesburg, South Africa

9 Oct 2008

Sandia Chosen to Manage Renewable Energy Program, SEGIS, the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems

Sandia National Laboratories has been chosen as project manager of a new Department of Energy renewable energy program called Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS)

9 Oct 2008

New Material Set to Use Waste Heat From Your Car to Increase Mileage

Northwestern University led research team has identified a promising new material that could transform a technology that currently cools and heats car seats -- thermoelectrics -- into one that also efficiently converts waste heat into electricity to help power the car and improve gas mileage

9 Oct 2008

Solar Powered Not Terminated as Arnold Schwarzenegger Dedicates Solar Electricity System at Applied Materials

Today California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dedicated the 2 megawatt solar power system at the Applied Materials campus in Sunnyvale, California, one of the largest corporate solar power installations in the United States. The Governor praised Applied’s work in the solar industry after viewing the extensive parking lot-based solar array as well as a demonstration of the company’s thin film solar technology

9 Oct 2008

New Methods for Recovering Petroleum May come from Deep Biosphere Research

Researchers are investigating how geochemical transformation from recalcitrant matter to usable organic compounds occurs deep in Earth's crust

9 Oct 2008

Hybrid Electric Vehicle and Electric Vehicle Batteries Demand Boosted by Volatile Gas Prices and Environmental Concerns

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) are part of the new breed of environmentally-friendly vehicles that accelerate the transition from complete dependency on oil-based fuels to advanced EV technology

8 Oct 2008

Nanotechnology Developments to Replace Fossil Fuels and Solve Climate Change

A team of physicists, engineers, chemists and biologists at the University of Kansas and partner institutions is devising nanotechnology that could help supplant fossil fuels and curb climate change

8 Oct 2008

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions by Pfizer Honored by EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Pfizer Inc today in recognition of the company’s award-winning Energy and Climate Change Program, which reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent per million dollars of revenue from 2000 to 2007

8 Oct 2008

Nanotechnology Brings High Efficiency and Colours Never Seen Before to Seasonal Holiday and Christmas Lights

Holiday Creations - Diogen Lighting and Evident Technologies, Inc. today announced the signing of an exclusive licensing and purchase agreement to enable a new type of LED to be commercialized in the seasonal light strand market in the US and Canada

8 Oct 2008

CleanTech Companies to Get Opportunity Seek Funding at International Congress of Nano Bio Clean Tech

Clean tech and nanotech companies and entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to seek early stage funding from venture capitalists, angel investors and other sources at the 5th Annual International Congress of Nano Bio Clean Tech

8 Oct 2008