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BMW C1-E, Concept Vehicle Combining Electric Motoring With The Safety of a Car and Freedom of a Motorbike

This is what a safe, environment-friendly and highly practical single track vehicle for city traffic could look like in the future. BMW Motorrad developed the C1-E study as a contribution to the European safety project eSUM

12 Oct 2009

Progress Made on the 'Bricks and Mortar' of Copenhagen Climate Change Negotiations

The penultimate negotiating session before the historic UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December wrapped up Friday in the Thai capitol Bangkok with progress made on what needs to constitute the "bricks and mortar" of the Copenhagen agreed outcome, but a continuing lack of clarity on key deliverables to make a successful international climate change deal workable

12 Oct 2009

Department of Energy Asks U.S. Universities For Applications From Those Interested In Nuclear Energy Research and Development

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a new Request for Pre-Applications for universities interested in conducting cutting-edge nuclear energy research and development

12 Oct 2009

Fuel Cell Technology Breakthrough Sought in the UK by Carbon Trust

The Carbon Trust is today launching a UK bid for a breakthrough in fuel cell technology, which could open up a global fuel cell market worth over $180 billion by 2050, according to new analysis

12 Oct 2009

Recycled Sewage Being Turned Into Fuel For Cars

Recyllose, a recycled solids-based material produced from municipal wastewater, can now be turned into fuel for cars

9 Oct 2009

Unisource Wins Award For Environmentally Friendly Sustainable Packaging

Unisource Worldwide, Inc. one of the leading distributors of paper, packaging and facility supplies in North America, has won a 2009 Greener Packaging Award for its environmentally-friendly sustainable packaging product

9 Oct 2009

Basketball Center Now Insulated Against Outdoor Extreme Temperatures

Like a soda can in a koozie sleeve, Syracuse University's new Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center is wrapped in insulating foam to protect indoor temperatures from outside extremes

9 Oct 2009

Biopolymer Maker, Plaxica, Raises Additional Funing for Bioplastics Development

Plaxica, an emerging leader in the development of the next generation of renewable polymers, today announced that it has raised £1m in equity funding

9 Oct 2009

IEEE 2010 'Green' Conference Endorsed by Major Nanotechnology Expo

The long awaited news on dates and location for nanotxUSA 2010 are finally clear, the event is being rescheduled for the following year. Exhibitors and other partners wishing to participate in a 2010 event are being asked to be part of the important Green Technologies Conference being produced by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

8 Oct 2009

Spartech Develops New Type of Environmentally Friendly Packaging

Spartech Corporation, a leader in the development of sustainable, innovative packaging technologies, has developed EnviroAirTM, a new technology which reduces the weight of monolayer and co-extruded rigid plastic sheet and rollstock

8 Oct 2009

Environmentally Friendly PVC Packaging Replacements

At Pack Expo 2009, here, Spartech Corporation, a leader in the development and design of green packaging materials, has answered the demand for environmentally responsible, sustainable polyvinyl chloride (PVC) replacements with two families of products

8 Oct 2009

Adding Silver to Plastic to Make Cheap, Flexible Solar Cells

Researchers at Ohio State University are experimenting with polymer semiconductors that absorb the sun’s energy and generate electricity. The goal: lighter, cheaper, and more-flexible solar cells

8 Oct 2009

Evironmentally Paper Additives to be Presented at Coatex Conference

Coatex will catch the opportunity of the 2009 edition to present its high performance and environmentally friendly additives to the Pulp and Paper markets

8 Oct 2009

"Opportunities for Printed Silicon" Report Released by NanoMarkets Forecasting Used of Printed Silicon in Solar Cells, Displays and Other Devices

NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, has just released its newest report, "Opportunities for Printed Silicon: 2009 to 2016." The report continues NanoMarkets' extensive industry coverage...

8 Oct 2009

Low Cost But High Efficiency Solar Cell Developed by IMEC and BP Solar

IMEC, one of the leading European research centers in photovoltaics, and BP Solar, a leading energy company, demonstrated a 18% conversion efficiency for silicon solar cells made of BP Solar’s newly developed Mono2 silicon

7 Oct 2009