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Elsevier Launches Online Community of Scientists and Researchers

Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of Innovation Explorers, an online community of 300 researchers from 69 countries

26 Mar 2009

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Aeroplane Takes Silently to the Air

Anyone expecting to hear the engine roar into life when the "Antares DLR-H2" motor glider takes off, will be in for a surprise, the aircraft rises almost soundlessly from the runway powered by electricity producing fuel cells

26 Mar 2009

Race Has Begun To Develop High Power Batteries For Hybrid and Electric Cars

Financial sponsorship running into millions has opened the way for the development of new generations of high energy batteries for use in plug-in hybrid automobiles and the electric powered vehicles of the future

26 Mar 2009

Ascent Solar Opens New Thin Film Solar Manufacturing Plant

Ascent Solar, developer of flexible thin-film solar energy modules for a variety of applications, including building systems, has opened a new production facility

26 Mar 2009

Airbus Americas and Airbus China Beijing Campus Gain the ISO 14001 Standard for Environmental Management Systems

Airbus Americas and Airbus China Beijing Campus have achieved certification according to the ISO 14001 standard for Environmental Management Systems

26 Mar 2009

Mazda Starts Commercial Leasing of World's First Hybrid Rotary Hydrogen Vehicle

Mazda Motor Corporation today commenced commercial leasing of the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid, a hydrogen hybrid vehicle that offers substantially improved performance thanks to the addition of a hybrid system

25 Mar 2009

Hyundai Unveils Environmentally Friendly Initiatives

Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea's largest automaker, today revealed the logo for its new eco-friendly sub-brand, Blue Drive, an initiative which brings a host of new eco-friendly technologies and models to the global market

25 Mar 2009

Economical, Environmentally Friendly Process Developed to Convert Algae into Biodiesel

Chemists are reporting development of what they termed the first economical, eco-friendly process to convert algae oil into biodiesel fuel — a discovery they predict could one day lead to U.S. independence from petroleum as a fuel

25 Mar 2009

Siemens Expands Solar Thermal Power Abilities

Siemens Energy to acquire a 28 percent stake in the Italian solar company Archimede Solar Energy and expand solar thermal power plant technology

25 Mar 2009

Linde Takes the Wraps Off Ground Breaking Hydrogen Car Fuelling Technology

Linde North America is introducing ground-breaking technology that provides a safe, fast and efficient way to fuel hydrogen vehicles

25 Mar 2009

New Environmentally Friendly LED Lighting Products to be Developed and Marketed by Lightscape Materials

Lightscape Materials has secured $3 Million in Series A funding from Wisepower Co. LTD and Foosung HDS Co. LTD to develop and market components for a breakthrough, green-friendly Light-Emitting Diode (LED) light bulb and a variety of other phosphor light products for new lighting applications

25 Mar 2009

Human Medicines Found in Fish Caught in Several U.S. Waterways

Baylor University researchers, working with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, have detected low-level residues of several human medications and personal care products in fish collected from effluent-dominated rivers, including the residue of one pharmaceutical in wild fish that has not been previously reported

25 Mar 2009