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Work on How Low Doses of Radiation Effect Health Wins Marie Curie Prize

Edward Calabrese, a professor in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been awarded the Marie Curie Prize for “outstanding achievements in research on the effects of low and very low doses of ionizing radiation on human health and biotopes.”

4 May 2009

University of South Carolina Selected for Alternative Energy Research Center

The University of South Carolina has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to house a research center that is expected to bring $12.5 million in federal funding, the largest award in the university's history, to a team of internationally recognized energy researchers in the College of Engineering and Computing

4 May 2009

Hurricane Impact on Trees Contributing to Global Warming

A first-of-its kind, long-term study of hurricane impact on U.S. trees shows that hurricane damage can diminish a forest’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming, from the atmosphere

4 May 2009

Understanding Ocean Acidification Due to Increasing Carbon Dioxide

A student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia is bringing understanding to the troubling problem of ocean acidification due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide

4 May 2009

Sustainable Building Design WIth Advanced Architectural Glass and Metal Roof Coatings

PPG Industries offers architects a single, comprehensive resource for designing sustainable building envelopes through advanced architectural glasses and metal roof coatings

4 May 2009

Robots Battle It Out in Recycling Challenge

More than 150 robots, in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and capabilities, will battle it out on May 6 and 7 in a contest to see which can collect the most soda cans and simulated bales of trash and return then to a recycling facility

4 May 2009

Glass With Extraordinary Electrical Properties Could Hold Charge to Power Electric Vehicles

Penn State materials researchers have reported the largest known energy storage capacity for a bulk glass, making it a potential new candidate for capacitors for electric vehicles and portable power applications

4 May 2009

Recharging Electric Vehicles Simplified With Smart Charger Controller

PNNL's Smart Charger Controller simplifies electric vehicle recharging, protects the grid and saves consumers money; device automatically activates the vehicle's battery to recharge at times of least stress on the grid

4 May 2009

Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found in Smoke From Forest Fires

Researchers have detected common plant toxins that affect human health and ecosystems in smoke from forest fires. The results from the new study also suggest that smoldering fires may produce more toxins than wildfires - a reason to keep human exposures to a minimum during controlled burns

4 May 2009

Building Integrated Photovoltaic Solar Power Coming From Technal

Hydro's Technal brand is bringing new product concepts to the Spanish building systems market, and moving forward in the development of building-integrated photovoltaic solutions that can conserve energy and also produce energy

3 May 2009

Defective Chinese Drywall Insurance Claims May Be Denied As 'Pollution'

Contractor insurance carrier claims adjusters are planning on using a number of little known policy exclusions in order to escape payment on claims for toxic Chinese drywall

3 May 2009

Recyled Glass Building Materials Now Available in New Colours For Kitchen and Bathroom Surfaces

Vetrazzo, the original Recycled Glass Surface, unveils four gorgeous new earth-tone colors today that showcase the intersection of high design and respect for the environment

3 May 2009

Energy Frontier Research Center For Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will be home to one of 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers announced earlier this week by the White House in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama

30 Apr 2009

Cleantech Guru to Speak on the Third Industrial Revolution

President of the Foundation on Economic Trends and professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Jeremy Rifkin, will be a keynote speaker at the CleanTech Innovation Marketplace conference, at HiT Barcelona

30 Apr 2009

Arizona State University to Get New Energy Frontier Research Center

Arizona State University will be home to a new Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) announced by the White House in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama

30 Apr 2009