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GEMs Database Helping Chemists Develop Green Chemistry

A database designed to "build community" and reduce barriers when adopting green chemistry has doubled in size in the last two years

25 Mar 2009

Nuclear Materials Tracked and Monitored Using New RFID Technology

Scientists from U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a unique tracking technology that also monitors the environmental and physical conditions of containers of nuclear materials in storage and transportation

25 Mar 2009

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gets $1.6 Million DoE Grant to Develop Faster, Cheaper Fuel Cells

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have won a $1.6 million DoE grant to develop new methods for manufacturing a key fuel cell component. The multi-year grant aims to create new technology and processes for faster, more cost-effective manufacturing of fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies

25 Mar 2009

Environmentally Friendly Hair Bleach Developed in Japan

Scientists from Japan are reporting development of what could be the world’s first "green" hair bleach, an environmentally friendly preparation for lightening the color of hair on the head and other parts of the body without the unwanted effects of the bleaches used by millions of people each year

25 Mar 2009

Ecotourism the Key to Stopping Deforestation of the Amazon

Responsible ecotourism in the Amazon tributary of the Aripuana River, could help reduce deforestation and help to protect one in ten of the world's species

25 Mar 2009

Pyramids to Go Dark For Earth Hour

The Sphinx and the Great Pyramids of Giza, icons of ancient splendor, will stand as modern day symbols for action on climate change as they become the most ancient of numerous monuments to go dark for Earth Hour

24 Mar 2009

Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Boost the Efficiency of Solar Cells

Using two different types of chemical etching to create features at both the micron and nanometer size scales, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a surface treatment that boosts the light absorption of silicon photovoltaic cells in two complementary ways

24 Mar 2009

Scientists Find That Carbon Nanostructures Can Be Used to Store Hydrogen For The Cars of the Future

Scientists have identified that carbon nanostructures can be used as catalysts to store and release hydrogen, a finding that may point researchers toward developing the right material for hydrogen storage for use in cars

24 Mar 2009

Zero Motorcycles Set to Make World Record With 24 Hour All Electric Vehicle Endurance Race

Zero Motorcycles will make history again the weekend of April 4-5, when they host their 24 Hours of Electricross. The event will be the first international endurance competition for off-road all-electric vehicles and is a landmark moment in the electric vehicle industry

24 Mar 2009

Photoconductors Get Green Shine Thanks to Zinc Oxide

Photodetectors - devices found in cell phones, digital cameras and other consumer gadgets that utilize photoconducting materials - are a green technology in performance (converting light into electricity), but the manufacture of very powerful photodetectors needs to be improved before they can qualify for solid green status

24 Mar 2009

Future Energy Losses Could Be Cut By USing New Material

Scientists at the University of Liverpool and Durham University have developed a new material to further understanding of how superconductors could be used to transmit electricity to built-up areas and reduce global energy losses

24 Mar 2009

What You Breathe Could Lead to a Heart Attack as Heart Disease is Linked to Air Pollution

We are used to thinking of heart disease as a product of genetic factors or lifestyle choices, such as what we eat and how much we exercise. There is another road to heart disease - breathing

24 Mar 2009

Toxic Chinese Dry Wall, Undocumented Workers and Illegal Drugs Linked by America's Watchdog

Americas Watchdog has been blasting US homebuilders for years. The issues range from appraisal fraud, to using undocumented workers to build most new US homes since 2001, to the newest outrage--toxic Chinese drywall, that has now put upwards of 350,000 US homeowners at risk

24 Mar 2009

Perovskite to Bring Benefits to Fuel Cells, Carbon Dioxide Storage and Nanoelectronics

A new PhD thesis shows that the multifaceted material perovskite could be of benefit in three key applications, fuel cells, gas separation prior to the storage of carbon dioxide and nanocomponents in electronic products

23 Mar 2009