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Study To Determine Cytotoxicity of Carbon Nanotubes

In order to properly evaluate the potential risk to human health, the cell toxicity assay of carbon nanotubes can not be conducted by traditional methods employed in common toxicology

23 Dec 2008

Scientists Engineer Algae to Make Fuel

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley describe a method for using microalgae for making biofuel

23 Dec 2008

Mineral Discover Boosts the Chance of Life Being Found on Mars

A research team led by Brown University has found evidence of carbonates on Mars that may boost the chance of life being found on the red planet

23 Dec 2008

MIT Researchers Working to Capture Wave Energy

MIT researchers are working with Portuguese colleagues to design a pilot-scale device that will capture significantly more of the energy in ocean waves than existing systems, and use it to power an electricity-generating turbine

23 Dec 2008

Radical Plan to Reverse Global Warming Will Cover Deserts in Reflective Sheets

A radical plan to curb global warming and so reverse the climate change caused by our rampant burning of fossil fuels since the industrial revolution would involve covering parts of the world's deserts with reflective sheeting

23 Dec 2008

New Multidisciplinary Approach to Environmental Education

Environmental research at colleges and universities isn’t just scientific anymore. Increasingly, scientists are taking an approach to their work that includes more than laboratory analysis. That is the concept behind CLEAR, or Collaborative Education and Research

23 Dec 2008

Shade Grown Coffee Has Benefits for Biodiversity

Here's one more reason to say "shade grown, please" when you order your morning cup of coffee. Shade coffee farms, which grow coffee under a canopy of multiple tree species, not only harbor native birds, bats and other beneficial creatures, but also maintain genetic diversity of native tree species and can act as focal points for tropical forest regeneration

23 Dec 2008

Massive Bleaching Threat to Coral in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

A widespread and severe coral bleaching episode is predicted to cause immense damage to some of the world’s most important marine environments over the next few months

22 Dec 2008

How Much of the World's Energy Could Come from Solar and Wind Power

Only 1 percent of the world's energy consumption comes from modern renewable energy technologies such as wind, solar and bioenergy. The upcoming energy workshop will contribute to raise that figure

22 Dec 2008

Acoustic Wall Panels Helping Churches to Be More Effective and Efficient

Religious Product News magazine recognizes the AlphaSorb acoustical wall panels, by Acoustical Solutions, Inc., of Richmond Virginia, for their innovation and ability to help churches operate their facilities more effectively and efficiently

22 Dec 2008

Chromalox Super Heater to Allow Use of Alternate Fuels

Chromalox has improved the heating capability and corrosion resistance of its horizontal electric vaporizers to create superheater technology to support production of materials for alternative energy systems

22 Dec 2008

Siemens X-Ray Plant Gets Solar Electricity

Siemens Energy has installed a turnkey photovoltaic (PV) plant on the roof of the Siemens Healthcare x-ray systems manufacturing plant in Forchheim

22 Dec 2008

Modeling and Simulation Being Used to Explore Alternative Sustainable Sources of Energy

Two computational scientists in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory have been awarded a total of 37,500,000 hours of computing time on the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) to investigate safe and cost effective methods for developing nuclear energy

22 Dec 2008

PolyOne Commits to Sustainability

PolyOne Corporation, a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced several developments aimed at further strengthening its sustainability strategy

21 Dec 2008

Dow Corning Puts Billions into Solar Energy

Dow Corning Corporation announced today several billion dollars of investment to provide critical materials to the fast-growing solar technology industry

21 Dec 2008