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Building of the Future Shows Off Intelligent Construction, New Materials and Energy Saving Systems

November 5, 2008 saw the inauguration of an unusual building, inHaus2. For about one-and-a-half years, this building has been the subject of research and development concerning intelligent construction, new materials and energy-saving systems

24 Nov 2008

Fuel Efficient and Clean Diesel Cars Take to the Race Track

Modern diesels are cleaner than ever before. To show how efficient they are, the latest generation made its debut recently on the racetrack proving that even in full race driving conditions diesel vehicles can remain clean and green

24 Nov 2008

Clean, Cool, and Cost-Effective Personal Mobility Vehicles for Security

A market exists in the security, military, law enforcement and public event space addressing the need for alternative, all-electric "green" vehicles

24 Nov 2008

Road Transport Emissions to Dominate Emissions from All Transport Sources

The world's car park is growing. It has become so big that the impact of emissions from today's road traffic on the global temperature in 2100 will be six times greater than that from today's air traffic

24 Nov 2008

Using a Sustainable Garden Roof as an Environmentally Friendly Construction Material

Spanish research study has tested different combinations of supports and indigenous plants to determine which are the best for reducing energy consumption inside buildings

24 Nov 2008

Ocean Currents and Their Role in Transporting Carbon Dioxide and Dampening Climate Change

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is responsible for transporting a substantial fraction of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere to the deep ocean, thereby effectively damping the rate of global warming

24 Nov 2008

Bright, Efficient LED Lighting from OSRAM for 2010 Ford Mustang

Along with the 2010 Mustang's distinctive rear combination taillamps, OSRAM supplied the complete exterior package including the fog lamps, LED CHMSL, front and rear side marker lamps and the D3S XENON headlamp

24 Nov 2008

Going Green Now Includes IT Infrastructure at Buck Institute

Green technology now includes information technology infrastructure. The Buck Institute for Age Research has received LEED for Commercial Interiors Silver certification for a build out of new laboratory space, including an Innovation in Design Credit for Information Technology Infrastructure

24 Nov 2008

Food Companies Not Passing on Savings as Oil and Corn Prices Plummet

While millions of Americans give thanks for lower gasoline prices this Thanksgiving holiday, they won’t be voicing gratitude for the higher price of a typical Thanksgiving dinner

24 Nov 2008

Turning Waste into Fuel With Catalyst and Reactor Technologies

Velocys now owns, or has licences to, the largest microchannel reactor patent portfolio in the world

24 Nov 2008

"Green" Electricity to Help Meet 2050 UK Carbon Emissions Target

Extensive use of low-carbon "green" electricity could help the UK dramatically cut its carbon emissions by 2050, say the leaders of a new research programme to be announced this week at Imperial College London....

24 Nov 2008

Mining Company Breaks Bedrock, Destroys River and Gets Environmental Award

Peabody Energy' s Metropolitan Mine has earned a New South Wales (NSW) Minerals Council Environmental Excellence Award that has been heavily criticised by environmentalists

24 Nov 2008

Satellite Imaging of Light Pollution Being Used to Identify Threatened Coral Reefs

Researchers are using satellite images of lights at night to identify the most threatened and most pristine coral reefs in an objective and easily repeatable way

24 Nov 2008

MIT Researchers Find Way to Make Solar Cells More Efficient

New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and engineers at MIT

24 Nov 2008