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NanoGram and Tokyo Electron Team Up on Thin Film Solar Cell Technology

NanoGram Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced products and solutions for optical, electronic and energy applications, announced today that it has extended its relationship with Tokyo Electron

11 Nov 2008

ABB Robotics Supplying Robots to Assist in Making Photovoltaic Solar Cells

From high-speed FlexPicker robots to larger industrial robots for glass and ingot handling applications, ABB Robotics, a leading robotics manufacturer, provides a diverse robot range for customers in the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry

11 Nov 2008

SunPower Signs Deal to Supply Solar Panels to Italy

SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced it has signed a customer contract with Italian solar plant integrator Ecoware

11 Nov 2008

LED Tubes Introduced to Replace Fluoroescent Tubes

GlacialTech Inc today announces the availability of T8 Light Emitting Diode (LED) light tubes

11 Nov 2008

Climate Change Predictions Using Clouds

The properties of clouds can be a key to predicting coming climate changes. This is shown by research at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden - which has also studied urban pollution

10 Nov 2008

Using Natural Plants to Produce Oil

Crude oil is getting more and more expensive, a fact clearly felt by the chemical industry. An alternative source of carbon is biomass, for instance colza and whey, which can likewise be used to produce chemical products

10 Nov 2008

Ethanol Demands Ties Crop Prices to the Petrol Pump, Not to the Grocery Shelves

Ethanol helped drive two years of record profits for grain farmers, but also will hold income down during a looming recession that has already sliced crop prices in half

10 Nov 2008

Researchers Link Autism With Rain

The American Medical Association journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine has published a new study by researchers at Cornell University indicating evidence of an environmental trigger for autism among genetically vulnerable children

10 Nov 2008

Pimped Rides Go Green With Spoiler Design to Improve Vehicle Fuel Economy

US researchers have designed a new rear spoiler for bluff backed vehicles like vans that can reduce drag and lift significantly

10 Nov 2008

New Study Shows Effects of Tillage and Rotation on Peanut Crop Yield and Pest Development

The increasing popularity of reduced tillage on crops has not only been an important development in combating soil erosion, but it has also been associated with increasing organic material and producing high crop yields

10 Nov 2008

World's First Biodiesel Trans Continental Jet Flight Completed

Leading the way in the biodiesel industry, Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC has made history with co-sponsoring the first ever biodiesel trans-continental jet flight "Green Flight International."

10 Nov 2008

Ocean Energy Could Supply 10 Percent of the World's Electricity

Global warming, energy security and rising oil prices have resuscitated the marine energy sector. Ocean energy is a predictable and abundant source of energy with the ability to supply approximately 10 percent of the world's electricity needs

10 Nov 2008

LEED Platinum Building Built Using Design Tips From Nature

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) awarded its highest level of recognition, LEED(R) Platinum certification, to the Conference Center at the newly re-opened TreePeople Center for Community Forestry

10 Nov 2008

TexCote's Coolwall Energy Saving Product Used on Federal Building

TexCote, one of the largest textured coatings manufacturers in the world, applied its patented energy-saving exterior coating to the new USCIS immigration buildings in South Florida

10 Nov 2008

NASA Seminar on Carbon Dioxide in Earth's Atmosphere

NASA will host a seminar at 11 a.m. EST, Friday, Nov. 14, to discuss the current state of knowledge about how the "breathing" Earth influences current and future levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

10 Nov 2008