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ThermaRock Energy Saving Drywall Introduced by Serious Materials

Serious Materials today announced its new line of ThermaRock energy saving drywall that can give enrgy savings of 30 percent

16 Sep 2008

Dutch Pushing for Offshore Wind Power in the North Sea

Twenty major Dutch companies are piling the pressure on their government to speed up the construction of wind parks in the North Sea

15 Sep 2008

Arctic Sea Ice Set To Reach Lowest Level Ever

Arctic sea ice may well have reached its lowest volumes ever, as summer ice coverage of the Arctic Sea looks set to be close to last year's record lows or lower

15 Sep 2008

High Performance Composite Materials Made from Biodegradable and Renewable Source Materials

The first generation of high performance composite materials made from completely biodegradable natural fibre reinforced plastics has been produced by a UK-based consortium

15 Sep 2008

Study Saws Old Growth Forests Must Be Factored into Carbon Balances

An international study involving a team from LSCE (CNRS-CEA-UVSQ) has revealed that ancient forests, which accumulate large quantities of carbon over the centuries, should be taken into account in global carbon balance assessments

15 Sep 2008

Scientists Develop New Way of Making Biofuels from Biomass

Scientists from the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) have developed a system that can improve the efficiency of the conversion process of biomass to fuel gas that will contribute to the production of energy in a more sustainable manner

15 Sep 2008

BioSolar Has Proven That Petroleum Products are Not Necessary to Produce Renewable Energy

BioSolar continues to garner media coverage following last month’s announcement that materials derived from cotton and castor beans compose the company’s proprietary BioBacksheet, a protective covering, traditionally made from expensive petroleum-based film, used in the back of virtually all photovoltaic solar modules

15 Sep 2008

Loss of Small Glaciers a Big Problem for Greenland and the World

The recent dramatic melting and breakup of a few huge Greenland glaciers have fueled public concerns over the impact of global climate change, but that isn't the island's biggest problem

15 Sep 2008

Clean, Safe Drinking Water Purified With Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology could be the answer to ensuring a safe supply of drinking water for regions of the world stricken by periodic drought or where water contamination is rife

15 Sep 2008

Study of Giant Grass May Lead to Better Corn Yields and Biofuels Revolution

A giant perennial grass used as a biofuels source has a much longer growing season than corn, and researchers think they’ve found the secret of its success. Their findings offer a promising avenue for developing cold-tolerant corn, an advance that would significantly boost per-acre yields

15 Sep 2008

Microbiological Treatment Can Remove Selenium Pollution

A new study funded by the European Union has demonstrated that unsafe levels of selenium, sometimes referred to as an “essential toxin”, can be reduced by a microbiological treatment. With this method, microorganisms reduce selenate to the less-toxic elemental selenium, which can potentially be recovered from the process. An estimated 0.5 to 1 billion people worldwide suffer from selenium deficiency, even though many live near areas where levels of selenium have reached toxic levels.

15 Sep 2008

New Wafer Cutting Method Slices Solar Power Costs

University of Utah engineers devised a new way to slice thin wafers of the chemical element germanium for use in the most efficient type of solar power cells. They say the new method should lower the cost of such cells by reducing the waste and breakage of the brittle semiconductor

15 Sep 2008

New Book Says Asian and African Cities are the Template For Cities of the Future

Cities in Africa and Asia are creating a new template for urban development, says Binghamton University Sociologist Martin J. Murray. Though some may see them as backward, these are the cities of the future, he argues, with an entrepreneurial spirit and ever-shrinking public spaces

15 Sep 2008

Energy Efficient Ecolumination Headlights Demonstracted by BMW Race Car at Silverstone

Ceravision Ltd, the company behind the ultra energy-efficient Ecolumination lighting range, recently partnered with leading motor racing team, West Surrey Racing, to demonstrate its automotive lighting system

15 Sep 2008

Population, Environment Expert Asks If the 'Population Bomb' Has Exploded and Launches New Book at Wilson Center

Forty years after his seminal book The Population Bomb, Paul Ehrlich is again stirring debate over the connections between population growth and environmental degradation

15 Sep 2008