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Plastic Motor Powered by Light Alone Without The Need for Solar Cells

Japanese researchers have developed a motor that runs on light without the need for solar panels or other input

24 Jul 2008

Cancer Institute Director Issues Warning on Cellular Phone Health Risks

Ronald B. Herberman, MD, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute has issued the following memo to staff about health and cancer risks associated with mobile cellular telephone use

24 Jul 2008

Sensitizer Dye Being Used to Create Highly Efficient Solar Cells

A flexible dye-sensitized solar cell with a solvent-free ionic liquid electrolyte.(courtesy G24i Ltd.)

24 Jul 2008

Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems Embrace Flywheel and Fuel Cell Alternatives

Chloride has expanded its technology options to offer customers more choice in selecting the most appropriate power protection solution for their application

23 Jul 2008

Tyco Thermal Controls to Show Raychem Energy Efficient Heating Solutions at Interbuild 2008

Tyco Thermal Controls will be exhibiting its extensive range of Raychem energy-efficient heating solutions for commercial and residential construction projects at Interbuild 2008

23 Jul 2008

Sustainable Farming in Brazil Promoted by BASF Initiative

This summer, members of the Brazilian farming cooperative Cooperativa dos Agricultores da Região de Orlândia (CAROL) and employees of BASF in Brazil have planted seedlings of a hundred species of native trees, giving a fallow tract of cleared land back to nature

23 Jul 2008

Electric Cars Create Buzz With New Models Revealed at British International Motor Show

This video report from Reuters takes a look at the British International Motor Show and how the time of the completely electric car may have arrived

23 Jul 2008

Photovoltaic Manufacturing Breakthough Makes Solar Electricity Competitive With Coal Electricity

An Arizona firm has found a way to make solar cells in panels vastly larger than anyone could manage before, allowing for far more cost-effective energy generation.

22 Jul 2008

Beijing Air Quality, Before, During and After the Olympic Games

As the world watches China prepare for the Olympic Games, Cornell researcher Max Zhang has his eye on less visible matters -- the particles in Beijing's air that millions breathe every day, and that many more will be breathing when they descend on the city this summer

22 Jul 2008

Widespread, Serious Impacts on Ecosystems Caused by Air Pollution

No ecosystem type in the eastern United States is free of the effects of air pollution, according to a report released today by The Nature Conservancy and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

22 Jul 2008

Surfers Get Chance to Go Green With Off The Grid Living Near World Class Surf Spot

Balcones de Majagual is now offering off-grid homes at its uniquely designed eco-development project on Nicaragua's lush Pacific Coast. This highly anticipated oceanfront project is located near San Juan Del Sur, just 30 miles from Costa Rica, and within walking distance of Maderas Beach, a world-class surf break

22 Jul 2008

Breakthrough in Ethonal Technology Turns Solid Waste into Ethanol for Vehicles

InEnTec LLC has announced that its proprietary technology, the Plasma Enhanced Melter, or PEMTM, will be used to convert municipal solid waste to ethanol for cars and trucks in the first commercial-scale production facility of its kind in the U.S.

22 Jul 2008

Voluteering and Environmental Activism Among Older People a Big Boost to Creating a Healthier Environment

Volunteering for environmental protection activities can be physically and mentally sustaining for older people

22 Jul 2008

Chlorine Resistant Desalination Membrane Holds Promise for Wider Access to Clean Water

A chemical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin is part of a team that has developed a chlorine-tolerant membrane that should simplify the water desalination process, increasing access to fresh water and possibly reducing greenhouse gases

22 Jul 2008

Amazon River Outflow Powering Atlantic Ocean Carbon Sink

Nutrients from the Amazon River's outflow spread well beyond the continental shelf and drive carbon cycling in the tropical ocean, say scientists who conducted a multi-year study

22 Jul 2008