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Innovative Bio-Ink Could Speed Up Advances in Regenerative Medicine

Researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus have created an innovative bio-ink that may support an inexpensive and a more efficient fabrication of human organs and tissues.

15 Sep 2017

New Technique Could Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have developed a laboratory instrument capable of measuring the amount of carbon in many carbon-containing materials derived from fossil fuels.

15 Sep 2017

Primary Conversion of Biomass into Intermediate Liquid Products

The goal of COMSYN, an EU-funded project, is to create a production concept for generating competitive bio-based fuels through a compact gasification and production method. The target decrease in the production cost of the biofuel is nearly 35% as against substitutive methods, culminating in a production cost of nearly less than 0.80 Euros per liter of diesel.

From INERATEC GmbH 13 Sep 2017

Transforming Waste Toilet Paper into Electricity

Chemical Scientists from the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Sustainable Chemistry research priority area collaborated with chemists at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development of Utrecht University to publish the first ever techno-economic analysis of transforming waste toilet paper (WTP) into electricity.

13 Sep 2017

Identifying Origin of Indoor Air Pollutants and Related Remedies

A number of homes and also certain eco-friendly structures may be prone to indoor air pollution. An innovative research performed by scientists from the Silent Spring Institute gives a better viewpoint of the origin of such pollutants—namely, the pollutants formed from chemicals being discharged from building materials and the pollutants brought into the home by people in the form of personal items.

13 Sep 2017

Wood-Based Protein Could Help Address Global Food Challenge

At present, sawdust is treated as special waste by some sawmills, as it cannot be put to good use. In fact, increasing amounts of sawdust piles can even affect production.

12 Sep 2017

Biofuel from Promising Feedstock can Enable Aircraft to Fly for Longer

A new analysis from Researchers at the University of Illinois estimate that a Boeing 747 could fly for 10 hours on bio-jet fuel created on 54 acres of specially engineered sugarcane.

12 Sep 2017

Hydro-Québec Offers New York a Clean Energy Commitment

Hydro-Québec has submitted two proposals to assist New York on projects that will make substantial contributions to the state’s clean energy future.

11 Sep 2017

Unutilized Cotton Gin Trash Can Be Used for Electrical Power

According to Researchers finding sustainable markets for wood chips, gin trash, and other waste products could be viable in creating additional electrical power for a growing global population.

8 Sep 2017

3D-Printed Biomaterials Capable of Making Intricately Patterned Microfluidic Devices

New techniques for making 3D-printed biomaterials capable of degrading on demand have been developed by Brown University engineers. This technology can be productive in making cell cultures than can vary dynamically during experiments or in making intricately patterned microfluidic devices.

8 Sep 2017

New Tools Allow Homes to Share Power from Renewable Energy Sources during Outage

If people think that they can use the solar panels on their roofs to power their homes during the event of an outage, then they should think again.

6 Sep 2017

UD Researchers Create Better Material for Fuel Cells

To see fuel cells in action, a ride on the University of Delaware’s Fuel Cell bus will prove these cells can power vehicles in an eco-friendly way.

6 Sep 2017

New Study Aims to Understand Chemistry Associated with Organic Particulate Matter in Forested Environment

For a few weeks over the summer in 2011, teams of scientists from around the world converged on a small patch of ponderosa pine forest in Colorado to carry out one of the most detailed, extended survey of atmospheric chemistry ever attempted in one place, in many cases using new measurement devices created especially for this project.

6 Sep 2017

Firebricks Could Play Key Role in Enabling World to Switch to Carbon-Free Energy Resources

Firebricks, designed to withstand high heat, have been part of our technological arsenal for at least three millennia, since the era of the Hittites. Now, a proposal from MIT researchers shows this ancient invention could play a key role in enabling the world to switch away from fossil fuels and rely instead on carbon-free energy sources.

6 Sep 2017

Colorado Forest Study Offers Clearest Idea on Atmosphere's Organic Chemistry

An international group of Researchers came together on a small patch of ponderosa pine forest in Colorado for a few weeks during the summer of 2011 to perform one of the most comprehensive, lengthy surveys of atmospheric chemistry ever tried out in one place.

5 Sep 2017