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Prototype Air Washer Could Eliminate Pollution from the Atmosphere

It could eliminate pesticide residues, grease, detergents, deodorants and general pollution from the atmosphere, reducing health risks.

1 Oct 2015

U.S. Now Further Away from Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Deployment

University of Delaware faculty from the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE), the College of Engineering and the Alfred Lerner School of Business and Economics say that the U.S. has fallen behind in offshore wind power.

1 Oct 2015

Tidal Power Company, Minesto, Applies for Listing on First North at NASDAQ Stockholm

The Board of Swedish marine energy company Minesto has decided to apply for listing of the companys shares on First North at NASDAQ Stockholm and conduct a new issue of units directed to the public in Sweden of appoximatley EUR 10 million.

1 Oct 2015

Very Low Energy Buildings Could be Implemented in Practice

Buildings are responsible for 40% of our energy consumption. With this in mind the European research project DIRECTION aims to demonstrate that very low energy buildings can be implemented in practice.

30 Sep 2015

NPL Supports Rollout of Hydrogen Vehicles Through its Hydrogen Purity Laboratory

As the UK's first renewable hydrogen refuelling station opens, the Gas Metrology team at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is supporting the rollout of hydrogen vehicles through its hydrogen purity laboratory, which provides quality assurance to refuelling stations.

30 Sep 2015

Toshiba's SCiB Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries to Power 70 Electric Go-Carts Running in Circuit Challenger

Toshiba Corporation today announced an order for SCiB™ lithium-ion rechargeable batteries for installation in all 70 electric go-carts running in the “Circuit Challenger” attraction at Japan’s premier racecar track, Suzuka Circuit. The order was received from Mobilityland Corporation, a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

30 Sep 2015

US DOE Awards $1.5 Million Grant to Kansas State University to Upgrade Nuclear Reactor

Kansas State University's nuclear reactor control console in Ward Hall will be getting a much-needed upgrade, funded by a $1.5 million Nuclear Engineering University Partnerships grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

30 Sep 2015

Missouri S&T Solar House Design Team to Showcase Nest Home at Solar Decathlon

A team of students at Missouri University of Science and Technology spent two years designing and building a solar-powered house filled with smart-living technology. Once it was complete, the students cut it into pieces and shipped it to California on four semitrailers to compete in an international building competition.

30 Sep 2015

Warming Ocean Could Make King Crabs Predators in Antarctic Marine Ecosystems

King crabs may soon become high-level predators in Antarctic marine ecosystems where they haven't played a role in tens of millions of years, according to a new study led by Florida Institute of Technology.

30 Sep 2015

One of the Biggest Puzzles in Climate Science Could Have Been Solved

Researchers from the University of Exeter believe they have solved one of the biggest puzzles in climate science. The new study, published in Nature Geoscience, explains the synchrony observed during glacial periods when low temperatures in the Southern Ocean correspond with low levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).

29 Sep 2015

Unpredictable Weather Patterns Lead to Decline in Ecosystem Productivity

Fluctuations in extreme weather events, such as heavy rains and droughts, are affecting ecosystems in unexpected ways -- creating "winners and losers" among plant species that humans depend upon for food.

29 Sep 2015

Climate Change Predicted to Have Major Impact on Life in Antarctica

A landmark study published in Nature Climate Change today by Australian and British scientists predicts that climate change will have a major impact on life in Antarctica this century.

29 Sep 2015

Products Made in China Associated with Higher Carbon Dioxide Emissions

In a study published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, scientists from three universities show that products made in China are associated with significantly higher carbon dioxide emissions than the same products made elsewhere.

29 Sep 2015

Extreme Temperatures Affect Cities

Extreme summers like that of 2012 -- which saw record temperatures in cities across the U.S. -- may be atypical, but experts say they will return, especially as the planet warms under climate change. And as they do, cities will be especially vulnerable.

29 Sep 2015

New Euro 6 Diesel Engine Cars Struggling with Very High Emissions

Emission measurements conducted by Institute of Transport Economics in Norway, in collaboration with VTT in Finland, shows that new Euro 6 cars with diesel engines are struggling with too high NOx emissions in real traffic.

29 Sep 2015