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Reduced-Impact Logging May Help Maintain Biodiversity in Tropical Forests

New research has highlighted the value of a modern logging technique for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production.

28 Feb 2015

Environmental Pollutants Accumulated in the Body Linked to Obesity

A team of Spanish scientists, which includes several researchers from the University of Granada, has confirmed that there is a relation between the levels of certain environmental pollutants that a person accumulates in his or her body and their level of obesity. Subjects with more pollutants in their organisms present besides higher levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, which are important risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

28 Feb 2015

Potentially Toxic Algae Proliferates in Lakes

Global study shows increase in potentially toxic algae accelerating since mid-1900s

28 Feb 2015

Sea-Level Rise Scenarios of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Not Designed for Coastal Risk Management

The sea-level rise scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) do not necessarily provide the right information for high-risk coastal decision-making and management, according to new research involving scientists from the University of Southampton.

28 Feb 2015

Alliance BioEnergy Plus Forms Central Florida Institute of Science and Technology Subsidiary

Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. (the "Company") announced today that it formed the subsidiary Central Florida Institute of Science and Technology, Inc. ("CFIST"). Located in Longwood, Florida (a suburb of Orlando), CFIST is currently under construction and will act as the commercial scale demonstration plant for the Company's licensed and patented CTS process.

28 Feb 2015

New Report on Global Solar Thermal Market

The Global Solar Thermal Market Analysis, 2015 research report introduces Solar Thermal basic information including definition, classification, application, industry chain structure, industry overview, policy analysis, and news analysis.

28 Feb 2015

Bird’s Nest Fern Plays a Critical Role in Maintaining Rainforest Ecosystems

Scientists from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) believe that the bird’s nest fern, a plant commonly found in many of our homes, has a critical place in maintaining the biodiversity and the ecosystems of the world’s rainforests.

28 Feb 2015

Global Photovoltaics Market Forecast to Grow at 18.30% CAGR During 2014-2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Photovoltaics Market By Type, Application & Geography Analysis and Forecasts to 2013-2020" report to their offering.

27 Feb 2015

Study Reveals Dramatic Growth of Potentially Toxic Microbes Due to Pollution

Potentially toxic microbes which pose a threat to our drinking water have undergone a dramatic population explosion over the last 200 years as a result of pollution, research involving experts from The University of Nottingham has found.

27 Feb 2015

Comprehensive Forecast Report on Global Concentrated Solar Power Market

Transparency Market Research announces the release of a report titled “Concentrated Solar Power Market for Product Segment - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2020.”

27 Feb 2015

Notice of Allowance Received for CGE Energy’s Additional WIND-e20 Wind Turbine Patent

CGE Energy is pleased to announce that it has received a Notice of Allowance for its patent application titled, “Fluid driven vertical axis turbine.”

27 Feb 2015

New Method Makes Solar Cells More Efficient

Scientists of the University of Luxembourg and of the Japanese electronics company TDK report progress in photovoltaic research: they have improved a component that will enable solar cells to use more energy of the sun and thus create a higher current.

27 Feb 2015

Whirlpool and ORNL Collaborate to Design New Energy-Efficient Refrigerator

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Whirlpool Corporation are collaborating to design a refrigerator that could cut energy use by up to 40 percent compared with current models.

27 Feb 2015

Lux Research Adds Benchmarking and Geospatial Analytics with Energy Points Acquisition

Lux Research, a global leader in emerging technology research and advisory services, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Energy Points, a leading provider of data and analytics that gives the most accurate and precise analysis of energy and resources.

27 Feb 2015