To help countries develop more energy-efficient electricity transmission and distribution networks, a new five-year international co-operation and collaboration program — IEA Implementing Agreement — Electricity Networks Analysis, Research and…
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A bus company in Sao Paulo has geared up to paint South America’s largest city ‘green’! It is powering its 1,900 buses — about a quarter of Sao Paulo’s entire bus fleet — with a new biofuel-n-diesel mix. Hope this effort will not only help curb…
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It seems, very soon, tyres filled with nitrogen, and not air will be common, as Parker Hannifin Corporation and Get Nitrogen Institute — a non-profit organization — have joined hands to promote the use of nitrogen tyres.
The use of nitrogen in…
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With ethanol as the present buzzword for the oil-producing industries, and the world concerned with the effects of global warming, ethanol derived from corn stover i.e. cellulosic ethanol will soon be found in the global market. And, with gasoline’s..
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Pix: Lions learning to chase with the help of a robot! (Credit: KNBC TV, Los Angeles)
Though it is a natural instinct for lions living in the wild to chase prey for their survival, thins are not the same for ones who are served with their day’s…
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While on one hand, a summer thunderstorm generally provides needed rainfall in a region, also providing a relief from heat waves, on the other, there are others that bring large hail, destructive winds, and tornadoes.
Forecasting that is necessary.
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Here comes an eco-friendly soil substitute for your garden – its 100% organic! Launched by a Kuala Lumpur-based Malaysian company, Earth & Garden Sdn Bhd, it is not just mild to your garden and plants but also to the environment. It has been prepared by..
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Scientists are developing plastics in an environment-responsible way! Yes, they are using environmentally friendly substances like vitamin C or pure water to make plastics!
This new plastic making not only presents an effective and eco-friendly…
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To save fuel while dragging an airplane, scientists have taken inspirations from seagulls! They have found airplane wings shaped like those of some seagulls, which may reduce drag during flight.
Barry Lazos, an aeronautics research engineer at the…
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Ah! A half-sized gasoline engine and that too performs like its full-sized counterpart! Not just that! MIT researchers are developing it, which also offers fuel efficiency as that of today’s hybrid engine system!
The little engine also comes at a far..
Lower cost, half-sized gasoline engine as fuel-efficient as a hybrid system! Read More »