Now, microbial fuel cell gets a new graphite brush anode, the use of which more than doubles the power output of fuel cells compared to the earlier electrode-generations. This new graphite brush anode is developed by the Penn State…
A new fuel-latent plastic has been developed that has been derived from fatty acids of plant. It can subsequently be broken down into a diesel-like liquid fuel that can be used in generators.
This plant-derived fuel-latent plastic has been…
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Be it tree sap or flat soda pop, virtually anything sugary can lead to future’s longer-lasting batteries! Taking cues from all living things that use sugar as fuel, Minteer and her colleagues have adapted enzymes from nature, capable of stripping charges.
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Paris, the land of food and art and wine lovers will soon wake up to find itself a love land for environment-conscious people and bikers. The day after Bastille Day, i.e. on July 15, Paris will be flooded with thousands of low-cost rental bikes!…
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Green Exchange, a shopping center to be opened in Chicago, early in 2008 will be the first environment-friendly shopping center in the U.S. and hence a socially conscious business. With its going green, the Consolidated Printing – that has been using.
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The abundantly available energy source across the world – the sun – seems to be the best alternative to its non-renewable counterparts. Here is an inspiring new way of tapping solar energy.
It is through the use of ‘solar ponds’. Solar ponds can…
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Following the footsteps of the fitness club types in Hong Kong, who are trying to generate a bit of renewable energy, inventor Lucien Gambarota now – apart from converting those cardio into voltage — is showing off some more innovative power-saving…
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Harry Potter to go green, not by its script but on the pages it will be written on. Yes, the seventh and last Harry Potter book’s 12 million US editions are to be printed on partially recycled paper. This is said by the book’s – Harry Potter and the…
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The Brazil has got ‘the right’ paradigm to kick off its anti-pollution campaign, all originating from the slum – It is a floating house. This is no ordinary house, but contributes hugely towards the environment by being built out of trash in a reeking…
Ah! This could really be a commercial reality?! — Harnessing the sun for producing fuel from salt water! That is what the researchers claim, provided they are funded properly for the job.
Can the commonly used white powder’s ability to absorb…
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