By now, many of us have become aware of the environmental hazards those home-cooling gadgets create. But, we are helpless in helping the environment heal from the injuries, the generating greenhouse gases are creating, unless provided with an…
Water-retentive concrete to keep buildings cool! Read More »
Carbon dioxide is considered as one of the biggest culprits in increasing global warming – a serious contributor to climate change. With the burning of fossil fuels carbon dioxide is released hugely. But, with the increasing vehicles across the…
Converting released carbon dioxide into a useful fuel! Read More »
European has designed three meteorological operational satellites for monitoring the Earth’s atmosphere from the polar orbit! And the first in the series — MetOp-A is scheduled to be launched on October 7 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
It will…
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The invasive Argentine ants turning havoc in the United States and neither pesticides, nor trapping could stop them from invasion! So, the University of California, Irvine chemists and biologists have found a natural way to finally check the spread of the
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The genome of the poplar tree — black cottonwood genome – has been sequenced for the first time completely. And this work on the Populus trichocarpa will eventually help develop trees as an ideal feedstock for a new generation of bio-fuels – like…
Poplar Genome Sequenced: It will help develop bio-fuel generating trees! Read More »
With the changing lifestyle’s increasing demands for more and more laptops, people are buying them even creating holes in their pockets. But, to protect their precious gadget from bumps and scratches, laptop bags are also in demand. But, what do you..
Tread’s laptop bags made from recycled Colombian truck tyres Read More »
The day is not far off when people will be able to breathe underwater without the help of breathing gadgets, but by artificial gills. Inspired by beetles that can trap air to keep from drowning, scientists in England investigated…
Diving Beetle-inspired artificial gills: Humans will not need oxygen masks underwater! Read More »
Creating fabrics from waste chicken feathers and rice straw! That really sounds environment-friendly! It sounds eco-friendly from two aspects, one its being made from recycled waste products and another giving a break from the petroleum-based artificial..
Eco-friendly clothes to be made from waste feathers and straw soon! Read More »
Generating electricity from the sun is no new information. But, when all these happen in the outer world, it does deserve a headline! NASA has, for the first time, unfurled new solar wings in the International Space Station.
Looking like a giant.
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The world is facing blows of water crisis not only due to environmental reasons like drought, but also human-induced reasons – contamination, the biggest concern. Besides that the natural contaminants like pesticides and arsenic create havoc to…
