The new headquarters of the pharmaceutical company Novartis in New Jersey is reaching new heights by installing the largest transparent solar roof in the US.
The transparent solar cells that will cover the roof will be provided by the German...
Clostridium acetobutylicum, the biocatalyst in biobutanol production from biomass
As scientists and researchers earnestly delve for the most environmentally sound source of energy, that is, renewable, efficiently reduces greenhouse gases emissions, and in no competition with food production, a high-yield...
Contrary to previous studies, diesel exhausts contribute more secondary organic aerosols than those from gasoline, as claimed by a recent study conducted by University of California – Berkeley.
It is important to determine the main sources of secondary organic aerosols ...
If the 21st Century is the Information Age, then increasing connectivity is making information all that more accessible. There are numerous ways that we're getting more connected every day. Smart phone technology lets us keep track of our Facebook...
Steam from power plants is turned back to water using condensers. They have are essential, not only for most power generation systems, but also for the world’s supply of fresh water. A surface architecture, designed by a team of...
At the Center for Ocean Renewable Energy (‘CORE’) at University of New Hampshire, scientists and specialists have been testing the latest Model 3.1 of Neptune Wave Power, LLC.
This technology is a securely moored offshore buoy that reacts to the irregular...
Although relatively controversial, fraking has been established as one of the effective techniques for exploiting inaccessible natural gas and oil. However, a number of companies including Luca Technologies (Colorado), and Next Fuel (Wyoming), have tested the use of naturally...
Automobile researchers have been looking into many alternatives to the petroleum-powered internal combustion engine , including electric, hydrogen, and even compressed air. What is an ICE, in its simplest terms, but a air pump? Compressed-air motor vehicles, though,...
Eighty percent of people in England reside in suburban areas, and they will experience hotter, drier summers and wetter winters. Yet, these people, who spend most of their time at home, are not even into coping with climate change...
Some of the Middle Eastern members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are pouring billions of dollars into renewable energy, mainly solar- and wind-power, but one has to beg the question, “With over 60% of the world's...
