Nanyang Technological University Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:14:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 No-Mix Vacuum Toilet – A New System That Turns Human Waste Into Energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ntu-human-waste-electricity-20120628/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ntu-human-waste-electricity-20120628/#respond Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:14:32 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=25220 Using human waste for electricity and fertilizers… Ok, I get the fertilizer part – after all, our ancestors did use animal waste to make their cultivated soils more productive – but electricity? Yes, scientists have been working at it for some time now and it appears it’s not only feasible, but also incredibly profitable for […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ntu-human-waste-electricity-20120628/feed/ 0 25220 NTU Scientists Use Artificial Leaves Technology to Split Water and Generate Hydrogen https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ntu-asia-lab-convert-wayer-hydrogen-20110212/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ntu-asia-lab-convert-wayer-hydrogen-20110212/#respond Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:22:15 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17085 A team of researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have recently set up a new laboratory (the first in Asia) that will be used to convert water into hydrogen fuel. As the scientists said, the development of this technology may reduce the cost of using solar power to the same price as using conventional energy sources.

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