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High Schooler’s Recycling Program is a Success Three Years Later

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 07:35:53 +0000

A high school student in Branford, Connecticut started a local recycling program during her sophomore year in high school, and three years later it is till successful. So successful, in fact, that the program paid for itself this year. The program was the first of its kind in the state of Connecticut. Etta Hanlon is now […]

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Hardwood Genes Improve Softwood Biofuel Potential

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 07:00:54 +0000

Yesterday researchers from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Center and University of Wisconsin-Madison published evidence that the environmental impact associated with processing softwoods into biomass can be greatly reduced by bio-engineering. The addition of two hardwood genes to their counterparts, softwoods, may be able to alter the weak environmental tradeoff of creating softwood-derived paper, pulp and biofuel, according […]

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Researchers to Develop Batteries Made from Paper and Salt

Mike Sandru — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:02:39 +0000

Researchers at the Uppsala University in Sweden, have developed a new thin-film battery made from salt and cellulose. This salt and paper battery uses a thin-film which makes it an attractive feature for many portable devices that draws a low current.

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Biodegradable UFO-like Plates for Cleaner Picnics

Cristi — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:02:08 +0000

UFO (Unidentified Feeding Object) plates are picnic plates which can be disposed after usage by launching them into the bushes, exactly like a frisbee. The most interesting thing about these plates is the fact that they can provide food for birds, squirrels or rodents.

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