University of Missouri Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:00:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Randy Curry’s New Plasma Generator Could Revolutionize the Energy Industry https://www.greenoptimistic.com/randy-curry-plasma-generator-20130418/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/randy-curry-plasma-generator-20130418/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:00:37 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=36362 University of Missouri engineer Randy Curry has developed a plasma generator that can send a ring of plasma out a couple of feet into open air, instead of the normal requirement of vacuum tubing and magnetic fields. Energy research is ongoing, and scientists and technicians are working hard to discover new ways to generate and […]

The post Randy Curry’s New Plasma Generator Could Revolutionize the Energy Industry appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/randy-curry-plasma-generator-20130418/feed/ 0 36362 Researchers On Their Way to Set Solar Panel Efficiency Record at 95% https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pinhero-infrared-solar-cell-20110519/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pinhero-infrared-solar-cell-20110519/#respond Thu, 19 May 2011 19:54:36 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18703 The breakthrough comes from the chemical engineer Patrick Pinhero at the University of Missouri, who claims his solar panels are way better than those on the market now: up to 90% more efficiency.

The post Researchers On Their Way to Set Solar Panel Efficiency Record at 95% appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pinhero-infrared-solar-cell-20110519/feed/ 0 18703 MU Scientists Discover Nuclear Battery That Might Just Be Safe https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mu-scientists-discover-battery-that-might-just-be-safe-20091008/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mu-scientists-discover-battery-that-might-just-be-safe-20091008/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:59:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4686 The scientists from the University of Missouri may have found a way to develop a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.

The post MU Scientists Discover Nuclear Battery That Might Just Be Safe appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mu-scientists-discover-battery-that-might-just-be-safe-20091008/feed/ 0 4686 Soil-Based Stinky Bacteria To Be Used in Cleaning Radioactive Waste https://www.greenoptimistic.com/soil-based-stinky-bacteria-to-be-used-in-cleaning-radioactive-waste-20090916/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/soil-based-stinky-bacteria-to-be-used-in-cleaning-radioactive-waste-20090916/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:09:40 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4426 A chemistry professor from the University of Missouri may have found a way to clean radioactive metal contamination. The bacteria-based solution is able to work in this challenging business where most of technologies were too expensive or sometimes did not work.

The post Soil-Based Stinky Bacteria To Be Used in Cleaning Radioactive Waste appeared first on The Green Optimistic.

]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/soil-based-stinky-bacteria-to-be-used-in-cleaning-radioactive-waste-20090916/feed/ 0 4426