Source: news-medical.net Published: May 10, 2017 When it comes to removing very dilute concentrations of pollutants from water, existing separation methods tend to be energy- and chemical-intensive. Now, a new method developed at MIT could provide a selective...
Source: newatlas.com Published: February 5, 2016 There’s aerogel in that thar paper Shutterstock By Ben Coxworth Known as “frozen smoke” because of their milky translucent appearance, aerogels are among the world’s lightest solid materials. Consisting of 99.8...
Source: aginnovators.org.au Published: July 11, 2016 Sault Paper Mill at sunset – two US PhD students have developed an eco-friendly agricultural use for lignin, the pulpy byproduct of biofuel and paper processing. Billy Wilson, Flickr CC By Merran White Biofuel...
Source: canadianmanufacturing.com Published: August 12, 2015 A rendering of Carbon Engineering’s system. The process allows the company to pull carbon from the air. It can then be used to synthesize fuel or be stored. PHOTO: Carbon Engineering By David Kennedy, Online...
Source: canadianmanufacturing.com Published: April 14, 2017 The geologists are looking at a unique rock formation in the al-Hajjar Mountains, one of the few areas on Earth where the mantle is exposed. PHOTO: Andries3/Flickr By Sam McNeil, The Associated Press...
Source: theguardian.com Published: March 7, 2016 Using waste gases from power stations to create low-carbon liquid fuels would be a major advance in the battle against global warming. Photograph: Jon Woo/REUTERS Successful trial at a pilot plant in China using...
Source: greenbiz.com Published: April 3, 2017 As of 2013, water treatment plants accounted for almost 1 percent of all the electricity used in the United States. Shutterstock By Erica Gies Wastewater treatment plants are energy hogs. A 2013 study by the Electric Power...
Source: ecowatch.com Published: April 5, 2017 Chris McDermott Turning seawater into drinking water just became more feasible. Scientists at the University of Manchester in the UK have developed graphene oxide membranes with holes small enough to filter out salt. The...
Source: theguardian.com Published: February 2, 2017 Deakin University researcher Peter Macreadie and PhD candidate Katy Limpert bury the first of 50,000 teabags which will be placed in wetlands around the globe as part of a world-first project to monitor carbon...
Source: opb.org Published: January 11, 2013 by Cassandra Profita Several new projects in Oregon propose to turn garbage into energy sources including hydrogen, crude oil and methane. With more and more waste-to-energy technologies emerging, Oregon environmental...
