Mar 29 2011

Going Bananas for Greener Cars

Tag: Biotechnology,Cars,Green Science,Green Tech,Materials,Materials Science,Nanomaterials,Nanotech,Plastic — Nic Halverson @ 7:54 pm
Nano-cellulose fibers derived from plants are used to create a material that is 30 percent lighter and three-to-four times stronger than conventional plastic.

Mar 28 2011

Chicago’s Willis Tower to Harness Sunlight

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Buildings and Structures,Cooling,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Engineering,Green Building,Green Science,Green Tech,Renewable Energy,Solar Power — Nic Halverson @ 7:02 pm
New windows could turn one of the city's most iconic buildings into a solar energy generator.

Mar 28 2011

Liquid Salt Extracts Oil from Sand

Tag: Biotechnology,Carbon Capture,Carbon Offsets,Cars,Chemistry,Conservation,Disaster Recovery,Emergency Response,Energy Efficiency,Fossil Fuels,Green Science,Oil Spill,Saving Energy — Nic Halverson @ 7:00 pm
An eco-friendly method could extract millions of barrels of oil and tar trapped in sand.

Feb 28 2011

Every Landfill Could Have a Solar Lining

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Green Science,Renewable Energy,Renewable Energy Certificates,Solar Power,Waste and Recycling — Amy Dusto @ 5:03 pm
There's a trashy trend for capped landfills: turning them into solar or wind farms.

Feb 22 2011

Agave: Not Just for Tequila Anymore

Tag: Biotech,Carbon Emissions,Climate Change,Energy,Global Warming,Green Science,Plants,Pollution,Renewable Energy — Tim Wall @ 5:53 pm
The desert agave plant has all the makings for a smooth biofuel.

Feb 22 2011

Surgeons: Green Your Operating Rooms, STAT!

Tag: Carbon Footprint,Green Science,Healthcare System,Modern Medicine,Reuse,Saving Energy,Waste and Recycling — Amy Dusto @ 2:36 pm
Notoriously wasteful, it's time for OR's to get eco-friendly.

Jan 22 2011

Cold Fusion Claims Resurface

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Carbon Footprint,Cooling,Electricity,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Fuel Cells,Green Science,History,Renewable Energy,Zero Waste — Benjamin Radford @ 12:16 am
An Italian team of researchers claims to have discovered cold fusion. It will either change the world or be another fruitless and premature "breakthrough."

Jan 13 2011

Potential Biofuel Cropland Plentiful

Tag: Biodiversity,Birds,Carbon Emissions,Climate Change,Energy,Engineering,Green Science,Plants,Renewable Energy — Tim Wall @ 11:32 pm
Using unsuitable food cropland for biofuel is an option worth exploring.

Jan 07 2011

Biofuel Grasslands For the Birds

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animal Relationships,Animal Research,Biodiversity,Birds,Carbon Emissions,Climate Change,Conservation,Food,Global Warming,Green Science,Plants,Pollution,Renewable Energy — Tim Wall @ 7:12 pm
A diversity of grasses is better than a monoculture of corn for wildlife, making biofuel friendlier than ethanol for the environment.

Dec 30 2010

A Discovery News Blogger Reveals All

Tag: Communication,Green New Year,Green Science,Green Tech,Humor,Media — Alyssa Danigelis @ 7:36 pm
Writer Alyssa Danigelis lifts the curtain on blogging for Discovery News. Get the popcorn ready.
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