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• New Organic Wastewater Treatment Process 75% More Efficient

  

  A sample of potassium dichromate, also known as the mineral lopezite. About 10 mm long, probably synthetically grown. (Credit: A13ean,... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 2014 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Sales Started

  

  2014 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Coupe. (Credit: Honda Motor Company) 2014 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid is updated for the 2013 model year with a more powerful battery... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 ENVIRONMENT, MOTO

• IEA Publishes Key World Energy Statistics 2013

  

  "Key World Energy Statistics 2013" cover. The 2013 edition of the Key World Energy Statistics—the International Energy Agency’s free, easy-to-consult reference... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Iron-Nitride Magnets Will Make Electricity Generation Cheaper and Greener

  

  Neodymium magnet on a bracket from a computer hard drive.Scientists at Case Western Reserve University have received a second $1 million grant from ARPA-E to... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Project Will Study Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Waste to Produce Biofuel

  

  A MAN biogas bus in Uppsala, Sweden. (Credit: Flickr @ sbamueller http://www.flickr.com/photos/sbamueller/)VTT Technological Research Centre of Finland (VTT)... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• U.S. to Be Largest Petroleum and Natural Gas Producer in 2013

  

  (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration)The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that the United States will be the world’s top producer of... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• First South Asian HVDC Transmission Line Connects India and Bangladesh

  

  The western pylon of the power line crossing the Meghna River in Bangladesh. (Credit: Flickr @ Stefano F http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefof/)Electricity starte... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Graphene-Like Material Shows Promise for Flexible Supercapacitors

  

  North gate of the East Campus of University of Science and Technology of China. (Credit: Ryanli http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gate_of_USTC.JPG)A research... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Beer Goes Green With Solar Power

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ Jeremy Keith http://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/)Solar-powered breweries are giving bar patrons and consumers one more reason to enjoy a... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Study Long-Term Gulf Oil Spill Effects

  

  UGA Skidaway Institute professor Richard Lee works with the tanks containing crabs and grass shrimp. (Credit: Skidaway Institute of Oceanography)As the Gulf... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Army Lab Looks for Ways to Convert JP-8 to Hydrogen

  

  Dr. Dat Tran, U.S. Army Research Laboratory electro-chemistry, shows two samples of materials that combine to extract sulfur from JP8, or Jet Propellant 8,... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Origin of Uranium Samples Determined With Near-IR Spectrometry

  

  Greg Klunder, a chemist in LLNL's Forensic Science Center, examines a uranium ore concentrate sample with the aid of a near-infrared spectrometer. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Subaru Announced XV Crosstrek Hybrid Pricing

  

  2014 XV Crosstrek Hybrid. (Credit: Subaru of America, Inc.)Subaru of America, Inc. has announced pricing on the carmaker’s first-ever production hybrid... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Phones and Tablets Will Be Used for Smart Heating Control

  

  Smartphones and tablets will help control the heating of buildings. (Credit: Flickr @ Sean MacEntee http://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/)Phones and tablet... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Lithium-Ion Batteries Improved With Germanium Nanowires

  

  The nanowire on the left is connected to the lithium metal. Watch the full litiation process on a video below.New research led by an electrical engineer at the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• First Gasoline Produced From Biomass With ‘Bioliq’ Process

  

  The bioliq® plant at KIT: In a multi-stage process, high-quality synthetic fuels are produced from straw and other biogenous residues. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Europe Leads in Newly Installed Solar Capacities

  

  "PV Status Report 2013" cover.Despite a crisis-driven decline in investment, global production of photovoltaic (PV) cells grew by 10% in 2012. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• UK DECC Published IPCC Climate Report Summary

  

  Clouds over the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of the United States.While the U.S. Government remains in shutdown mode, the U.K. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• New Metabolic Pathway Could Lead to 50% Increase In Biofuel Production

  

  Colonies of E. coli genetically modified with the new pathway. (Credit: UCLA)UCLA chemical engineering researchers have created a new synthetic metabolic pathwa... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Engineers Will Develop Low-Emissions Coal Power Plant

  

  University of Utah engineers will use a five-year, $16 million grant to conduct supercomputer simulations aimed at developing a prototype low-cost, low-emission... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY