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• Wind Turbine Noise Is Harmless, Study Shows

  

  Like with many other new technologies, widespread use of wind turbines has raised concerns about possible health impacts. Specifically, it is assumed that the... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Study Looks At Costs & Benefits of Switchgrass

  

  Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' Switch Grass in early summer at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (Credit: SEWilco, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:SEWilco)... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• General Electric’s Infographic for World Water Day 2013

  

  (Photo credit: GE) In 1993 the United Nations General Assembly declared 22 March as World Day for Water. Today GE’s water business have released an in... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Parliamentary Debates Produce Useful Heat Energy

  

  The Palace of Westminster at night as seen from the opposite side of the River Thames. (Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC-BY-SA 3. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Alloy Developed 15 Years Ago Has Potential In Wells

  

  Sandia National Laboratories researcher Tom Crenshaw sets up a specimen in a test frame that will pull a solder joint apart to determine its tensile strength. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Selling Prepaid Solar Energy in Rural India

  

  (Credit: Asian Development Bank) More than 60,000 households in rural India will have better access to electricity by 2015 as Simpa Networks, a company supporte... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Photovoltaic Cell Biomaterials Developed Using Computational Modelling

  

  College of Engineering at the University of Delaware The computational model is a useful tool to evaluate and refine the designs before manufacturing... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Plant It Green: An Educational Online City Building Game Launched

  

  National Geographic, General Electric and the Center for Science (a national network of leading science centers), have launched an educational online city... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Statoil Discovered a Large Offshore Natural Gas Field in Tanzania

  

  (Credit: Øyvind Hagen - Statoil ASA / Statoil) The discovery of 4-6 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of natural gas in the Tangawizi-1 well brings the total... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• New Electrolyte Component Makes Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells More Efficient

  

  A dye-sensitized solar cell is simple to make using conventional roll-printing techniques, is semi-flexible and semi-transparent which offers a variety of uses... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• New High-Energy Lithium-Sulphur Battery Developed

  

  The Tesla Roadster, launched in 2008, has a range of 244 mi (393 km). A new version of lithium-sulphur battery that could potentially increase the range of... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• First Large Wave Power Generator Installed in Lysekil, Sweden

  

  The generator being carefully lifted onto the boat. (Photograph: Andreas Carlsson) A group of scientists from Uppsala University have successfully launched a... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Australian Government Studies Nuts to Save Energy

  

  Almond trees in blossom It turns out that the electricity demand for hulling and shelling of nuts can be met with a fraction of waste they produce. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• GE Launches a Business to Protect Critical Facilities from Power Outages

  

  Tree limbs creating a short circuit in electrical lines during a storm. This typically results in a power outage in the area supplied by these lines (Credit:... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Japanese Scientists Explain Quantum Effects in Fuel Cells

  

  A group of researchers led by Kasai Hideaki, a professor in the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University, described the mechanism behind the quantum... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• UK Plans to Be at “Forefront” of European Nuclear Expansion

  

  Wylfa Nuclear Power Station is situated just west of Cemaes Bay on the island of Anglesey, North Wales (Credit: David Dixon, http://www.geograph.org. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• NASA Helps Lockheed Martin to Produce Tanks for Liquefied Natural Gas

  

  An aerial view of the manufacturing area at Michoud Assembly Facility in 1968 Lockheed Martin is starting the production of cryogenic liquefied natural gas (LNG... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Researchers Propose a Plan to Convert New York State’s Energy Infrastructure to...

  

  A new study called “Examining the Feasibility of Converting New York State’s All-Purpose Energy Infrastructure to One Using Wind, Water, and Sunlight” analyzes ... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• First Carbon-Neutral Biofuel Locomotive Under Development

  

  University of Minnesota is planning to develop a sustainable high-speed steam locomotive that runs on solid biofuel. The project was announced today by the... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• University of Michigan Announced Next Solar Car

  

  Tokai University's Solar Car "Tokai Challenger". The winner of 2009 Global Green Challenge. (Credit: Hideki Kimura, Kouhei Sagawa) University of Michigan’s... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY