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LATEST ARTICLES ( 164 )

• Geomorphology and Pollution: the Environmental Impacts of Lead Mining, Leadhills...

  

  The Glengonnar Water has experienced severe environmental degradation resulting from historic lead mining operations. Though now abandoned, the legacy of the... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Environmental Improvements by the Mining Industry in the Sudbury Basin of Canada

  

  Responsible mining companies have done much to redress the environmental damage of earlier technologies and continue to do more. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Effect of Heavy Metal Pollution in Aquatic Environments on Metallothionein...

  

  Industrial development in Puget Sound has resulted in heavy metal contamination of local waters. Ecosystem contamination from cadmium, copper, and lead... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Antifreeze, Cheap Materials May Lead to Low-Cost Solar Energy

  A process combining some comparatively cheap materials and the same antifreeze that keeps an automobile radiator from freezing in cold weather may be the key... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Two-Junction Solar Cell Technology Sets A New Solar Cell Record

  

  Scientists effortlessly continue to test and improve on the efficiency of solar cells. This continues urge to push the bar higher was again attained as... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Make Solar Photovoltaics Work With Modern Architecture

  

  Today's architecture, and the way designers portray their work is slowly transforming into fine art. Constructing tall or massive structures require a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Choose The Correct Solar Panel Type For Your Project

  

  You should consider several points when choosing the right solar panel for your project. The most important is the bank account size and the dimensions of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• How The United States Could Curb The Production of Green House Gasses

  

  The President of the United States -- Barack Obama -- during his much anticipated speech at Georgetown University gave his plan to target and fight to reduce... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Market Solar Energy On Social Media

  

  Today Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr and many other social media sites determine and control the way information is passed from one individual or... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• DNA Structure As Model For Artificial Light Collecting Antenna System

  

  We've discussed quite a few research updates on the topic of artificial photosynthesis which is fast becoming an area of interest in the PV scientific research... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Protecting The 'Artificial Leaf' From Corrosion With Polymer-Coated Catalysts

  

  Solar energy production and use is quickly becoming the preferred renewable energy choice for the scientific research community. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Manufacturing Thin Crystalline Silicon Materials For Solar Cells At A Quicker an...

  

  The race to increase the efficiency of solar cells is an important piece of the puzzle to make solar energy more affordable and reliable for consumers and... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, GADGETS, SCIENCE

• Navigating Red Tapes In The US Solar Permitting Process

  

  For some, the decision to go solar is the easiest step in the complete process of having the actual system installed on your property. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Building Energy Storage Systems For Smarter Power Grids To Accomodate...

  

  The term 'smart grid' refers to an electrical power grid that is in-fact 'intelligent'. This means it can gather information at specific intervals and make... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Thinner Solar Power Designs: Extraordinary Sunlight Absorption and One...

  Most efforts at improving solar cells have focused on increasing the efficiency of their energy conversion, or on lowering the cost of manufacturing. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Testing Artificial Photosynthesis: Fully Integrated Microfluidic Test-Bed for...

  With the daily mean concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide having reached 400 parts-per-million for the first time in human history, the need for... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Engineered Building Walls Could Generate Energy From Sunlight Using Graphene

  

  The revolutionary compound graphene is able to convert a single photon that it absorbs into multiple electrons that could drive electric current or excited... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Polymer Solar Cell Technology Records Its Highest Power Conversion Efficiency:

  

  Polymer solar cells are flexible solar cells made of large organic carbon based molecules that produce energy using photons of light from the sun. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Cooking-Up Solar Cell Materials Using a Microwave Oven: Literally!

  

  Most people use the microwave oven to heat up food on the go at home or in the office. But this is not what metallurgical engineers Prashant Sarswat and... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Concentrated Solar Power's Contribution to the Grid: U.S. Case Study

  

  The electric power grid in the United States is a gigantic interconnected system of cables used to carry and distribute electricity from the power plant to the... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT