Save Trees: use laser!
Laser un-printers that can remove toner from scrap paper so that it can be used again may be coming to an office near you in the future, results from a new Cambridge study show. “What we need to do now is find someone to build a prototype. Thanks to low-energy laser scanners and laser-jet printers, the feasibility for reusing paper in the office is there.” —Dr Julian Allwood Dr...
Read MoreFuture Earth
Future Earth: New global platform for sustainability research presented at Planet Under Pressure The new 10-year initiative unifying and scaling up existing ICSU-sponsored global environmental change activities, will deliver solution oriented research in partnership with society. An alliance of international partners from global science, research funding and UN bodies, announced a bold new...
Read MoreWorld Water Day
here are 7 billion people to feed on the planet today and another 2 billion are expected to join by 2050. Statistics say that each of us drinks from 2 to 4 litres of water every day, however most of the water we ‘drink’ is embedded in the food we eat: producing 1 kilo of beef for example consumes 15,000 litres of water while 1 kilo of wheat ’drinks up’ 1,500 litres. When a billion...
Read MorePhotosynthesis revolution
Human-Made Photosynthesis to Revolutionize Food and Energy Production ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2012) — Improving natural photosynthesis to make new fuels and boost crop production is the focus of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funded research presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting February 17. It could see us one...
Read MoreHigh-speed 3D printing
New technology allows for high-speed 3D printing of tiny objects Are 3D printers not amazing enough already? Apparently some scientists at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) didn’t think so, as they have now built one that can create intricate objects as small as a grain of sand. While the ability to 3D-print such tiny items is actually not unique to the TU Vienna device, the...
Read MoreBacteria & Climate Change
Genetically Engineered Bacteria Could Help Fight Climate Change As humans warm the planet by releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, some researchers believe that capturing CO2 and trapping it in buried rocks could lower the risk of catastrophic climate change. Now a team of researchers has shown that bacteria can help the process along. They can even be genetically modified to trap CO2...
Read MoreCotton made in Africa
The Aid by Trade Foundation The Aid by Trade Foundation follows an innovative approach in development cooperation. Rather than sending money to Africa, the Cotton made in Africa Initiative follows the principles of “social business” – as the name of the Foundation says, this is aid by trade, helping people to help themselves by means of commercial activities. The African smallholder farmers...
Read MoreFlexible batteries
Researchers develop flexible batteries for smart textiles Would you consider wearing a battery ? Of course not, it might seem too dangerous. However, researchers from the Polytechnic School of Montreal in Canada under the leadership of Maksim Skorobogatiy have made the idea possible.They have created a prototype of a flexible battery that can be neatly entwined into fabrics. Similar to the...
Read MoreGlobal Sustainability
The High-level Panel on Global Sustainability presents its report to the Secretary-General on 30 January 2012 in Addis Ababa. The 22-member Panel, established by the Secretary-General in August 2010 to formulate a new blueprint for sustainable development and low-carbon prosperity, was co-chaired by Finnish President Tarja Halonen and South African President Jacob Zuma. The Panel’s final...
Read MoreMagnetic soap
Magnetic soap: New tool for oil spill cleanup? Researchers have developed a soap made of iron-rich salts that could one day safely clean tainted water. When the Deepwater Horizon oil well collapsed and spilled 4.9 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the dispersants used to clean up the oil created their own potential environmental problems. According to a report last...
Read MoreOptions for CO2 capture
Technology options for CO2 capture This is the first in a series of reports that provide detail on the various capture technologies, with a primary focus on the power industry. These reports appeal not only to technical stakeholders, but also to non-technical project people and other stakeholders responsible for regulation and funding of large-scale integrated projects. The reports have been...
Read MoreThe Arctic Adventures of Dioxy
The Artic Adventures of Dioxy Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 End of the series prequel Episode 7 Episode...
Read MoreFish crazy due to dioxide
Carbon dioxide is “driving fish crazy” Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes with serious consequences for their survival, an international scientific team has found. Carbon dioxide concentrations predicted to occur in the ocean by the end of this century will interfere with fishes’ ability to hear, smell, turn and...
Read MoreFish behaviour altered
Near-future carbon dioxide levels alter fish behaviour by interfering with neurotransmitter function Predicted future CO2 levels have been found to alter sensory responses and behaviour of marine fishes. Changes include increased boldness and activity, loss of behavioural lateralization, altered auditory preferences and impaired olfactory function1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Impaired olfactory function makes...
Read MoreCarbon Dioxide Capture
Alain Goeppert,* Miklos Czaun, Robert B. May, G. K. Surya Prakash,* George A. Olah,* and S. R. Narayanan Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, United States Carbon Dioxide Capture from the Air Using a Polyamine Based Regenerable Solid Adsorbent Alain Goeppert, Miklos Czaun, Robert...
Read MoreMIT online learning initiative
‘MITx’ will offer courses online and make online learning tools freely available MIT today announced the launch of an online learning initiative internally called “MITx.” MITx will offer a portfolio of MIT courses through an online interactive learning platform that will: organize and present course material to enable students to learn at their own pace feature interactivity,...
Read MoreChina manufacturing tax
China ponders green manufacturing tax BEIJING — As the Chinese government struggles to meet several of its own environmental targets to 2015, China’s textile industry could face a new ‘green tax’, which together with higher wages and a slump in exports, puts additional pressure on an industry that is already facing big challenges. Within the last few weeks, the State Council of China has...
Read MoreArvind Spring Denim Collection
Arvind launches its Spring and Summer – 2013 for European Brands at Denim by Premiere Vision, Paris. The collection brings the best in Denim for Spring and Summer – 2013. Some key products to be showcased by Arvind are: Light weight Shirtings in Linen Blends and Light weight cross denims for loose bottoms. A set of Soft stretch and power stretch in cold grey and black. Cement color, grey...
Read MoreGoogle Earth: Climate Change
Explore the potential impacts of climate change on our planet Earth and learn about solutions for adaptation and mitigation, in the context of the United Nations’s Climate Climate Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen. With Google Earth you can view climate change scenarios, interact with narrated tours, investigate deforestation, and even dive into the depths of the...
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