Producing useful bioplastics from the gasification of urban waste
Bacteria may be the key to produce useful bioplastics from the gasification of urban waste.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 12, 2014
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Cow fertility – not so black and white
Holstein cattle - the black-and-white dairy cows you might see in a child's picture book - have been bred in northern Europe for hundreds of years. Over the last few decades, better management and selective breeding of the ...
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Feb 28, 2014
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Global solar radiation map
A new service is making high-resolution data of direct sunlight publicly available for users such as planners of large solar power systems
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 27, 2014
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Global simulation models with varied sources of emission and behaviour of air pollutants
Greenhouse gases and aerosols have an undisputed impact on climate. Long-lived greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane have a well-understood warming effect. Aerosols, tiny particles of human or natural ...
Environment
Feb 21, 2014
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Champions of waste reduction
14 years ago, the region of Lahti in Finland has implemented a model of integrated waste management. As a result the people of Lahti were able to increase their rate of recycling to more than 90%.
Environment
Feb 19, 2014
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Touch, feel, see and hear the data
It is now possible to sense scientific data as a means to deal with the mountains of information we face in our environment by applying subconscious processing to big data analysis
Computer Sciences
Feb 14, 2014
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Good risk communication, safer food
Food scare make authorities uneasy. In previous cases, national food safety agencies have not always known how to react, making the public wary. For example, in 2011, the German health authorities incorrectly linked the ...
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Feb 11, 2014
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Video: Restoring historic buildings and saving energy
A brand new window with thin-layer glazing combines energy efficiency with the aesthetics of a baroque window.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 30, 2014
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Retrofitting of historical buildings requires multiple expertise
Historical buildings and town quarters are an integral part of the European cultural heritage. However, such buildings are often not very energy efficient and thus contribute substantially to the emission of greenhouse gases. ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 30, 2014
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Looking inside food microstructures
Food's microstructure can explain many of its characteristics—be it cake's sponginess, bread's crispness, cracker's crunchiness or fruits' inner gas and water transport system and even colour. Understanding such microstructure ...
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Jan 24, 2014
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