A new energy sector based on algal biofuels could guarantee Australia's transport fuel and food security far into the future, a new report says.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

May 21, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 7

A Florida State University researcher working as part of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) investigated the effects of dispersants on the movement of crude oil through water-saturated marine sand and found that ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 17, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

A Wayne State University researcher has successfully tested a technique that can lead to more effective use of nanoparticles as a drug delivery system.

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

May 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Biogas-based energy could solve both the environmental concern of agricultural waste and reduce dependency of fossil fuels, particularly in Eastern Europe, albeit at a steep production cost.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

May 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —Co-founders of a company called botObjects have announced on their website, the development of a full color 3D printer, the first of its kind. Until now, most 3D printers have been either monochrome ...

Technology - Engineering

May 01, 2013 4.1 / 5 (13) 6 |

Adhesives inspired by the gecko can be made to switch on and off reversibly and repeatedly. The key design parameters for these materials are identified in a study published in Journal of the Royal Society In ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Apr 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Jose Ramon Sarasua and Aitor Larrañaga, researchers in the materials engineering department of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, have been studying new materials or implants that are of interest ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Apr 02, 2013 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

(Phys.org) —BioSolar Inc. maker of solar panel components has announced it has made its first sale of a new product it calls the BioBacksheet—an all natural material that can be used as a backsheet (co ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Mar 21, 2013 4.3 / 5 (7) 9 |

Composting instead of incinerating or landfilling is a promising way that has until now been hampered by the presence of chemicals in packaging.

Chemistry - Materials Science

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Scientists are creating compostable versions food nets to be used with compostable products to ensure that, at the end of their life, they serve the purpose of helping to grow food, thus closing their life ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Feb 26, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and university cooperators have developed a biodegradable plastic that could be used in disposable food containers. The plastic, called a thermoplastic, becomes ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Jan 23, 2013 not rated yet 0

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed methods and product innovations for processing the most rapidly renewable surface layer of peat instead of using it for energy production. The goal is ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Jan 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a technique to significantly improve the quality of bio-based plastic packaging.

Chemistry - Materials Science

Dec 04, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

Environmental problems, such as depleting natural resources, highlight the need to establish a renewable chemical industry. Metabolic engineering enhances the production of chemicals made by microbes in so-called ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Oct 08, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—In living systems, complex nano- and microscale structures perform a host of physical and biological functions. While two-dimensional patterns can be recreated fairly well with techniques like ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

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