News tagged with green
Single Green Fluorescent Protein-expressing cell is basis of living laser device
(PhysOrg.com) -- It sounds like something out of a comic book or a science fiction movie – a living laser – but that is exactly what two investigators at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts ...
Jun 12, 2011 |
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Ready to clean up with a green business
There's figurative sweating, as in the fretting that goes on in the lives of small-business owners, a worry-filled club of risk-takers.
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Transport emission cut goals 'realistic': EU commissioner
The European Union's target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions from transport by nearly two-thirds by 2050 is realistic, European Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas insisted Friday.
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Chemistry with sunlight: Combining electrochemistry and photovoltaics to clean up oxidation reactions
The idea is simple, says Kevin Moeller, PhD, and yet it has huge implications. All we are recommending is using photovoltaic cells (clean energy) to power electrochemical reactions (clean chemistry). Moeller ...
Jun 09, 2011 |
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China wind energy firms back subsidy move: report
China's wind energy turbine makers have said scrapping subsidies for the domestic sector will have little impact, even as US manufacturers hailed the move as a victory, state media reported Wednesday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Solar panels released in an array of colors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar panels are, for the most part, large black panels, made of squares, but what if it does not have to be that way. What if users could get all of the benefits of solar panels without ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Development of a FRET sensor for real-time imaging of intracellular redox dynamics
In work published in the June 2011 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, Kolossov, Spring and their co-investigators - a multidisciplinary team within the Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois - have ...
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Green tech cleans up with investors
Is there still big green to be made in green tech? A few years ago, investing in green technology companies in Silicon Valley was as de rigueur as vertical social-media sites. Those sites went away, but money continues to ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Irradiation underused to fight E. coli in foods
(AP) -- Zapping salad fixings with just a bit of radiation can kill dangerous E. coli and other bacteria - and food safety experts say Europe's massive outbreak shows wary consumers should give the long-approved ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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$40 billion needed to ensure transition to green economy: UN
Investing $40 billion annually in the forest sector is needed for the world to transition into a low carbon, resource-efficient green economy, according to a UN report released here Sunday.
Jun 05, 2011 |
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Philippines launches suit in reef plunder
The Philippines on Friday began legal action against traders accused of plundering corals and marine turtles in a case that officials said may have destroyed large tracts of precious reefs.
Jun 03, 2011 |
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Driver's data may be used to check workers' status
The Obama administration is about to add more personal information to E-Verify, an immigration enforcement tool that is vulnerable to fake, stolen or borrowed documents.
May 26, 2011 |
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Efficiency record of combined cycle power plant
A new Siemens gas turbine operated in a combined cycle with a steam turbine in Irsching, Bavaria, has set a world record for efficiency, making it an outstanding example of green technology. The net efficiency ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 24, 2011 |
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Fungi reduce need for fertilizer in agriculture
The next agricultural revolution may be sparked by fungi, helping to greatly increase food-production for the growing needs of the planet without the need for massive amounts of fertilizers according to research presented ...
May 23, 2011 |
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US presses green growth in Asia
Warning that the era of cheap fuel was over, the United States on Wednesday called for Pacific Rim economies to knock down trade barriers to spur growth in clean energy.
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May 18, 2011 |
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