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Green Ideas: Making Concrete from Rice

(PhysOrg.com) -- Concrete accounts for about 5% of all human-related CO2 emissions. The fact that we use so much cement in building could mean that the issue becomes even more pronounced in the future. Bu ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (14) | comments 7 weblog




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Chase for India's rural rupee inspires tech innovations

India's hunger for new technology is as sharp in its countless small villages as in its shiny office towers or shopping malls -- and businesses are waking up to an area of massive potential growth.

Technology / Business

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Percolating a solution to hexavalent chromium

The metal chromium is an essential nutrient for plant and animal metabolism, but it can accumulate to toxic and hazardous levels in the environment when discharged in industrial waste water; a point made infamous by the movie ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

For peat's sake: Alternative growing media

Peat, or semi-decayed vegetation matter, has been used by commercial growers and amateur gardeners since the middle of the 20th century. Peat is added to potting soil to help retain moisture and provide additional ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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