News tagged with waste
Thermoelectrics generating electricity from waste heat is a step closer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in China and the US have modified a common thermoelectric material to vastly improve its thermoelectric properties. The development could lead to new devices capable of converting ...
May 06, 2011 |
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From fork to farm
(PhysOrg.com) -- At Sandia's largest cafeteria, a leftover burrito will be sent off to eventually help some backyard garden bloom. When someone leaves a bit of lunch behind at Thunderbird Café, employees ...
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Finnish robotics firm develops trash recycling robot
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Finnish firm ZenRobotics has designed and built a robot that can sort through construction waste and pluck out recyclable material moving by on conveyer belt and then deposit it in an ...
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Data miners dig for corrosion resistance
(PhysOrg.com) -- A better understanding of corrosion resistance may be possible using a data-mining tool, according to Penn State material scientists. This tool may also aid research in other areas where massive amounts of ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Penn State's ReDi Index ready to be global standard zero-waste measure
Penn State's new ReDi Index is poised to become the worldwide barometer of zero-waste efforts, in a similar manner to LEED measurement and certification for the green building industry, but on a universal scale.
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Apr 19, 2011 |
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Haitians turn to waste to combat cholera, deforestation
Desperately poor Haiti is finding a cheap source of fuel in recycling human excrement, a move that could help put a dent in a cholera epidemic and slow the country's pervasive deforestation.
Apr 17, 2011 |
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Solar panel manufacturing and disposal -- is it green and safe?
Major solar companies aren't just prioritizing market share and installed megawatts these days, according to a study that contends that the environmental and health effects of photovoltaic panels also are becoming a major ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Compost company turns food waste into profit
Leaves, grass, horse manure. These have been Mike Bacon's primary ingredients, until now.
Apr 11, 2011 |
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US energy use chart shows we waste more than half of our energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- This flow chart of the estimated US energy use in 2009, assembled by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), paints a pretty sobering picture of our energy situation. To begin with, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 09, 2011 |
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British food activist wins Norwegian environmental prize
British food waste activist Tristram Stuart won Norway's Sophie Prize for environment and sustainable development Tuesday, the foundation behind the award said.
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Pond alga could help scientists design effective method for cleaning up nuclear waste
Researchers from Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory have an enhanced understanding of a common freshwater alga and its remarkable ability to remove strontium from water. Insight into this mechanism ultimately ...
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Sandia National Labs suggests we take another look at underground salt deposits for nuclear waste
(PhysOrg.com) -- In light of the Obama administration's decision to effectively end the discussion of using the Yucca mountain site in Nevada as a location for permanent storage of nuclear waste, Sandia National Laboratories, ...
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Research shows some algae might help reduce nuclear waste
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research conducted by Minna Krejci and her colleagues at Northwestern University in Chicago, and published in ChemSusChem, suggests that the algae, Closterium moniliferum, might one day ...
Mar 31, 2011 |
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From crankcase to gas tank: New microwave method converts used motor oil into fuel
That dirty motor oil that comes out of your car or truck engine during oil changes could end up in your fuel tank, according to a report presented here today at the 241st National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Radiation from Japan detected in Cleveland
A researcher at Case Western Reserve University has detected tiny amounts of Iodine 131 from Japan in rainwater collected from the roof of a campus building.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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