News tagged with water recycling

Recycling water in space

During the last space shuttle flight, astronauts will test a new method for recycling 'used' water. Water is essential for life, and having access to water beyond Earth will be a major obstacle for future ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

IBM, Stanford cite advance in plastic recycling (w/ Video)

In a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal, Macromolecules, scientists from IBM and Stanford University detail discoveries that could lead to the development of new types of biodegradable, biocom ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

NASA Gives Space Station Crew 'Go' to Drink Recycled Water

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mission Control gave the Expedition 19 astronaut crew aboard the International Space Station a "go" to drink water that the station's new recycling system has purified.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6

New standard specification may facilitate use of additives that trigger biodegradation of oil-based plastics in landfill

(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite efforts to encourage the recycling of plastic water bottles, milk jugs and similar containers, a majority of the plastic packaging produced each year in the United States ends up in ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wastewater recycling can multiply greenhouse gas emissions

New research shows that wastewater recycling processes may generate more greenhouse gases than traditional water-treatment processes. Despite this finding, there are good reasons to continue keep wastewater ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

World learns from Dutch to keep head above water

Dubai's Palm Island, New Orleans' upgraded dykes and Australia's water recycling plants all have one thing in common: they benefited from Dutch know-how gained in the country's age-old quest for dry feet.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Shuttle Discovery zooms toward space station

(AP) -- With a kick of its rocket thrusters, space shuttle Discovery zoomed to the international space station Tuesday to deliver one last set of solar wings that should bring the orbiting complex to full ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA fuels Discovery for mission to space station

(AP) -- Aiming for a Sunday evening launch, NASA began fueling space shuttle Discovery again in hopes repairs took care of a dangerous leak.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Direct drinking water recycling could prevent floods

The use of a more streamlined process to recycle wastewater could have saved Brisbane from severe flooding in 2011 and mitigated recent flood risks in New South Wales, a leading water expert says.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Roadway with recycled toilets is world's first official 'Greenroad'

Greenroads, a rating system developed at the University of Washington to promote sustainable roadway construction, awarded its first official certification to a Bellingham project that incorporates porcelain ...

Technology / Other

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Land use change influences continental water cycle

Forests, and tropical forests in particular, play an important role in the global water cycle. Delft University of Technology PhD researcher Ruud van der Ent (TU Delft, The Netherlands) has recently shown that evaporation ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Can bedding plants thrive with recyled water?

To conserve dwindling water resources, municipalities are encouraging the use of "recycled water", municipal wastewater that has been extensively treated and deemed safe to reuse for irrigation and other purposes. Using recycled ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 30, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Australian PM vows to create 50,000 'green' jobs

(AP) -- Australia's prime minister promised Thursday to create 50,000 "green" jobs and apprenticeships to combat climate change and unemployment simultaneously.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0