Borehole hits the jackpot
Hot water from Newcastle’s geothermal borehole finally gushed to the surface this morning.
Earth Sciences
Jun 28, 2011
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Solar water heaters offer relief to S.Africans
For years the only hot water in Zoleka Mali's home came out of a pot on her paraffin stove.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 26, 2011
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Thermophiles lurking in your basement
Ever wondered what exotic life forms may be lurking in the dark, hidden corners of your home? Scientists wonder too. Studies have shown that our modern plumbing systems provide sanctuary to a menagerie of microbes. A new ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 7, 2011
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Research develops simple 'recipe' for fungus-free horseradish
In the battle against soil fungi that discolor horseradish roots and can render the entire crop unsellable, University of Illinois researcher Mohammad Babadoost found that subjecting the roots to hot water before planting ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 19, 2010
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Hot rocks fire up energy from the depths
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Newcastle University have completed the first phase of a giant central heating system that will harness heat from deep underground.
Earth Sciences
Jun 23, 2010
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Water, Water Everywhere, but Not All Drops Have Life
The search for life on other planets focuses on water, but researchers argue that - judging from our own planet - a large fraction of water conditions may be inhospitable to life.
Space Exploration
May 21, 2010
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Green heating and cooling technology turns carbon from eco-villain to hero
Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a novel way to miniaturise a technology that will make carbon a key material in some extremely ...
Other
Nov 10, 2009
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Making geothermal more productive
University of Utah researchers will inject cool water and pressurized water into a "dry" geothermal well during a five-year, $10.2 million study aimed at boosting the productivity of geothermal power plants and making them ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 8, 2009
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Mines could provide geothermal energy
Mine shafts on the point of being closed down could be used to provide geothermal energy to local towns. This is the conclusion of two engineers from the University of Oviedo, whose research is being published this month ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 27, 2009
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Getting into hot water: Solar water heating pays for itself five times over
An analysis of the engineering and economics for a solar water-heating system shows it to have a payback period of just two years, according to researchers in India. They report, in the International Journal of Global Energy ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 9, 2009
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