Federal agency undermining state offshore wind plans, backers say
Tensions are building between the struggling U.S. offshore wind industry and the federal agency that oversees it.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 4, 2013
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Paper waste used to make bricks
Researchers at the University of Jaen (Spain) have mixed waste from the paper industry with ceramic material used in the construction industry. The result is a brick that has low thermal conductivity meaning it acts as a ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 19, 2012
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More scientific research of 'fracking' urged in Pennsylvania
Mercyhurst University public health scholar David Dausey, Ph.D., says Pennsylvania has opened its doors to fracking without doing the scientific research necessary to ensure the public's safety.
Environment
Nov 12, 2012
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X-ray source for imaging system developed to produce 'molecular movies'
One of the most urgently sought-after goals in modern science is the ability to observe the detailed dynamics of chemical reactions as they happen – that is, on the spatial scale of molecules, atoms, and electrons, and ...
General Physics
Nov 7, 2012
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Manufacturing complex 3D metallic structures at nanoscale made possible
The fabrication of many objects, machines, and devices around us rely on the controlled deformation of metals by industrial processes such as bending, shearing, and stamping. Is this technology transferrable to nanoscale? ...
Nanophysics
Oct 19, 2012
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A more affordable, accessible material for seawater desalination
There are vast quantities of seawater available; drinking water, on the other hand, is in scarce supply. Desalination plants can convert seawater to drinking water. Yet these plants require pipelines made of a special kind ...
Materials Science
Oct 5, 2012
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Indonesian lives risked on 'world's most polluted' river
With dozens of bright green rice paddies, flocks of kites in the sky and children laughing nearby, at first glance the village of Sukamaju in western Java has all the charms of rural Indonesia.
Environment
Sep 7, 2012
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Author of US fracking study had gas industry ties: watchdog
A university study that claimed fracking for gas deep beneath the Earth's surface did not cause water contamination was led by a US professor with financial ties to the gas industry, a watchdog group said Friday.
Environment
Jul 27, 2012
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Recovering water from tailings ponds
(Phys.org) -- As Alberta faces increasing pressure to make the oil industry more sustainable, one University of Alberta researcher may have found a natural solution to a problem that has been plaguing oil companies for years.
Environment
May 29, 2012
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From waste to water: Study examines solution to red mud problem
Scientists at the University of Glasgow are working to turn a toxic industrial waste product into a material which can be used to treat contaminated water.
Environment
May 21, 2012
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