Newly Discovered Organic Chemical Captures CO2 And Helps Creating Eco-Friendly Plastics
3 June 2010 | Green Technology | 2 Comments
A significant breakthrough has been done by researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore. They discovered some classes of organic chemicals that can bind with CO2 molecules from the atmosphere to form a new kind of plastic that is BPA (bisphenol A) free.
Lithium-Air Batteries – Likely To Be The Most Important Breakthrough For Deposing Gasoline
5 January 2010 | Green Technology | 1 Comment
With no viable alternative to gasoline oil in sight, the search for a more environmentally-friendly solution is still on, but, as it turns out, the day gasoline is to be displaced is years away, as current research standings seem to indicate. Nevertheless, some favorite gasoline replacements have come to light. One of them certainly is the lithium-air battery. As far as its capability goes, the arrival of this technology will surely produce great excitement in the scientific community, as well as for most energy corporations.
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Fraction Remained Constant In The Last 150 Years, Study Reveals
2 January 2010 | Green News | 4 Comments
The whole “carbon dioxide” puzzle is a lot more complicated matter than most scientist tend to think. Many new research that surfaced lately come to disprove most of their paradigms about this greenhouse gas. It represents about 0.04% of the Earth’s atmosphere but it is a vital gas for the Planet well-being. A major part of the carbon dioxide emitted through human activity does not remain in the atmosphere, but it is absorbed by the oceans and by the Earth’s ecosystems. Less than half, 45 percent, of the CO2 amount still lingers in the atmosphere. Also a new study comes now to show that for the last 150 years, the carbon dioxide fraction has not risen at all.
Black Soot Could Be The Cause Of Melting Himalayas
22 December 2009 | Green News | No Comments
The Himalayas are the highest mountain system on the Planet. Home to more than 10,000 glaciers and with over 100 peaks, each exceeding heights of 7,200 m, the Himalayas are , even if surprisingly for some, also the place where one of the Earth’s largest fresh water resource is located, being third only after the North and South Poles. It is dependent to the life of so many people and if were to be polluted in any way it would bring hazard to many countries. Some new research suggest that the cause of the melting Himalayas could be just that: pollution.
Bioengineered Bacteria Transforms Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel
12 December 2009 | Alternative Energy | No Comments
Just as reminded in an earlier post, the attention towards the tremendous potential of microorganisms, when it comes to its use in creating a fuel-alternative has been spotted as important all along. So this are the times the “fruits” of the years long research in the field of microbiology and its genetic manipulations are collected.