environment
Nanotech Discovery May Green Chemical Manufacturing
Saturday, March 6th, 2010Image via Wikipedia
A new nanotech catalyst
developed by McGill University Chemists Chao-Jun Li, Audrey Moores and their colleagues offers industry an opportunity to reduce the use of expensive and toxic heavy metals.
Catalysts are substances used to facilitate and drive chemical reactions. Although chemists have long been aware of the ecological and economic [...]
Secret Energy Turbine: rooftop wind power in stealth mode
Friday, March 5th, 2010Few people would argue that having a rooftop wind turbine could help offset your power bills.
Your neighbors, however, might not appreciate the sight of a windmill on your roof, nor would they like the sound of its blades whistling through the air. Don’t give up on the idea yet, though, because [...]
Fracking to Free Natural Gas?
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Image via Wikipedia
A new technique to shatter shale and get the gas within offers promise–and peril.
That’s the sound of fracking—pumping a mix of water, sand and chemicals a mile or more into the Earth to shatter shale deposits and release the natural gas within.
From the Barnett shale in [...]
Can greener gadgets save us from e-waste?
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Image via Wikipedia
One laptop per child seems a simple slogan, chock full of benefit. What could go wrong when you put the power of the Internet and solar cells into the hands of children in the developing world? After all, not only does it train the global underclass in the tools [...]
A Battle at Midway
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010We talk with photographer Chris Jordan, who recently traveled to a remote part of the Pacific Ocean to document effects of the world’s largest known mass of garbage.
What happened to that disposable Solo cup—the one you used once at a work party—after you tossed it into the garbage? For that matter, what [...]
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