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 | Prof. Lev V. Eppelbaum of Tel Aviv University's Department of Geophysics & Planetary Sciences and his colleagues are collecting high-tech sensing data from satellites, airplanes, magnetic and soil sensors, and unmanned aircraft to devise a solution that will provide a reliable early-warning system for train operators. ...> Full Article |
News media and others interested in the chemical sciences are invited to join the next in a series of American Chemical Society Webinars, focusing on federal resources that support sustainable manufacturing. Scheduled for Thursday, July 29, from 2-3 p.m. EDT, the free ACS Webinar will feature Morgan Barr, with the the US Department of Commerce's Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative, speaking on Department of Commerce Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative -- Government Resources that Support Sustainable Manufacturing.
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A new study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that implementing cool roofs and cool pavements in cities around the world can not only help cities stay cooler, they can also cool the world, with the potential of canceling the heating effect of up to two years of worldwide carbon dioxide emissions.
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Flyanic, a cementitious mineral processing technology company and licensee of NJIT, has developed an industrial scale and affordable process for grinding cement, fly ash, and other cementitious materials to a median particle size of one micron. The processing costs range from $30-75 per ton, depending on feedstock, and they can be scaled to industrial levels of production using proven equipment.
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An incidental discovery in a wood products lab at Oregon State University has produced a new pressure-sensitive adhesive that may revolutionize the tape industry -- an environmentally benign product that works very well and costs much less than existing adhesives based on petrochemicals.
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While offshore wind turbines have already have been constructed as a renewable energy solution, they've traditionally been situated in shallow waters, where the tower extends directly into the seabed. Now a group of researchers in California have studied the feasibility of placing wind turbines on floating platforms. One platform design -- dubbed "WindFloat" -- is described in the latest issue of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
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Ten years of intensive research and development at Risoe DTU is now materialized in a fully operational production line for polymer solar cells at the Danish company Mekoprint A/S. Polymer solar cells which is an inexpensive alternative to silicon solar cells, has a significant industrial potential.
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The role of energy policy in promoting increased use of alternative energy, fuel cells, space-based solar power systems, and the “greening” of propulsion technology will be among the topics discussed at the Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, Tenn., on July 25-28 at the 8th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and the 46th Joint Propulsion Conference.
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Two scientists in India have conceptually designed a new, cleaner motorcycle engine that uses compressed air to turn a small air turbine, generating enough power to run a motorcycle for up to 40 minutes. Their design, described in a recent issue of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, could be combined with a compressed air cylinder as a replacement for traditional internal combustion engines.
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Noisy cockpits and cabins have long been a challenge facing domestic manufacturers of motor boats. The noise level of motor boat interiors can be reduced; one of the most efficient ways of achieving this is the insulation of the engine by means of an acoustic enclosure.
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 | Light-emitting diodes are gaining ground: They are now being used as background lighting for displays. But the manufacturing of complex LED optics is still complex and expensive. A new technology is revolutionizing production: Large-scale LED components can now be manufactured cost-effectively. ...> Full Article |
 | After a succession of eight separate earthquake simulations, a 110-foot long, 200-ton concrete bridge model at the University of Nevada, Reno withstood a powerful jolting, three times the acceleration of the disastrous 1994 magnitude 6.9 Northridge, Calif. earthquake, and survived in good condition. ...> Full Article |
Pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities can be a significant source of pharmaceuticals to surface waters, according to a new study by the US Geological Survey and the State of New York.Outflow from two wastewater treatment plants in New York that receive more than 20 percent of their wastewater from pharmaceutical facilities had concentrations of pharmaceuticals that were 10 to 1,000 times higher than outflows from 24 plants nationwide that do not receive wastewater from pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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 | If employed in the future fleet, the LVI Lo/Lo crane will facilitate the flow of "containerized" logistics through the sea base to the shore, eliminating the need for a secure deep water port. ...> Full Article |
 | The rubber boots that emergency personnel wear when responding to situations where hazardous materials are present may be functional, but they're not very comfortable. New research coming out of North Carolina State University hopes to provide a next generation HazMat boot that meets both criteria. ...> Full Article |
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Keeping trains on track
World of lights in the microcosmos
110-foot concrete bridge withstands 8.0 earthquake simulation
Revolutionary crane technology may be in Navy's future
Researchers to develop next generation HazMat boots