Garage Technology Ventures launches Cleantech Investment Program
The partnership is initially focused on technologies of strategic interest to corporate partners in the areas of materials science, energy technologies, advanced chemistry, and clean technologies. As the program expands, the scope will include software, IT, communications, mobile, and other sectors.
Posted: Dec 4th, 2012
Read moreNew findings suggest that changes to home construction design could result in 80% energy savings
According to collaborative research led by Ryerson University, a simple change in the way we live in our homes, and the introduction of a heat pump, could save up to 80% on energy consumption.
Posted: Dec 4th, 2012
Read moreSymposium "Limits to Growth" draws up a blueprint for sustainable development
Every eighth human being suffers either from undernourishment or starvation, and 12.5% of the world's population has no access to clean drinking water - just two background facts in focus on the second day of the anniversary symposium entitled "40 Years Limits to Growth", where scholars are debating ways out of the scarce-resource dilemma.
Posted: Dec 4th, 2012
Read morePlastic packaging industry is moving towards completely bio-based products (w/video)
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a technique to significantly improve the quality of bio-based plastic packaging. The new generation of bio-based plastic packaging is not only eco-friendly but also has several superior qualities compared to traditional plastic packaging.
Posted: Dec 4th, 2012
Read moreAdvancing energy efficiency through two new ARPA-E projects at Berkeley Lab
Two Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) research projects were awarded grants by the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to advance energy technologies. The two grants total nearly $5 million.
Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012
Read moreThe widening gap between present emissions and the two-degree target
Carbon dioxide emission reductions required to limit global warming to 2°C are becoming a receding goal based on new figures reported today in the latest Global Carbon Project (GCP) calculations.
Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012
Read moreNew lab to develop technologies to produce high value chemicals from biomass
First-of-its-kind Lab focused on developing scientific approaches towards biorenewable feedstocks.
Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012
Read moreRecord high for global carbon emissions
Global carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise again in 2012, reaching a record high of 35.6 billion tonnes - according to new figures from the Global Carbon Project.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2012
Read moreClimate change study strengthens link to human activities
New research shows some of the clearest evidence yet of a discernible human influence on atmospheric temperature.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2012
Read moreLong-term research reveals how climate change is playing out in real ecosystems
A group of scientists writing on long-term studies of watershed and natural elevation gradients at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire and in the surrounding region report a number of surprising results that may shed more light on the complex nature of climate change.
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2012
Read moreGeoscientists cite critical need for basic research to unleash promising energy sources
Developers of renewable energy and shale gas must overcome fundamental geological and environmental challenges if these promising energy sources are to reach their full potential, according to a trio of leading geoscientists.
Posted: Dec 1st, 2012
Read moreMathematical modeling for sea waves in electricity generation
Researchers Dr Ismail, Dr Muhammad Murtadha and Baharin Abu Bakar from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia carried out a conceptual study on mathematical modelling for sea wave in electricity generation.
Posted: Dec 1st, 2012
Read moreMaking sustainability policies sustainable
Sweeping environmental policies come with hidden challenges - not only striving to achieve sustainability and benefit the environment - but over time ensuring the program itself can endure.
Posted: Nov 30th, 2012
Read moreClearest evidence yet of polar ice losses
After two decades of satellite observations, an international team of experts brought together by ESA and NASA has produced the most accurate assessment of ice losses from Antarctica and Greenland to date. This study finds that the combined rate of ice sheet melting is increasing.
Posted: Nov 30th, 2012
Read moreCarbon dioxide could reduce crop yields
The carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere continues to climb and heat up the climate. The gas is, however, indispensable for plants, as they use the carbon it provides to form glucose and other important substances. Therefore, the more carbon dioxide the better? The equation is unfortunately not as simple as that.
Posted: Nov 30th, 2012
Read moreBioreactors for algae-based biofuels get $900K grant
A Cornell research team has received a $910,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to work toward revolutionizing how biofuels are produced from algae.
Posted: Nov 30th, 2012
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