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Air pollution is more frightening than SARS because no one can escape it, said Zhong Nanshan, a leading Chinese specialist in respiratory diseases, during a TV interview aired on Wednesday.
Feb 1st, 2013
Read moreHow European scientists are a preparing for a change from a fossil-fuel to a bio-based economy.
Feb 1st, 2013
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A unique alliance for German wind energy research was officially formed in Berlin yesterday - the Research Alliance for Wind Energy. Representatives of the three partners, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), ForWind, the Center for Wind Energy Research of the Universities Oldenburg, Hannover and Bremen, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy Systems Technology (IWES) signed the cooperation agreement.
Feb 1st, 2013
Read moreA new study investigated how an organism - in this case, a simple virus - adapts to temperature change when that change comes in different ways: constant, in a recognizable pattern or at random.
Jan 31st, 2013
Read moreThere are great expectations for solar power, especially in the coming years, when the International Energy Agency projects solar to grow faster than any other renewable power. But what does science need to do to more fully respond to the opportunities ahead?
Jan 31st, 2013
Read moreThe 2.5-120 is the first wind turbine to bring together world-class efficiency and power output at low wind speed sites, capturing a 25 percent increase in efficiency and a 15 percent increase in power output compared to GE's current model.
Jan 31st, 2013
Read moreHydro�gen has tremen�dous poten�tial as an eco-friendly fuel, but it is expen�sive to pro�duce. Now researchers at Prince�ton Uni�ver�sity and Rut�gers Uni�ver�sity have moved a step closer to har�ness�ing nature to pro�duce hydro�gen for us.
Jan 31st, 2013
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Though biofuels from algae hold great promise, Cornell researchers find that more innovation is needed to make the technology economically and energetically viable at a commercial scale.
Jan 30th, 2013
Read more4Q numbers show 2012 was best year ever, as industry reached 60,000 MW; Texas, California, Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois are leaders.
Jan 30th, 2013
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Of the 2.9 billion tons of global coal demand growth since 2000, China accounted for 2.3 billion tons (82%). China now accounts for 47% of global coal consumption - almost as much as the entire rest of the world combined.
Jan 30th, 2013
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The first mobile application to foster wider use of the environmentally friendly and sustainable principles of green chemistry is the topic of a new report.
Jan 30th, 2013
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Winemakers have long known that blending different grape varietals can favorably balance the flavor characteristics of the wine they produce. In the future, makers of advanced biofuels might use a similar strategy, blending different feedstock varieties to balance the energy characteristics of the transportation fuel they produce.
Jan 30th, 2013
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Bulky and noisy air-conditioning compressors and refrigerators may soon be a thing of the past. With the latest discovery by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, current cooling systems which uses refrigerant harmful to the ozone layer could be replaced by a revolutionary cooling system using lasers.
Jan 30th, 2013
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The goal of the eNterop project, which is partly funded by the German government, is to ensure the smooth interoperation of cars and charging points from different manufacturers. International standard ISO/IEC 15118 defining communication between vehicle and charging station was recently established to guarantee this interoperability.
Jan 30th, 2013
Read moreA global system to regulate runaway greenhouse gas emissions from aviation is technically and economically feasible and could help rein in climate change, according to a new World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report.
Jan 30th, 2013
Read moreAlstom Grid and Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services today announced the signing of a global alliance agreement to pursue joint commercial opportunities for their combined smart grid solutions.
Jan 30th, 2013
Read moreBerkeley Lab scientists study how behavior affects energy choices.
Jan 29th, 2013
Read moreSEMI and the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance their cooperation in areas of standards and roadmap activities for the solar thin film industry.
Jan 29th, 2013
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