Conventional thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate for cement-making generates almost as much CO2 as lime. Solar-driven electrolysis of calcium carbonate yields calcium oxide and carbon (or carbon monoxide) and oxygen.…
Read MoreA BBC video imagines a Masters golf tournament with putt-putt hazards. Credit: BBC; You Tube. What I know about golf would not fit inside the head of a putter. In…
Read MoreMaterials engineering will drive development of the next generation of energy efficient vehicles. Credit: Wikipedia. News is ubiquitous about efforts and advances in the realm of energy, often in the…
Read MoreOld toilets await new life as Poticrete aggregate. Credit: City of Bellingham, Wash. There seems to some new and interesting surges of interest in using recycled material in roadways, both…
Read MoreA Pakastani mother gives her child clean water in Charsarda District, an area severely affected by monsoon floods. The UN World Water Assessment Programme released its triennial report on global…
Read MoreIs there a recommended daily allowance for nanoparticles? If so, powdered donuts are a reliable source. Credit: kilrothi; Wikipedia; Creative Commons license. How do you like your nanopowders? I like…
Read MoreMitsubishi i-MIEV battery electric vehicle was rated highest in latest environmental rankings provided by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. See story below. Credit: Mitsubishi. Here is what we are hearing:…
Read MoreDemonstration of the flexibility of cellulose–silica composite aerogel. Credit: J. Cai et al.; Angewandte Chemie. This sounds like the type of breakthrough aerogel fans have yearning for. A newly published paper…
Read MoreThis is part of the chart USGS’s W. David Menzie presented today at a hearing in Washington, DC. Credit: USGS. Not totally surprising, but I hadn’t seen these number aggregated like…
Read MoreFramework for new report by a committee of the National Research Council for the National Academies. Credit: NRC. Nano environmental health and safety is clearly an important topic and one…
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