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Blending sewage with garbage to produce fuel

Steve on 02 1, 2008 | No Comments

Blending sewage with garbage to produce fuel

A new kind of waste treatment system has been developed by Viridis Waste Control LLC, that holds the potential to improve water quality, reduce landfill usage, and to provide a large supply of ren

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Amazon’s ‘Kindle’ is next step towards paperless culture

Steve on 11 25, 2007 | No Comments

Amazon's 'Kindle' is next step towards paperless culture

Earlier this week online giant Amazon.com released a digital reader called the Kindle, a device that has great potential to revolutionize the way we read. While ebook readers aren't new, Amazon's

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New aluminum alloy generates hydrogen on-demand

Steve on 05 20, 2007 | No Comments

New aluminum alloy generates hydrogen on-demand

Jerry Woodall, an engineer from Purdue University, has developed a method that uses an aluminum alloy to extract hydrogen from water on contact. This process eliminates the need to transport or st

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‘Biorock’ process grows coral reefs with electricity

Steve on 02 27, 2007 | No Comments

'Biorock' process grows coral reefs with electricity

Global coral reefs are dying at an alarming rate; the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network estimates that more than a quarter of the world’s reefs have died in the past few decades and that at l

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Plasma process converts garbage into clean energy

Steve on 02 23, 2007 | No Comments

Plasma process converts garbage into clean energy

Mention trash incineration to most people and the image that usually springs to mind is a dirty, smelly practice that is about as far from ‘green’ as you can get. However, this isn’t the case

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