Video: Faces of the Recovery Act: Sun Catalytix
Posted on April 21st, 2010 by als
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Tags: Chemical, Environmental
Video: Scientists Keep Radiation in Its Place
Posted on April 19th, 2010 by als
What’s in Your Water?
Posted on April 14th, 2010 by axb
Tap water is indisputably a more environmentally-friendly drinking choice than bottled water. But now, rising levels of pharmaceuticals in the water supply are raising concerns about the safety of the tap.
This situation has prompted four Chemical Engineering students at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada to design a wastewater treatment system that could remove 90 percent of pharmaceuticals and other potentially harmful compounds.
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The Untapped Power of Water Bottles
Posted on March 29th, 2010 by jxh
Each year 1.5 million tons of plastic are used to bottle 89 billion liters of water, and the energy required to manufacture and transport this bottled water severely drains our limited supply of fossil fuels.
But MIT chemist Dan Nocera has discovered a way to make plastic water bottles more environmentally friendly.
Using a special catalyst, Nocera’s new photosynthetic process can power a home using only sunlight and a bottle of water.
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Tags: Chemical, Energy, Environmental
Video: Nanotechnology Takes Off
Posted on March 29th, 2010 by als
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Tags: Biomedical, Chemical, Energy, Environmental, Materials, Nanotechnology
