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It's a gas
Added: 17 Feb 2003
Researchers at the University of Warwick are leading a programme called 'Hydrofueler' to connect pe…
Greener blacktop
Added: 14 Feb 2003
Shell claims that its 'WAM-Foam' enables asphalt to be produced at lower temperatures, providing sa…
Storage of nuclear waste heightens terrorism risks
Added: 14 Feb 2003
A space-saving method for storing spent nuclear fuel has dramatically heightened the risk o…

An alternative to zeolite?
Added: 10 Feb 2003
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have synthesised a large family of semiconduc…
Smallpox screensaver
Added: 6 Feb 2003
Using the idle time of computers like yours and mine, researchers at the University of Oxford aim t…
Safe or sorry
Added: 3 Feb 2003
Most products are certified as safe by the companies that actually make them. But is this 'self-cer…
Sticky stuff
Added: 3 Feb 2003
Insights into particle behaviour could help laboratory equipment maker Varian and Canada's Alberta …
Bacteria can eat pesticide
Added: 3 Feb 2003
Researchers have found that two microorganisms are capable of breaking down Endosulfan, a chlorine-…
BASF invests in fuel cells
Added: 3 Feb 2003
BASF's venture capital arm has invested heavily in a new company which is developing rechargeable …
Less colourful fish means better eyesight
Added: 27 Jan 2003
Following scientific assessments establishing a link between high canthaxanthin intake and …

Any old tyres?
Added: 20 Jan 2003
Ajax, Ontario-based Environmental Waste International has made the first commercial sale of…

Hazid makes chemical processing plants safer
Added: 14 Jan 2003
Manufacturers will be getting a helping hand to make their chemical processing plants safer and mor…
Government sets out White Paper position
Added: 8 Jan 2003
The Chemical Industries Association has given a cautious welcome to the government's position state…
Removing salt of the earth
Added: 8 Jan 2003
A supercritical oxidation unit developed by two Japanese firms could be used to destroy was…

BNFL attacks Leningrad
Added: 8 Jan 2003
Nuclear remediation and decommissioning specialist BNFL Environmental Services is to take o…

Open protocol for safety communication
Added: 11 Dec 2002
Rockwell, Omron and Sick are to collaborate on developing an open protocol for safety commu…

Plastic recycling
Added: 28 Nov 2002
Matsushita Electric has developed what it claims is the industry's first plastic recycling …

Recycle: now you can!
Added: 25 Nov 2002
A new patented process developed by Utah-based ReSyk can be used to manufacture products us…

Safety has a negative impact
Added: 19 Nov 2002
The world's two largest groups representing chemical companies are finding the EU 'Strategy for a F…
Telecom switch destroys dioxin
Added: 14 Nov 2002
Fujitsu Technology has developed a dioxin-decomposition process which, it claims, is 100 ti…