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Helium recovery good for fibre makers

Added: 9 Jan 2002

BOC has patented a new helium recovery system that aims to reduce the cost of manufacturing…

Diesels meet their match

Added: 7 Jan 2002

Can a low emissions natural gas engine generate the fuel economy and performance of a diesel engine…

Immobilising nuclear waste

Added: 19 Dec 2001

A £1.2 million research venture between BNFL and the University of Cambridge is to investig…

EPA to fund 'green engineering' initiative

Added: 18 Dec 2001

The US Environmental Protection Agency is funding a 'green engineering' research initiative that ai…

Water extraction process can increase safety and decrease costs

Added: 18 Dec 2001

University of Arkansas researchers believe water can replace solvents in food and pharmaceutical pr…

Tough new bacteria lunches on pollutants

Added: 12 Dec 2001

Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed strains of bacteria that can live in ha…

Getting more from carbon dioxide

Added: 12 Dec 2001

Acrion Technologies, a small business sponsored by the US Department of Energy, is showcasing a met…

Pickin' up good vibrations

Added: 11 Dec 2001

An Australian research team aims to design a reflector that will capture shockwaves as they bounce …

Turning grass into electricity

Added: 11 Dec 2001

US authorities hope to make harvesting switchgrass for power generation a valid commercial enterpri…

Emission trading goes online

Added: 5 Dec 2001

The Online Allowance Transfer System will enable participants in the sulphur dioxide and nitrogen …

Titanium helps make polyester

Added: 5 Dec 2001

Teijin has developed a new catalyst technology for manufacturing polyester that will allow it to pr…

Tea bags for crabs

Added: 29 Nov 2001

A new delivery method for packaging chlorine dioxide in a 'tea-bag' can keep bacteria from …

Here comes the sun

Added: 19 Nov 2001

Stuart Nathan (not pictured) takes a look at how chemists at BASF have helped women (pictured) keep…

Green chemistry partners aim to change UK culture

Added: 19 Nov 2001

Green chemistry research is gathering pace in the UK with the setting up of a new 'virtual centre o…

It's good meat

Added: 16 Nov 2001

Researchers have developed a real-time optical instrument capable of detecting even minute traces o…

Study could reduce chances of offshore oil leaks

Added: 14 Nov 2001

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla hope to reduce the occurrence of offshore oil leaks…

BP pumps $10 million into energy research

Added: 5 Nov 2001

BP has recently signed a ten-year $10 million agreement with the Chinese Academy of Sciences for a …

Singapore likes environmentally friendly cars

Added: 25 Oct 2001

The Singapore Economic Development Board has signed a letter-of-intent with BP Singapore for the de…

BioDeNOx demonstrated in Grand Haven

Added: 19 Oct 2001

Grand Haven Board of Light & Power based in Grand Haven, MI and Corus Consulting have signed an agr…

HSC aims to cut injuries

Added: 18 Oct 2001

The Health and Safety Commission is aiming to reduce dramatically the number of working day…