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Solar kiln is kind on costs

Added: 21 Aug 2001

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have created an environmentally friendly solar powered ki…

New process may cotton on

Added: 20 Aug 2001

A textile scientist at North Carolina State University is developing a method of dyeing cotton that…

Boosting gas flow

Added: 17 Aug 2001

The US Department of Energy has selected two firms to develop advanced methods for locating low per…

Fuel cell consortium awarded $49 million by US Army

Added: 16 Aug 2001

A Power and Energy Alliance Consortium has been awarded an eight-year, $49 million dollar deal for …

Waste to methanol

Added: 16 Aug 2001

Startech Environmental has signed a strategic alliance with Hydro-Chem to produce and sell combined…

Ethanol from corn: not such a good idea

Added: 10 Aug 2001

Corn producers and some lawmakers have touted ethanol-gasoline mixtures as the answer to fossil fue…

Smooth operation

Added: 9 Aug 2001

Safety concerns and pressure from customers are leading to increasing use of food-grade lubricants,…

Eradicating CFC's with a plasma cask

Added: 1 Aug 2001

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology have developed a plasma cask design…

Recycle those scrap tyres

Added: 27 Jul 2001

An innovation by a British scientist may spark a renewed interest in pyrolysis - and help to reduce…

Bringing sewage back to life

Added: 24 Jul 2001

Haestad Methods has announced the release of SewerCAD v5, the latest version of their model…

Dow buys rigid foam

Added: 24 Jul 2001

The Dow Chemical Company has agreed to purchase the assets of the Celotex Corporation's rig…

VOC directive heralds change for UV curable wood coatings

Added: 17 Jul 2001

The EU Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) directive will have a dramatic effect on the pricing structu…

Clean air and large profits

Added: 17 Jul 2001

Biodiesel fuel containing soy oil can be safely blended with noncommercial jet fuel used in militar…

Metal pollutants show their true colours

Added: 17 Jul 2001

Researchers from Brigham Young University have created molecules that glow in the presence of certa…

Chip houses go green with lack of lead

Added: 16 Jul 2001

Europe's three largest semiconductor manufacturers are proposing a standard that provides a common …

SawStop makes for safer woodworking

Added: 10 Jul 2001

A US Patent Attorney has invented a device that prevents fingers being sliced off by table …

Rigid and semi-rigid foam

Added: 4 Jul 2001

Eurotech has announced what it believes is a major breakthrough in the development of its h…

A new Halon replacement alternative

Added: 3 Jul 2001

3M's Performance Materials Division has developed a new fire extinguishing material that it…

The return of the benzene eaters

Added: 2 Jul 2001

Researchers at SIUC have isolated two micro-organisms that can break down benzene without the aid o…

Catalytic process could save millions for paper mills

Added: 20 Jun 2001

A catalytic processcould help paper mills save millions of dollars a year by converting a polluting…