The ability of leaves to clean themselves has inspired Indian scientists to develop a self-cleaning paint. So a car that receives a coat of such paint will not need washing during its lifetime.:
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Peering through the powerful microscope before him was more than enough for scientist Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh to gauge the magnitude of the invention his [...]
POZNAN (Poland): A Swiss teacher completed the first round-the-world trip in a solar-powered car on Thursday and said he hoped the 52,000-km (32,000-mile) odyssey would inspire carmakers to make greener models.
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Louis Palmer smashed his “solar taxi” through a wall of polystyrene blocks marking the end of the 17-month trip outside the venue of [...]
This winter, New Year’s Eve revelers will have a close-up view of Times Square’s first environmentally friendly billboard powered entirely
by wind and sun.
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But the billboard might not be quite as dazzling as some of its high-powered neighbors along the Great White Way.
Construction on the 35,000-pound sign advertising Ricoh Americas Corp is to begin this [...]
If you think that pollution and weather damage buildings, think again, for a new study has revealed that bacteria also have a role to play.
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Researchers in Spain have found that bacteria are responsible for the ageing of buildings and monuments through biodeterioration, a process where organisms actually change the properties of materials through their [...]
Standing atop the 400-acre 1-E landfill, you get a panoramic view of the Meadowlands sports complex to the north and the New York City skyline to the east. You’re also standing on a critical part of New Jersey’s, and the nation’s, energy future.
…A methane gas collection pipe sticks out of the 1-E landfill [...]
Scientists have begun work to commercially produce a tiny and cheap satellite that could collect readings from your electricity and gas meters. AN>
The CubeSat, with sides measuring just 10cm and weighing the same as a large bag of sugar, could also collect data from remote locations such as wind farms, the Herald and Channel 4 [...]
BORCULO (Netherlands): Set amid cornfields and cow pastures in Holland is a shallow pool that is rapidly turning green with algae, harvested for ani mal feed, skin treatments, biodegradable plastics - and with increasing interest, biofuel.
In a warehouse 120 miles southwest, a bioreactor of clear plastic tubes is producing algae in pressure-cooker fashion [...]