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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008For years, scientists are trying to find new ways to put to better use the solar energy. Researchers of the Rice University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute say that they have developed the darkest material ever made. This material is made from carbon atoms tubes. These tubes are shaped like an empty-honeycomb and the carbon atoms [...]
The Ozone Layer Is Diminishing Rapidly
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Ozone is an air pollutant at ground-level, but in the higher levels of atmosphere it prevents harmful ultraviolet radiations from reaching to our planet’s surface. The effects of the solar radiations are the changes in the DNA, many organisms could die and people could present symptoms of skin cancer.
In 1970, expert scientists detected a decrease of the Ozone [...]
Masdar City, The Green City
Saturday, January 19th, 2008Monday at World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi will be announced a visionary city which is set to be the most ecological in the world. The conference is financed by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co.’s Masdar Initiave. They plan to begin the construction in February and will have a perimeter of six-square-kilometer.The city will be [...]
New High-Speed Railway System In Spain - Faster & Greener
Thursday, January 17th, 2008A new railway system has been inaugurated by Spain and should reduce both the pollution and travel time. The new system is called Alta Velocidad Española ( AVE ) and the trains that will travel from Madrid to Málaga are able to hit a speed of up to 350 km/h. Now it only takes 2.5 [...]
NanoGram Develops Silicon Solar Cells
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008NanoGram is a company which currently is focusing on developing silicon solar cells. They managed to collect about $32 million from their investors. They want to improve the efficiency of the silicon-based solar cells and also to decrease the costs of production. NanoGram started to ship its solar cells last month. Also, they manufacturer flat-panel [...]
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