Technology


Dairy Power Summit Jumpstarts N.Y. Digester Projects

GE Energy produces engines that can help dairy farmers generate methane energy.

IGCC Technology Slated for Calif. Project

Integrated gasification combined cycle process at Kern County plant will convert coal power to electricity and capture and sequester carbon dioxide in an adjacent oil field.

Silicon-air Battery Claims a Longer Shelf Life

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists have developed a lighter weight, longer lasting battery that could be made even more powerful and rechargeable.

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Researchers Model Hurricane-related Power Outages

Data could save utilities money and facilitate logistics for repair crews.

UM Engineers a Solution to Hydrogen Storage

Carbon nanotubes have enabled the chemical engineers to achieve hydrogen storage capacity up to 8 percent by weight.

Cyanide Sensor Detects Below Toxicity Threshold

A designer molecule created by researchers at Indiana University Bloomington works in water at normal pH levels.

OriginOil, Idaho Lab Work on Commercial Algae Production

Senior scientist applauds collaboration leading to productivity model.

InLine Processer Makes Salty Water Usable for Irrigation

A potato farmer from Florida uses the Inline Processor and claims it increased his yield 45 percent over two fields.



NYC Pilots Zumbox Paperless Postal System

The program is expected to cut paper waste, printing and mailing costs.

Peru Plant to Use SBR in Wastewater Reuse Project

ITT modified the process with an Intermittent Cycle Extended Aeration System.

Hach's Turbidity Technology Simplifies Calibration

The company says its new 2100Q portable turbidimeter delivers the most accurate turbidity readings

Winery Demos Clean Hydrogen Gas from Wastes

Penn State engineer and Napa Wine Company use a microbial electrolysis plant to process agricultural wastewater.

Companies Turn Wastewater Cellulose into Ethanol

Applied Cleantech and Qteros have developed Q Microbe technology, which transforms municipal wastewater solids material into automobile fuel.

AQMD Presents Award to ACTI for Pollution Control System

The system can help ports reduce up to 99 percent of air pollutants emitted by ships.

Princeton-Rice Device Identifies Nitric Oxide

Using lasers and sensors, a team of researchers has demonstrated a new method of identifying nitric oxide.

Purdue Answers Boiling Question on Cooling Systems

Knowing how fluid boils in microchannels may help engineers develop cool high-power electronics for transportation, computers, and other devices.

PPG Innovation Receives Michigan Green Chemistry Award

The Governor's Award recognizes PPG's Green Logic paint detackifier.

Missouri Professor Creates Self-contained Wastewater System

A baffled bioreactor uses baffles to create an intermediate settling chamber for sludge return and to treat water to a level suitable for use in toilet flushing and car washing.