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(Energy.gov) A research team at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland has discovered that catalysts based on the element molybdenum can make possible a more cost-effective and sustainable process for producing hydrogen. Their findings appear in the journal Chemical Science (paid subscription required). Hydrogen is an abundant element on earth, but . . . → Read More: New Process Devised For Efficient Hydrogen Production  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Intellectual property, New products  chemistry, cleantech, energy, Europe, patent, physical sciences, solar, university L to R: Zhibin Wang, Zheng-Hong Lu, and Michael Helander hold their chlorine-enabled OLED devices (Univ. of Toronto) Materials scientists at University of Toronto in Canada have found a simple way to use chlorine to reduce the complexity of Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) devices and improve their efficiency. The faculty/student team published their . . . → Read More: Chlorine Found to Boost Flat Panel Display Technology Comments are closed New products Canada, chemistry, engineering, materials science, physical sciences, university (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) The Duke Human Vaccine Institute in Durham, North Carolina agreed today with the pharmaceutical company Novartis to collaborate on the rapid development of a vaccines in case of virus threats such as pandemic influenza. The agreement also creates a research partnership to tackle both basic and translational vaccine . . . → Read More: Duke, Novartis to Develop Pandemic Virus Vaccines Comments are closed Joint ventures/collaborations biomedical, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, university (Pacific Northwest National Lab) The networking company Level 3 Inc. in Broomfield, Colorado will provide high-bandwidth fiber optic network capacity for the Internet2 consortium’s network supporting research and educational institutions. Internet2, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is an advanced networking consortium of 200 U.S. universities as well as corporations, government agencies, national labs, and . . . → Read More: High-Capacity Bandwidth Provided for Research Institutions (Ildar Sagdejev/Wikimedia Commons) A computer engineer at University of California in San Diego (UCSD) looked no further than his own office building to conduct research on the use of sensors and computer algorithms to better control heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Yuvraj Agarwal and his colleagues at UCSD presented their findings . . . → Read More: Sensors, Computer Controls Reduce Building HVAC Energy One comment - (Comments are closed) New products cleantech, computer science, economics, energy, engineering, physical sciences, software, university (Agricultural Research Service, USDA) Monsanto Company in St. Louis, Missouri and Atlas Venture, a venture capital firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, agreed to jointly explore investments in early-stage life sciences companies. Monsanto is a manufacturer of agricultural chemicals; Atlas Venture invests in early-stage technology and life sciences businesses. Under the agreement, Monsanto and Atlas . . . → Read More: Monsanto, Venture Company to Fund Life Science Start Ups Comments are closed Finance, Joint ventures/collaborations agriculture, equity, investment, life sciences, venture capital Researchers at North Carolina State University in Raleigh have developed a material from natural sources that can remove radioactive contaminates from drinking water. The material, made from a combination of forest byproducts and crustacean shells, works without electric power and can also remove heavy metals from drinking water, or salt from sea water. A team . . . → Read More: New Material Filters Radioactive Drinking Water Contaminates One comment - (Comments are closed) New products chemistry, life sciences, materials science, physical sciences, university, water A study by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington estimates that growing algae for biofuel could realistically replace 17 percent of the nation’s imported oil for transportation. The research team from the lab, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, and other colleagues published its findings in the journal Water Resources Research . . . → Read More: Lab: Algae Can Produce Fuel Equivalent to 17 Pct of Imports One comment - (Comments are closed) New products agriculture, biofuels, cleantech, economics, energy, life sciences, physical sciences, water (USDA.gov) Research at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff suggests that manuka honey can help reverse bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Cardiff biologist Rose Cooper will report on her findings this week at a meeting of the Society for General Microbiology. Manuka honey is produced by bees fed on the flowers of the New Zealand . . . → Read More: Manuka Honey Shows Potential For Drug-Resistant Wounds One comment - (Comments are closed) New products agriculture, biomedical, Europe, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, U.K., university Steel manufacturing: one industry where new ultrasound process can be applied (Library of Congress) Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Non-Destructive Testing (IZFP) in Saarbrücken, Germany have developed a faster process for testing industrial materials with ultrasound. The new methods provide three-dimensional images at up to 100 times the speed of conventional ultrasound. . . . → Read More: Faster Process Developed for Ultrasound Materials Testing Comments are closed New products computer science, engineering, Europe, manufacturing, materials science, physical sciences, software |
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