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MIT Develops ‘GHG-Free Steel’
Researchers at MIT have found a way to manufacture steel without greenhouse gas emissions. Steel from the new process should be of higher purity, and — once the process is scaled up — cheaper, according to a paper that was published this week in the journal Nature . Worldwide steel production totals about 1.5 billion tons per year. The prevailing process makes steel from iron ore — which is mostly iron oxide — by heating it with carbon; the process forms CO2 as a byproduct. Production of a ton of steel generates almost 2 tons of CO2 emissions, according to steel industry figures, accounting for as much as 5 percent of the world’s total GHG emissions, according to MIT . In addition to producing no emissions other than pure oxygen, the process lends itself to smaller-scale factories.
Dutch innovations in air quality
The environmental policy debate has been taken over by climate change for years. With some backlash lately because of climate denialism. Most discussion about climate change focus on reducing the emissions of carbon dioxide into the air.
Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com / CC BY 2.0 One of the most interesting audits I ever conducted took place at a fragrance factory. Every couple of steps, the odor of the air would change markedly, from roses to raspberries, from lavender to lemons, as small quantities of each scent escaped from the processing units. Chemists call the property that gives fragrances their rich perfume "volatility". Volatility means a substance evaporates easily, filling the air with molecules that trigger our sense of smell. In some cases, such as fragrances, the escaped chemicals may be harmless, or even pleasant -- although even fragrance factories must take caution with their air pollution equipment to ensure neighbors are not overwhelmed by a jungle of odors.
Biomimicry Solves Age-old Industrial Air Pollution Problem
If there's been one topic that has entirely dominated the post-election landscape, it's the fiscal cliff. Will taxes be raised? Which programs will be cut? Who will blink first in negotiations? For all the talk of the fiscal cliff, however, I believe the US is facing a much more serious problem, one that has simply not been talked about at all: corruption. But this isn't the overt, "bartering of government favors in return for private kickbacks" corruption.
How Corruption Is Strangling U.S. Innovation - James Allworth
Suneet Tuli, the 44-year-old CEO of UK/Canadian/Indian startup Datawind, is having a taxing day. “I’m underwater,” he says as he struggles to find a cell signal outside a restaurant in Mumbai. Two days from then, on Sunday Nov. 11, the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee, will have unveiled the seven-inch Aakash 2 tablet computer Tuli’s company is selling to the government for distribution to 100,000 university students and professors. (If things go well, the government plans to order as many as 5.86 million .) In the meantime, Tuli is deluged with calls from reporters, and every day his company receives thousands of new orders for the commercial version of the Aakash 2. Already, he’s facing a backlog of four million unfulfilled pre-orders.
How a $20 tablet from India could blindside PC makers, educate billions and transform computing as we know it
IRWES: Wind of change
De droom van milieu-activisten is de nachtmerrie van vele anderen: een land waar de daken vol zonnecellen staan en iedere vierkante centimeter buitengebied is volgeplempt met opzichtige en luidruchtige windmolens. Dat is zo’n beetje de schaal waarin je moet denken als je met gangbare middelen de Nederlandse elektriciteitsproductie wilt verduurzamen. Als het om de opwekking van duurzame energie gaat, werken we namelijk nog steeds met de technologie van eeuwen geleden. Het is tijd voor een radicale innovatie: IRWES . Sinds de uitvinding van de dynamo in 1831 zijn de efficiëntie, de schaalgrootte en opbrengsten van windmolens wel vergroot, maar bij lange na niet voldoende om alle huishoudens in ons welvarende land van duurzame elektriciteit te voorzien. Tijdens mijn promotie aan de University of Miami dacht ik hierover na.Clean tech is broeinest van innovatie - Vincent wil zon
Vincent Dekker − 12/11/12, 10:30 © Cleantech Group. De groei van het aantal patenten voor zonne-energie sinds 2002. weblog Of een industrietak economisch interessant is, kun je vaak afzien aan hoe innovatief het is. De sector schone technologie, het zal niet verbazen, staat alom in de belangstelling. Met als resultaat dat er meer patenten dan ooit zijn geregisteerd.
Brabant krijgt glow-in-the-dark wegbelijning
Door: redactie 1-11-12 - 08:43 bron: AD © Studioroosegaarde.net. Lichtgevende wegbelijning, die lantaarnpalen langs de weg overbodig maakt. Virtuele ijskristallen die oplichten op het wegdek om te waarschuwen voor gladheid. Aparte rijstroken waarop elektrische auto's automatisch opladen als ze er overheen rijden.Energienulwoningen met een huurprijs inclusief energie
Energienulwoningen zijn een nieuwe innovatie op de woningmarkt. Bijzonder aan deze woningen is dat ze evenveel of meer energie opleveren als dat ze verbruiken en dat de huurprijs inclusief energie is. Het eerste project met energienulwoningen komt nu van de grond in het Brabantse Uden. "We gaan woningen realiseren die zo zuinig zijn dat ze geen energie meer gebruiken", vertelt Aris de Groot, de bedenker van het concept.
Banks in Danger of Becoming the "Dumb Pipes" of the Mobile Payments Industry
The industry movement created of any disruptive technology will create winners and losers. What entities create value out of disruption in the early stages will set a base for future success. In the mobile payments sector we have talked a lot about the confluence of technology companies with payment processors and debated who will ultimately emerge as winners . One sector that is often forgotten in this discussion is the fact that banks already play a central role in the day-to-day lives of consumers. There is huge potential for the banks to profit from the mobile payments evolution and they need to move quickly before the industry passes them by. It is no secret that many U.S.
As Movies Debut on Facebook, the Era of Social Cinema Begins
If anybody could pull it off, it would be Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. The comedy duo and stars of the often demented Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! have a rabid and loyal enough fan base that releasing their new movie in an experimental new way just might work.Raspberry Pi, a Tiny But Powerful $25 PC, Coming Soon [VIDEO]
The holidays have been particularly jolly for the gang making Raspberry Pi , the tiny Linux-based PC that's going to cost just $25. If the reports coming from the site are to be believed, you could be able to buy one as early as next month. Right before the holiday, the creators got a batch of circuit boards in for testing. The site says all the initial testing showed the boards to be performing "as solid as a rock," despite an issue with the power supply. However, that problem was easily fixed via a red wire and a quick soldering job, and the team promises it won't appear in any future units.Solar powered advertising boards have provided companies with ways to advertise their products in an environmentally friendly way, and it appears that wind power is following suit. UK-based City Windmills is giving companies the chance to not only generate clean power (and thus cheaper energy bills) for themselves, but to use their installation as a unique advertising platform. <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/Inhabitat/energy;article=articlename;kw=content1;sz=300x250;ord=123456789?" target="_blank" ><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/Inhabitat/energy;article=articlename;kw=content1;sz=300x250;ord=123456789?"
City Windmills Enables Clean Energy And Unique Advertising Opportunites
Man, is Apple ever freaked out by the Samsung Galaxy Tablet. We already pointed out that Apple succeeded in getting it banned in Australia, and now it's got an injunction blocking it in most of Europe as well . And, of course, the lawsuit in the US continues . It's really sad that Apple simply doesn't want to compete in the marketplace. The thing is, I've used both the iPad and the Galaxy Tab, and the iPad is nicer.
Apple Wins Europe-Wide Blockade Of Samsung Tablets; Guess Which Tablet Apple Is Scared Of Most?
Innovatie vergt meer durf dan nu
Een gastbijdrage van Edwin Horlings en Barend van der Meulen , onderzoekers verbonden aan het Rathenau-instituut. Het artikel is overgenomen van Sociale Vraagstukken . Nederland is op het gebied van innovatie een achterblijver geworden.finance
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