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nanoparticles from traffic

Filtration of nanoparticles from traffic should become a key criterion of building ventilation

November 16, 2017 Keskkonnameedia 0

Air filters that efficiently expel nanoparticles should be adopted in buildings. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Tampere University of Technology (TUT) have developed […]

wastewater treatment

New way of making wastewater treatment better smelling

November 2, 2017 Keskkonnameedia 0

A foul smell and safety concerns can leave many residents turning their nose at the idea of a wastewater treatment plant in their neighbourhood. But […]

Testing wastewater

Testing wastewater could give warning system for preventing epidemics

November 1, 2017 Keskkonnameedia 0

Testing wastewater can become an effective, real time and low-cost local, national and global surveillance system enabling authorities to effectively identify and prevent epidemics. New ‘water […]

irradiated recycled plastic

MIT students fortify concrete by adding irradiated recycled plastic

October 31, 2017 Keskkonnameedia 0

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) undergraduate students have found that, by exposing plastic flakes to small, harmless doses of gamma radiation, then pulverizing the flakes […]

green roofs

Researchers at the University of Illinois find way to evaluate green roofs

October 30, 2017 Keskkonnameedia 0

Green roofs is an attractive concept, but there is concern surrounding its effectiveness. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are using a mathematical […]

Wärtsilä smart power generation solution

Wärtsilä’s smart power generation solution for power plant in Arizona

October 30, 2017 Keskkonnameedia 0

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a contract in Arizona, USA to provide smart power generation equipment for a new natural gas power plant with […]

floating offshore wind farm

World’s first floating offshore wind farm opened in Scotland

October 29, 2017 Keskkonnameedia 0

The world’s first floating offshore wind farm was officially opened on 18 October in Scotland. Statoil has installed a 30 MW wind farm of the North […]

tidal-powered hydrogen

World’s first tidal-powered hydrogen generated at EMEC

October 29, 2017 Keskkonnameedia 0

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has produced tidal-powered hydrogen gas in Orkney demonstrating potential for a clean replacement for polluting fuels. This is the first […]

Washabel ultra-tjin solar cell

A solar cell you can put in the wash

September 22, 2017 Keskkonnameedia 0

Scientists from RIKEN and the University of Tokyo have developed a new type of ultra-thin photovoltaic device, coated on both sides with stretchable and waterproof […]

Recycled cotton fibre

Fabric made from recycled cotton fibre

September 20, 2017 Keskkonnameedia 0

The method develop at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland involves dissolving worn and discarded cotton and using it as a raw material for new […]

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