February 2009
People, money and deals: 23 – 27 Feb. 2009
Follow the money and appointments taking place in the cleantech sector this week: The chairman of Canada’s BC Hydro, Mossadiq Umedaly, has joined
‘Nano-origami’ could lead to next-gen tech
Folding nano-materials into three-dimensional shapes, a la origami, could help lead to radically improved computer memory, motors and capacitors, according to a team of
News you might have missed: 27 Feb. 2009
Missed a few of the latest cleantech headlines? Greenbang is here to keep you up to date: Honda plans to build a research
Vicious cycle: climate change, Aussie fires
Scientists have long warned that accelerating climate change could lead to more wildfires around the globe, and that those wildfires would release more carbon
Cleantech ticker: 27 Feb. 2009
Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: The US Department of Energy and the Department of Housing and Urban
Researchers: cheap plastic solar cells in 5 – 7 years
Researchers in Canada say the public could see cheap and easy-to-manufacture plastic solar cells on the market in the next five to seven years,
How to drink coffee in space? Use surface tension
We’re still trying to wrap our heads around this innovative design from astronaut Donald H. Pettit: it’s for a unique coffee mug that would
Apply 3 Rs for better information management
The following is a guest article by Jeff Mills, Managing Director of Xenos Europe. Reduce, reuse, recycle is the green mantra that gained a
Cleantech news you might have missed: 26 Feb. 2009
Tired of wading through the endless waves of news from the cleantech industry? Fear not: our daily summary can keep you painlessly up to
Simple eco-steps could save UK retailers millions
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‘Frog foam’ could enable carbon capture, easier biofuels
What can frogs teach us about solar power, biofuel production and carbon capture?
Addicted to oil in a warming world? Blame the human brain
Never mind political differences, the rich-vs-poor divide or the all-out assault by global
Arctic explorers set off on 500-km climate trek across sea ice
A three-person team led by British explorer Ann Daniels this week began a
Welcome to the cloak-and-dagger world of peak oil, climate
Who would’ve thunk it? As we ease into the
Carbon storage: Works in a lab, but what about real life?
European researchers are set to launch a new field