After so much seriousness, let’s try and take a look at something else, a new invention that will surely change the way we live, think, and act during our irresponsible ride to the grocery store.
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Archive for April 9th, 2009
Tiny Dead Marine Cells Helping Us Create Better Solar Cells
Posted in April 9th, 2009
by Ovidiu in Solar Power
Using microscopic creatures as our friends is not a new idea, not it has been used recently. Nowadays, pushed by our green energy needs, we have to find solutions by using and probably killing some of our little friends to make us energy. This phrase sounded like the madhouse, now let’s get to the real subject.
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Radiation and Radon from Green Building Materials
Posted in April 9th, 2009
Building with reclaimed building materials is a great way to reduce the environmental footprint of a building. LEED and GreenPoints both award points for use of reclaimed materials. However, some reclaimed materials can be radioactive.
Fly ash is the material left over from burning coal. A waste product with little other use, it is sometimes added to concrete or bricks. However, if the original coal contained radioactive isotopes, those isotopes will be greatly concentrated in the ash.
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