A team from the University of Alberta, based in Edmonton, Canada has
developed biofilms capable of breaking down the toxic matter found in
tailings ponds.
The 1st UK Solar to Fuel Symposium took place in London, UK, in January, to answer the question of whether we can harvest the sun’s rays and forego fossil fuels.
The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers are accepting
applications for their 2012 Venture Prize. The Royal Society are also accepting nominations for a range of awards.
A collaborative group of scientists at Bath, Birmingham and Warwick
universities are looking into new solid electrolytes that work at
temperatures of ~500-700ºC, spurring growing interest in
new apatite-type silicates and germanates.
The global financial crisis is affecting supply and driving up prices,
claimed speakers at the fourth Living with Minerals conference in
London, UK. Michael Forrest finds out what is shaping UK policy.
Researchers in the Republic of Korea have overcome the obstacles in current methods of fabricating metal nanodot arrays with dot sizes of less than 100nm, which have applications in solar panels and data storage.
