minerals, Tag

You think those baby unicorns grow on trees? Better think again. "Green" energy, in fact, comes with a very high price tag. as this report from the Manhattan Institute makes clear:

Reposted from Fabius Maximus Website Larry Kummer, Editor Good News, Oil & Energy, Science & Nature Summary:  Among the fear barrages of the past 50 years, “running out of resources” has been the most persistent...

In the United States, approximately 40 percent of food is never eaten. Not only does this food waste damage your pocketbook, but it also has a major environmental impact. Changing your food habits is a great way to do your...

Scientists have uncovered a rare “super-deep” diamond in the Cullinan mine in South Africa's Gauteng province. Wrapped in this diamond is the mineral calcium silicate perovskite, the fourth-most abundant mineral found...

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have learned that farming with crushed silicate rocks mixed into the soil could improve global food security, increase crop yields, promote soil health, and reduce greenhouse gas...

Travelers have been drawn to Iceland’s famous Blue Lagoon for decades, eager to take a dip in the steamy, mineral-rich water nestled in the heart of a lava field...

Japanese designer Kosho Ueshima of The Industrial Design Studio created Misoka, the nanotechnological toothbrush that can clean teeth without the use of toothpaste...

Those little seashells loitering on your bathroom shelf are hiding quite a secret—their teeth are—according to a new study from the University of Portsmouth—the strongest material found in nature...

A Korean research team has achieved record level efficiency in solar cells, using a new formula for mixing perovskite structures. Perovskite is an inexpensive, abundant mineral, and the researchers have found ways to make...

The water appears blue because of the high concentrations of silica, algae, and minerals within it. Although the water itself is actually a milky white hue, the silica within it reflects sunlight and the algae adds a bit...

Read the rest of Project Nomad: Mobile Skyscrapers Could Terraform Mars for Human Colonization Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "skyscraper competition", atmosphere, Evolo 2013, greenhouse gases,...

Read the rest of Project Nomad’s Mobile Skyscrapers Could Terraform Mars For Human Colonisation Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "skyscraper competition", atmosphere, Evolo 2013, greenhouse...

André Diederen's recent book on resource depletion I have been thinking, sometimes, that I could reserve a shelf of my library for those books which have that elusive quality that I could call "modern wisdom"...

The Pentagon revealed last week that Afghanistan has as much as $1 trillion in mineral wealth, a potential game changer in the ongoing conflict there. Many news outlets have picked up this story, with some simply repeating...

This is a slide video of the presentation given by Rolf Widmer and David Rochat at the Oil Drum/ASPO Conference at Alcatraz, Italy in June 2009. Rolf and David work at EMPA and SOFIES on more efficient material management...