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Material Efficiency
Company First to Make Nylon Precursor Without Petrochemicals
Verdezyne begins producing bio-adipic acid cheaper and with half the carbon emissions than petroleum-based processes.
Reinventing the Toothpaste Tube
Designers Sang Min Yu and Wong Sang Lee have developed a prototype toothpaste package they are calling SavePaste. SavePaste not only reinvents the toothpaste tube, it eliminates it altogether.
Spotted: Recyclable Plastic Six-Pack Holder
Around the same time when “Save the Whales”, was the popular environmentalist mantra of the day that those ubiquitous plastic six-pack holders became symbols of a new type of environmentalism — consumer environmentalism.
Masdar, DOE Collaborating on Moisture, Dust-Resistant Solar Panels
Less seepage, more solar energy! The US Department of Energy is beginning to test its cutting edge solar panels in Masdar City
Cost of Solar Dips to All-Time Low in US, Texas Tops List as Cheapest
A complex mix of market forces and policy incentives contributed to a historic low for the average cost of installing solar panels in the U.S. in 2009, according to a new study.
