http://www.greentechforum.net Exploring new technologies, Imagining new possibilities Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:36:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Arrays of self-assembling nanotubes for self-cleaning glass in development at Tel Aviv University could be the next step in self-cleaning skyscraper and car windows and solar panels that repel water and dirt. Already, titanium dioxide nanoparticles are used to make self-cleaning windows sold by PPG, Pilkington, Andersen and Saint-Gobain. But ... http://www.greentechforum.net/2009/10/19/self-assembling-nanotubes-next-generation-in-self-cleaning-windows/ Zyvex Performance Materials has introduced a new two-part epoxy adhesive they say could replace existing aerospace grade adhesives. Laboratory tests have shown Epovex offers 50% greater performance in T-Peel strength and a 15% improvement in shear strength. “By using Epovex Adhesives," said Product Development Engineer Fred Meyer, "our customers will experience ... http://www.greentechforum.net/2009/10/17/zyvex-unveils-epovex-carbon-nanotube-strengthened-epoxy-adhesive/ Skepticism is a healthy attitude, especially when it comes to government interventions, but not when it means leaving a severely damaged planet to our children. If you're trying to sway skeptics about climate change, you're not likely to do it with facts. It's likely that their skepticism is grounded more ... http://www.greentechforum.net/2009/10/12/getting-the-green-message-across-to-skeptics/ The first suit advertised as reducing the risk of H1N1 or swine flu goes on sale  today in 272 stores across Japan. Ryugo Yamamoto, spokesperson for Haruyama Trading Co., says the suit will sell for 52,290 yen ( US $589). "Laboratory experiments proved that molecules of viruses were actually dissolved three ... http://www.greentechforum.net/2009/10/10/anti-swine-flu-suit-hits-the-racks-in-japan/ The Department of Energy’s $300 million Cash for Appliances rebate program kicks off this month. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the program will offer rebates to buyers of energy-efficient appliances and other products that carry the Energy Star label. Rebates will be issued through the program ... http://www.greentechforum.net/2009/10/06/doe-kicks-off-cash-for-appliances-rebate-program/ “3-D printing in glass has huge potential for changing the thinking about applications of glass in architecture," says Ronald Rael, an assistant professor of architecture at the University of California, Berkeley about the new technique developed by a team of engineers and artists at the University of Washington.The team used ... http://www.greentechforum.net/2009/09/27/glass-objects-from-a-3-d-printer/ Solliloquy, a new 58m superyacht designed by Alastair Callender, may be the hottest thing on the water. Among its many green features is an innovative overhead beam housing three automated, pivoting rigid-wing solarsails with a total of over 600 square meters of solar collection area.Callender says of his green design, ... http://www.greentechforum.net/2009/09/20/superyacht-solliloquy-combines-luxury-sustainability-and-sleek-design/ Photographer Chris Jordan uses art to represent statistics that can often be mind-numbing (does anyone really get the staggering difference between a national debt of $1.1 trillion and $1.6 trillion?)In Light Bulbs, shown here, Jordan shows us 320,000 light bulbs to represent the amount energy wasted in US homes every ... http://www.greentechforum.net/2009/09/03/running-the-numbers-on-us-energy-waste/ The European Union this week banned the production and import of standard clear incandescent 100-watt bulbs and non-transparent frosted bulbs. It's the first step in a long-term plan to ban the production and import of all incandescents by 2012.That's good news for the environment since compact florescent lights (CFLs) can ... http://www.greentechforum.net/2009/09/02/eu-begins-phase-out-of-incandescent-bulbs/ Self-erasing surfaces are already well-established in nanotechnology, but now they come in living color. Researchers at Northwestern University have created brilliant multicolor printable nanocoatings that disappear.Researchers developed the self-erasing coatings by laminating gold and silver nanoparticles onto substrates. That may sound expensive, but it doesn't take many nanoparticles to coat ... http://www.greentechforum.net/2009/08/31/metal-nanocoatings-create-self-erasing-surfaces/