Dec
14
2006
Environment // Technology

The Smell of Success

In following our previous "pig poop" blog entry, we've come across an article about a professor and his staff of graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) that have found a way to extract oil from swine manure. [More]
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Dec
8
2006
Environment // Technology

Safe, Clean Abundant Energy from Blood

Researchers have found an alternative for separating water into hydrogen and oxygen. Typically this is done with electrolysis, however, now it can be done with only solar energy and blood, possibly paving a new way for creating hydrogen gas for use as fuel in the future. [More]
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Nov
28
2006
Environment // Society

Improving Working Conditions through the International Labour Organization (ILO)

As we have mentioned in previous blogs, international standards for safe working conditions and pollution standards are a concern at Zycon. Fortunately, there are other organizations supporting worker safety, too, one of which is the ILO, or International Labour Organization. [More]
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Nov
16
2006
Technology

Camping with Solar Power

In going along with our solar power and alternative energy discussions, we have come across a site by Anna Stone that offers portable devices to harness solar energy and power your laptop, radio, and so on. [More]
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Oct
30
2006
Technology

High-Performance Ceramic Inserts for Deep Drawing

The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) has found a way to replace the standard, and sometimes very costly tool steel used in deep drawing with more cost-effective high-performance ceramics. [More]
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Oct
18
2006
American Manufacturing // Environment // Foreign Manufacturing

Voluntary Global System for Worker Safety and Pollution Standards

An expansion of blogs from 4/18/2006 and 4/21/2006 regarding the proposal of a global voluntary system to be adopted by manufacturers to improve working conditions and pollution standards. [More]
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Oct
17
2006
Society // Technology

A Tall Order for a Small Shoe

Automobile makers throughout the world are playing the "Small Car Race" making small, safe, fuel-efficient vehicles. In Germany, DaimlerChrysler has come up with a baby shoe-shaped "Smart" car that can get over 50 MPG and is safe. [More]
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Sep
27
2006
Environment

Thank you WalMart Shoppers

An article on the USA Today talks about a particular controversial company that loves the color of "green", but in this case, they're not talking about money... [More]
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Sep
20
2006
Technology

Old King "Coal" can Become Environmentally Friendly

Coal, an old, but necessary fuel, is still widely used due to its abundance, however the emissions from burning coal are harmful to the environment and contribute to global warming. There is a solution however... [More]
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Sep
8
2006
Technology

A Mighty Wind in Iowa

People and organizations are always seeking renewable energy sources. Siemens AG has announced an investment of over $17 million to build wind turbines in Iowa. [More]
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