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New Insulation Technology for the 21st Century

Morgan S., Smith R., Cormier R., Proactive Technology, US

Back in 1945, Everett Shuman promoted R-value as a standardized way to measure a material’s resistance to heat transfer. But R-values can only be achieved in laboratory conditions where there is no wind, no moisture [...]

Sustainable Desalination of Fresh Water

Stover R.L., Energy Recovery Inc, US

Seawater reverse osmosis is an advanced desalination process used to filter water in which seawater is forced through a semi-permeable membrane, producing pure water on one side and concentrated brine on the other. The process, [...]

Expermental Study of Hydrogen in Internal Combustion Engines

Albayrak Çeper B., Berat Birsen E., Orhan Akansu S., Kahraman N., Erciyes University, TR

In this study, the engine performance, power, efficiency, specific fuel consumption and variation of pressure in the cylinder have been investigated in case of the use of hydrogen fuels in internal combustion engines, and compared [...]

A Value Chain and Life Cycle Assessment Approach to Identify Technological Innovation Opportunities in Algae Biodiesel

Levine R., Oberlin A., Adriaens P., University of Michigan, US

Global warming and the growing demand for energy and water have spurred efforts to identify carbon neutral transportation fuels. Microalgae are the only lipid-rich biomass capable of offsetting a significant portion of fossil fuel use [...]

Expermental Study of Hydrogen in Internal Combustion Engines

Albayrak Çeper B., Berat Birsen E., Orhan Akansu S., Kahraman N., Erciyes University, TR

In this study, the engine performance, power, efficiency, specific fuel consumption and variation of pressure in the cylinder have been investigated in case of the use of hydrogen fuels in internal combustion engines, and compared [...]

A Value Chain and Life Cycle Assessment Approach to Identify Technological Innovation Opportunities in Algae Biodiesel

Levine R., Oberlin A., Adriaens P., University of Michigan, US

Global warming and the growing demand for energy and water have spurred efforts to identify carbon neutral transportation fuels. Microalgae are the only lipid-rich biomass capable of offsetting a significant portion of fossil fuel use [...]

Sustainable Desalination of Fresh Water

Stover R.L., Energy Recovery Inc, US

Seawater reverse osmosis is an advanced desalination process used to filter water in which seawater is forced through a semi-permeable membrane, producing pure water on one side and concentrated brine on the other. The process, [...]

Enhancing Combustion and Heat Exchange Through Electrical Augmentation

Goodson D., Rutkowski R., Osler G., ClearSign Combustion Corporation, US

We have observed that software-controlled propagation of insignificant amounts of electrical energy through a flame region enhances both combustion efficiency and the transfer of thermal energy in an electrically conductive burner and heat exchange system. [...]

Energy In A New Light – Transforming Corporate Energy Use into a Weapon of Strategy

Livesay D., Marshall H., Warren K., Deloitte Consulting - Senior Manager, US

In most industries, energy consumption has long been regarded as a fixed cost, an important but background cost of doing business. During the past several years a convergence of factors – the rising costs and [...]

Influence of liposome size on accumulation in tumor and therapeutic efficiency of liposomal near-IR photosensitizer for PDT based on aluminum hydroxide tetra-3-phenylthiophthalocyanine

Meerovich G.A., Meerovich I.G., Meerovich G.A., Meerovich I.G., Pevgov V.G., Lukyanets E.A., Oborotova N.A., Gurevich D.G., Zorin A.A., Derkacheva V.M., Smirnova Z.S., Loschenov V.B., Vorozhtsov G.N., Baryshnikov A.Yu., A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute of RAS, RU

Size of nanoparticles is considered to be the one of main factors determining the efficiency of nanostructural antitumor drugs. Current work was performed to estimate the influence of liposomal size distribution on level and selectivity [...]