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Sustainable colouration concepts: Issues in textile processing of cotton

Post author:Christian Schumacher
Post published:05/02/2013
Post category:Ecology Textile

Cotton processing has various ecological problems, from polluted effluents to high water and energy consumption. Various concepts to improve this situation are discussed in this article. Best available technology can achieve zero discharge, especially by careful selection of dyes and processes, proper effluent treatment and recycling concepts. Future prospects include modified cellulose fibres, by chemical modifications, or bioengineered cotton.

Solar flares hit the Earth

Solar Flares hit the Earth in its 11 year peak cycle

Post author:Christian Schumacher
Post published:30/01/2013
Post category:Astronomy Energy

Solar Flares hit the Earth 2013, in its 11 year peak cycle, potentially causing serious damage, as much as 2 trilion USD of damage to the power grid

Graphic illustration of an explanet passing a red star

Exoplanets, the hunt for another Earth

Post author:Christian Schumacher
Post published:15/01/2013
Post category:Astronomy

The search for a new Earth is ongoing. A promising candidate, the exoplanet KOI-172.02, has been discovered, at 1040 light years distance.

Stanley Pons, Marvin Hawkins and Martin Fleischmann, 1989. (Photo: University of Utah)

e-cat – The scientific basis – Why scientists question the e-cat

Post author:Christian Schumacher
Post published:11/01/2013
Post category:Energy Physics

e-cat - A detailed scientific analysis of the Rossi-Focardi energy catalyser (e-cat), looking at the evidence for excess energy, nuclear reaction products, and the theoretical model.