Scientists Develop Non-Eroding Surface Using Scorpion for Study

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For those who have watched concrete or painted surfaces erode over the course of time from exposure to sand and weather, a new material may be ready for developmental testing – based on the desert scorpion, who has lived its entire life in the blowing sands of the desert and moves on from year to year, no worse for wear.

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SolidWorks Offers Great Toolkit to Assess Environmental Impacts of Projects

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For engineers and designers wanting to understand the environmental and supply chain impacts of the work they take on, SolidWorksXPRESS is a powerful design tool. Take a look at this post from Clean Technica. Or go ro SolidWorks to view this well-produced video. SolidWorks Sustainability Design Software Helps in Understanding Environmental Impacts (via Clean Technica)

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How Does Solar Energy Work? How Solar Power Works

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We talk so much about solar energy (photo: jiskar) it’s helpful to understand how this renewable technology works. Here we have republished a post from Clean Technica, with graphics assistance from the Photovoltaic Education Network. How Does Solar Energy Work? How Solar Power Works (via Clean Technica)

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SolarEdge Launches a New Line of North American Inverters

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SolarEdge Technologies announced today the introduction of a new line of top efficiency, single phase solar inverters for the North American market.

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American Water Becomes First Water Utility to Join Alternative Fuels Renewable Energies Council

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American Water Works Company, Inc., the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced it has joined the Alternative Fuels Renewable Energies Council (AFREC). This makes American Water the first U.S. water utility to join AFREC. “We are pleased to join this alliance of industry leaders to explore ideas and innovative practices [...]

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