Tweet (This post is written by Dr. Sean McGinnis, Director of the Green Engineering Program at Virginia Tech) “There is no such thing as a free lunch” goes the old adage. Applied to technology and … Continue reading
Tweet We need about 125 litres of water to grow an apple, and about 80 litres for an orange. A glass of apple juice: 230 litres. A glass of orange juice: 200 litres. See? When done … Continue reading
Tweet What are your earliest memories of using a computer? Mine are about learning to code in GW-BASIC and playing Space Invaders – all of those on majestic, hulking cathode ray tube monitors (CRTs). I … Continue reading
Tweet Have you ever gone to the store to buy a new hair drier and noticed all their new fancy descriptions? Now you don’t just buy a hairdryer, you buy a “Nano Titanium Hair Drier“, … Continue reading
Tweet Nanocellulose is a promising, renewable nanomaterial. ScienceDaily has called the “wonder material” of the future. How cool is nanocellulose? Well, even Gizmodo and The Verge have talked about it. (Here is a very nice review by by Klemm … Continue reading
Tweet Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a well-established method to evaluate the environmental footprint of a product or process and has been widely used in several industries – packaging, pulp and paper, biofuels, food, … Continue reading