Most Americans want the U.S. to place more emphasis on developing solar power, recent polls suggest, but a major impediment is the cost to manufacture, install, and maintain solar panels. The price barrier could change, however, as researchers

Student and faculty entrepreneurs from the New York Institute of Technology plan to give new life to old water bottles with what they say is an environmentally friendly roofing design for developing nations or for emergency shelters in areas around

Kansas State University civil engineers are developing a mix that they hope will reduce concrete's carbon footprint and make it stronger. Their innovative ingredient: biofuel byproducts."The idea is to use bioethanol production byproducts to a a

A local power failure in Ohio 10 years ago caused a series of cascading power failures that resulted in a massive blackout that affected 50 million people and caused billions of dollars in damage and lost revenue. Engineering researchers at the

Grant Schmitz, eyes inches from a 6.5-foot-by-12-foot panel of ultra-high-performance concrete, studied the smooth surface for tiny cracks. He and other research engineers carefully marked every one with black markers.Schmitz, an Iowa State of a

Experts from The Ohio State University and University of Kentucky are collaborating to create what they claim is a first-of-its-kind biomedical informatics-based approach to help improve survival rates in people with lung cancer, which is the among

Nurses are the largest group of health care providers in the U.S., and health care leaders and experts agree that engaging registered nurses in quality improvement efforts is essential to improving our health care system, patient care, and our the

A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study suggests that the Mediterranean diet, which urges consuming foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, chicken, and salad dressing, and avoiding saturated fats, meat, and dairy foods, may

At the end of a long day, it can be more convenient to order your groceries online while sitting on the living room couch instead of making a late-night run to the store. New research suggests it's also more environmentally friendly to leave the to

Homes in neighborhoods that incorporate protected open space command prices 20 to 29 percent higher than those without open space, says a new study by a Colorado State University multidisciplinary research team that included Wildlife Conservation a