research

Aug
08

Is that study relevant? Ask questions, pay attention to your own experiences

As our society has become more diverse, we’ve discovered a myriad reasons to question what once seemed like rock-solid
2 min read
Apr
28

Oxford adds $100 million for research into global problems

Big-money investments might be hard to come by these days, but Oxford University has beaten the odds by raising $100
1 min read
Oct
15

Carbon Trust ups research grants to £500k

Greenbang has always liked a an offer – two for one, half price, supersize me… Now the Carbon Trust is doubling
1 min read
Aug
08

£20m for energy-efficient material boffins

The Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council aren’t names imbued with rockstar status – unless
1 min read
Jun
26

DoE spends $1.3bn on CCS research

Greenbang is wondering what’s carbon capture’s secret. Not the technological secret, more the secret of how it’s
1 min read
Jun
03

EU backs €470m hydrogen, fuel cell grant

Sending its pun glands into overdrive, the European Union has sent out a press release with the thigh-slapping headline of
1 min read
Jun
02

Fungus ups recycling rates for biofuels

Greenbang is tearing down pictures of her loved ones from around her desk and replacing them with snaps of fungus.
2 min read
May
02

Oklahoma plants 'world's biggest' 1,000 acre switchgrass plot

It’s not all just cowboys and cowboy musicals in Oklahoma, you know. If it were, there’d be more
1 min read
Apr
30

Microsoft dishes out funds for power-trimming boffins

Ah, Microsoft. You’ve got to love them. They’ve come up with such great computing innovations as Clippy. You
1 min read
Apr
24

DoE gets smart with $50m grid handouts

How smart are smart grids? Could they do the super hard Sudoku in the Sunday papers? Do they have doctorates
3 min read