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The curtains are the brainchild of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley

The end goal is to curb air pollution, reduce the risk of accidents

New approach to harvesting solar said to be more efficient that the ones already in use

The discovery can help make solar more popular, researchers explain

Users would generate electricity by waving the smartphone in the air

The use of tributyltin, otherwise known as TBT, was banned in 2008

Scientists identify several algae and plants that can clean radioactive contamination

The idea is to spray water into the atmosphere, have it clean the air

The rubbish is believed to constitute a threat to aquatic wildlife

Researchers use aluminum, iron and boron nanoparticles to modify diesel

Researchers say this is because people have started burning cheaper fuel

York scientists pin down family of enzymes that can break down hard-to-digest biomass

In nature, it takes millions of years for organic matter to turn into crude oil

BOLTgroup's Gigs 2 Go might be the greenest piece of tech ever created

New geothermal power plant would store CO2 underground, use it to up electricity output

The gas was discovered by scientists at the University of Toronto

Each year, about 325 million tons of construction waste are produced in the US alone