New Technologies, March 2010

Calera, a new start-up company, claims “it has found a way to capture the carbon dioxide emissions from coal and gas power plants and lock them into cement.

At this point Calera is still working on a pilot project. Concerns about this new process include the acid by- product and being able to create the same process on a large scale.

Read the article from The New York Times

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The EE Times is reporting on a partnership between NASA and Oregon State University “to design a more efficient air-traffic control system for commercial aircraft.”

Read the full article to learn more about the proposed system that “would reportedly reduce costs by increasing the efficiency with which air traffic controllers avoid delays by 20 percent.”

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With the flooding in North Dakota, some companies are thriving in developing means to protect homes from river floods.

The story from NPR details the Aqua Dam, which is replacing sandbags for many residents in North Dakota. Read the article

The Aqua Dam is a retaining wall of plastic filled water that can “control water.” Learn more about the Aqua Dam

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