Chemists at the University of Bologna, in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, have developed Sunny, a clean, nano-sized motor that works with sunlight. This system, which transforms solar energy into mechanical energy, is composed of two molecules, one in the form of a ring, which slides along the [...]

Establishment of a new survey about the store: »Do you know and if so what do you think of the econological shop? "Possible choices: 1) I know and I already ordered. I think it's a great way to finally put econology into practice! Continue is serious! 2) [...]

Do you know the nuts? These are the hulls of the Sapindus Mukorossi soap tree, a tree that grows in India and in the foothills of the Himalayas. They are impregnated with a natural soap that dissolves in water and washes your laundry gently. It is therefore a laundry both natural [...]

Last summer, students from the University of Science and Technology of Trondheim (NTNU) analyzed data from 600 wells drilled in the Norwegian continental shelf in the North Sea. Their calculations show that 3000 billion tons of coal are buried off the Norwegian coast. Most of the reserves are [...]

The government will authorize in the next few days the production of "1,8 million additional tons of biofuels," said Tuesday Dominique de Villepin at the Salon de l'Agriculture. Moreover, "by the end of the year, we will have to give the authorization for 1,1 million additional tons", added the Prime Minister. These authorizations [...]

With the store Econologie, concretize your convictions! Econologie.com has just opened a section "shop" to finally offer you products corresponding to the "philosophy" of our site. It is the logical continuation of our approach: since 3 years, econologie.com does everything to disseminate the information, engage the debate and provoke the [...]

Important information for users of pure vegetable oil as fuel. Some new gas oils would no longer be misleading with rapeseed and sunflower oils. This can cause severe mechanical problems. We have put online 2 comparative tests. Mixing tests and oil, gas oil and oil miscibility

Publication of a question / answer article on Bioethanol. Click to enlarge Each petrol vehicle can therefore use 10% ethanol as a petrol additive without any modification. Still need to find a distributor of bioethanol close to home and in large enough quantity (can of several tens of liters) ... questions and answers on [...]

On the occasion of the 16e World Conference on Hydrogen Energy, which took place in Lyon from 13 at 16 last June, Renault presented the progress of its research work on the fuel cell. The elements presented illustrate Renault's approach to hydrogen applied to cars: a battery-operated vehicle [...]