a group of Swedish scientists have developed a technique which will aid in converting sunlight into electricity with an efficiency of 16.6 per cent. With the help of solar cell modules, the research
in a late disclosure that triggered the wrath of environmentalists across Europe, the seed company Advanta issued a statement that farmers in Britain, France, Germany and Sweden were unwittingly
Spiders probably use polarised light as a compass when they return home after foraging. Marie Dacke of the University of Lund in Sweden studied the spider Drassodes cupreus and found that two of
SWEDEN became the third European Union member state to impose a ban on phthalate softeners in plastic vinyl chemical (PVC) toys. The ban will come into force early next year. The Swedish government
Petrol in Sweden will contain less sulphur than any in Europe by the year 2000. Swedish oil companies recently agreed to switch to petrol containing fewer than 50 parts sulphur per million (ppm).
THOUGH Sweden has been named by the UN as the world leader in gender equality, women scientists of the country have to be several times more productive than their male counterparts in order to get
LEVYING taxes for the protection of environment has done wonders for Sweden. Green taxes have led to a sharp decline in acid rain, encouraged power stations to burn less fossil fuels and
