OSU Admissions Blog » Eco Friendly http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog The blog of Oregon State University's Office of Admissions Thu, 16 May 2013 16:13:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 College of Forestry Researchers Revolutionizing Duct Tape and more? http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2010/07/09/college-of-forestry-researchers-revolutionizing-duct-tape-and-more/ http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2010/07/09/college-of-forestry-researchers-revolutionizing-duct-tape-and-more/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:49:01 +0000 Blake http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=2430 While these college of Forestry professors may not have invented ”Duct Tape,” they may very well end up changing the glue behind the idea. Recently Kaichang Li, a professor of wood science and engineering, and his postdoctoral research associate, Anlong Li, made an incidental discovery in a wood products lab at Oregon State University. Together they created a new pressure-sensitive adhesive that may revolutionize the tape industry – an environmentally benign product that works very well and costs much less than existing adhesives based on petrochemicals.

OSU is filled with many great researchers who are consistently making contributions to both science and society. It is always fun to recognize these unique discoveries that are being made here on campus, so please check out the full article.

“OSU researchers discover new adhesive for tape, label industry”

]]> http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2010/07/09/college-of-forestry-researchers-revolutionizing-duct-tape-and-more/feed/ 0 Corvallis Named One of the Best Eco Friendly Towns http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2009/02/22/corvallis-named-one-of-the-best-eco-friendly-towns/ http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2009/02/22/corvallis-named-one-of-the-best-eco-friendly-towns/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:48:50 +0000 Matt http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=1282 From Sunset.com.

CORVALLIS, OR

Beautiful, earnest, and very, very green

Population: 51,388 

The vibe: As small towns go, you don’t get much greener than Corvallis. This Willamette Valley town happily took up the Corvallis Energy Challenge, where residents strive to use the lowest amount of energy in their homes. With two LEED-certified buildings and more on the way, OSU is listed by the Kaplan College Guide as one of the nation’s top green universities. Every downtown block seems to have at least one eco-friendly business. According to resident Collin Dunn, blogger for pioneering green website treehugger.com, Corvallis is the perfect place for those “who want to live in tune with the seasons and natural rhythms of the planet.” –Allison Arieff

–mko

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