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Global Warming Fix? Carbon Dioxide Captured Directly From Air With Simple Machine
An energy and environmental
system expert has shown it
is possible to reduce carbon
dioxide -- the main
greenhouse gas that
... > full story
Deactivating Radioactive Waste In Hundreds, Not Millions, Of Years
It may be possible to
dramatically reduce the
radioactive waste isolation
time -- from several million
years to as little as 300 -
... > full story
Breakthrough In Energy Storage: New Carbon Material Shows Promise Of Storing Large Quantities Of Renewable Electrical Energy
Engineers and scientists
have achieved a breakthrough
in the use of a one-atom
thick structure called
"graphene" as a new
... > full story
Cluster Watches Earth's Leaky Atmosphere
Oxygen is constantly leaking
out of Earth's atmosphere
and into space. Now, ESA's
formation-flying quartet of
satellites, Cluster, has
discovered the physical
... > full story
- Global Warming Fix? Carbon Dioxide Captured Directly From Air With Simple Machine
- Deactivating Radioactive Waste In Hundreds, Not Millions, Of Years
- Breakthrough In Energy Storage: New Carbon Material Shows Promise Of Storing Large Quantities Of Renewable Electrical Energy
- Cluster Watches Earth's Leaky Atmosphere
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Mandate For Biofuels Production Requires Science-based Policy And Global Perspective
October 2, 2008 — In his State of the Union Address on Jan. 23, 2007, President Bush stated that, in order to substantially lower foreign oil imports, "We must increase the supply of alternative fuels, by setting a ... > full story -
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New European Record Efficiency For Solar Cells Achieved: 39.7%
September 25, 2008 — At 39.7% efficiency for a multi-junction solar cell, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems have exceeded their own European record of 37.6% which they achieved just a short ... > full story -
New Rechargeable Lithium Batteries Could Jump-start Hybrid Electric Car Efficiency
September 16, 2008 — Researchers are helping to develop new rechargeable batteries that could improve hybrid electric cars in the future. For hybrid cars, new materials are crucial to make the batteries lighter, safer ... > full story -
Compost Heap Bacteria Could Provide 10% Of UK Transport Fuel Needs
September 10, 2008 — Bacteria found in compost heaps able to convert waste plant fiber into ethanol could eventually provide up 10% of the UK's transport fuel needs, according to new ... > full story -
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New Methods To Protect Wind Generators During Voltage Dips Developed
September 3, 2008 — A young researcher has put forward two protection techniques so that wind generators continue to be operative despite breaks in electricity ... > full story -
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Bacteria Power: Future For Clean Energy Lies In 'Big Bang' Of Evolution
August 25, 2008 — Bacteria may hold the key for our future. Amid mounting agreement that future clean, "carbon neutral," energy will rely on efficient conversion of the sun's light energy into fuels and electric ... > full story -
Converting Sunlight To Cheaper Energy
August 25, 2008 — Scientists are working to convert sunlight to cheap electricity. They are working with new materials that can make devices used for converting sunlight to electricity cheaper and more ... > full story -
A Better Way To Make Hydrogen From Biofuels
August 21, 2008 — Researchers here have found a way to convert ethanol and other biofuels into hydrogen very efficiently. A new catalyst makes hydrogen from ethanol with 90 percent yield, at a workable temperature, ... > full story -
Polymer Electric Storage, Flexible And Adaptable
August 21, 2008 — The proliferation of solar, wind and even tidal electric generation and the rapid emergence of hybrid electric automobiles demands flexible and reliable methods of high-capacity electrical storage. ... > full story -
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Solar Collector Could Change Asphalt Roads Into Renewable Energy Source
August 14, 2008 — Scientists have found a way to use asphalt's heat-soaking property for an alternative energy source by developing a solar collector that could turn roads and parking lots into ubiquitous -- and ... > full story
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