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Boat Tail Reduces Truck Fuel Consumption By 7.5 Percent
A boat tail, a tapering
protrusion mounted on the
rear of a truck, leads to
fuel savings of 7.5 percent.
This is due to dramatically
improved aerodynamics, as
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Mimicking Nature, Scientists Can Now Extend Redox Potentials
New insight into how nature
handles some fundamental
processes is guiding
researchers in the design of
tailor-made proteins for
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Toward Home-brewed Electricity With 'Personalized Solar Energy'
New scientific discoveries
are moving society toward
the era of "personalized
solar energy," in which the
focus of electricity
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New Material Could Expand Applications And Lower Costs For Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
A new ceramic material could
help expand the applications
for solid oxide fuel cells
-- devices that generate
electricity directly from a
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Computer Predicts Reactions Between Molecules And Surfaces, With 'Chemical Precision'
November 9, 2009 — An international team of scientists has shown how the chemistry of surface reactions underpinning catalysis can be modeled accurately with ... > full story -
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Energy and the Environment
Fungus
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Genomes Of Biofuel Yeasts Reveal Clues That Could Boost Fuel Ethanol Production Worldwide
November 6, 2009 — As global temperatures and energy costs continue to soar, renewable sources of energy will be key to a sustainable future. An attractive replacement for gasoline is biofuel, and in two new studies, ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Sustainability
Solar Energy
Energy Policy
Environmental Science
Chemists Describe Solar Energy Progress And Challenges, Including The 'Artificial Leaf'
November 6, 2009 — Scientists are making progress toward development of an "artificial leaf" that mimics a real leaf's chemical magic with photosynthesis -- but instead converts sunlight and water into a liquid fuel ... > full story -
Oxygen Exchangers Increase Propene Yield
November 4, 2009 — A Dutch researcher has shown that the yield of propene can be increased by adding cerium oxide during the production process. Propene is an important raw material for the chemical industry and its ... > full story -
Key Step Made Towards Turning Methane Gas Into Liquid Fuel
October 23, 2009 — Scientists take an important step in converting methane gas to a liquid, giving the potential of making it more useful as a fuel and as a source for making other ... > full story -
Computer Memory: New Material Could Dramatically Boost Data Storage, Save Energy
October 20, 2009 — Engineers have created a new material that would allow a fingernail-size computer chip to store the equivalent of 20 high-definition DVDs or 250 million pages of text, far exceeding the storage ... > full story -
Chemists Discover Recipe To Design A Better Type Of Fuel Cell
October 19, 2009 — Chemists have discovered a new material that allows a PEM fuel cell, known as a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, to work at a higher temperature. This discovery is extremely important in terms ... > full story -
Ion Tiger Fuel Cell Unmanned Air Vehicle Completes 23-hour Flight
October 15, 2009 — The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle, has flown 23 hours and 17 minutes, setting an unofficial flight endurance record for a fuel-cell powered ... > full story -
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Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Energy Technology
Fuel Cells
Sustainability
Nanotechnology Used In Biofuel Process To Save Money, Environment
October 10, 2009 — Researchers are capitalizing on the environmental and financial benefits of "biofuels" by using nanotechnology to further improve the cellulosic ethanol ... > full story -
New Aluminum-water Rocket Propellant Promising For Future Space Missions
October 8, 2009 — Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and "nanoscale aluminum" powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants and ... > full story
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