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Is Technology Really Too Fast for Society?
March 14, 2013 We often hear that technology is advancing so fast that society cannot keep up. But in reality, social change is intimately linked to technology changes, and that expectations of what technology can ... > full story -
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Researchers Building Stronger, Greener Concrete With Biofuel Byproducts
March 14, 2013 Civil engineers are adding bioethanol byproducts to cement to reduce concrete's carbon footprint and make it ... > full story -
Chemical Chameleon Tamed: Researchers Give Floppy Molecule a Structure Through Solvent Effects
March 14, 2013 How you get the chameleon of the molecules to settle on a particular "look" has been discovered by chemists in Germany. The molecule CH5+ is normally not to be described by a single rigid structure, ... > full story -
Making Fuel from Bacteria
March 13, 2013 In the search for the fuels of tomorrow, Swedish researchers are finding inspiration in the sea. Not in offshore oil wells, but in the water where blue-green algae ... > full story -
Catalysts That Produce 'Green' Fuel
March 12, 2013 The energy produced by solar panels, be it heat or electricity, has to be used right away. It is hard to store and preserve and also its transportation can be rather complicated. Creating solar cells ... > full story -
Duckweed as a Cost-Competitive Raw Material for Biofuel Production
March 7, 2013 The search for a less-expensive, sustainable source of biomass, or plant material, for producing gasoline, diesel and jet fuel has led scientists to duckweed, that fast-growing floating plant that ... > full story -
Artificial Leaf: Solar-to-Fuel Roadmap Developed for Crystalline Silicon
March 4, 2013 A new analysis points the way to optimizing efficiency of an integrated system for harvesting sunlight to make storable ... > full story -
Unlocking Fuel Cell Conductivity
February 27, 2013 Work on a high-conductivity material demonstrates the role of oxygen ions in enhancing their ... > full story -
Unlocking Fuel Cell Conductivity
February 27, 2013 Work on a high-conductivity material demonstrates the role of oxygen ions in enhancing their ... > full story -
Scientists Develop a Whole New Way of Harvesting Energy from the Sun
February 24, 2013 A new method of harvesting the sun's energy is emerging. Though still in its infancy, the research promises to convert sunlight into energy using a process based on metals that are more robust than ... > full story
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