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Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting: First Fully Integrated Artificial Photosynthesis Nanosystem
May 16, 2013 Researchers have created the first fully integrated artificial photosynthesis nanosystem. While "artificial leaf" is the popular term for such a system, the key to this success was an "artificial ... > full story -
New Endurance Record for Small Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
May 10, 2013 Using liquid hydrogen fuel stored in a new NRL-developed cryogenic fuel storage tank, the flight shatters the previous 26-hour record set by the UAV in ... > full story -
Recipe for Low-Cost, Biomass-Derived Catalyst for Hydrogen Production
April 24, 2013 Researchers have described details of a low-cost, stable, effective catalyst that could replace costly platinum in the production of hydrogen. The catalyst, made from renewable soybeans and abundant ... > full story -
Special E. Coli Bacteria Produce Diesel on Demand
April 22, 2013 It sounds like science fiction but scientists have developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand. While the technology still faces many significant commercialization challenges, the ... > full story -
Battery Low? Give Your Mobile Some Water
April 18, 2013 A power source for your mobile phone can now be as close as the nearest tap, stream, or even a puddle, with the world’s first water-activated charging ... > full story -
Hydrogen Sulfide Greatly Enhances Plant Growth: Key Ingredient in Mass Extinctions Could Boost Food, Biofuel Production
April 17, 2013 In low doses, hydrogen sulfide, a substance implicated in several mass extinctions, could greatly enhance plant growth, leading to a sharp increase in global food supplies and plentiful stock for ... > full story -
Cheaper Natural Gas-Powered Cars on the Horizon?
April 16, 2013 When it comes to American consumers' vehicular preferences, a chemist says the choice often boils down to simple economics more so than availability, environment or ... > full story -
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Surprising Findings on Hydrogen Production in Green Algae
April 15, 2013 New research fuels hope of efficient hydrogen production with green algae may be possible in the future, despite the prevailing scepticism based on previous ... > full story -
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Cost-Saving Measure to Upgrade Ethanol to Butanol -- A Better Alternative to Gasoline
April 11, 2013 Scientists have reported a discovery that could speed an emerging effort to replace ethanol in gasoline with a substantially better fuel additive called butanol, which some experts regard as ... > full story -
Overcoming a Major Barrier to Medical and Other Uses of 'Microrockets' and 'Micromotors'
April 10, 2013 An advance in micromotor technology akin to the invention of cars that fuel themselves from the pavement or air is opening the door to new medical and industrial uses for these tiny devices, ... > full story
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