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Cellular Fuel Gauge May Hold the Key to Restricting Cancer Growth
December 27, 2012 — Researchers have discovered that a key regulator of energy metabolism in cancer cells known as the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) may play a crucial role in restricting cancer cell growth. AMPK ... > full story -
Synthetic Biology Research: Could Fuel for Cars or Household Power Supplies Be Created from Naturally-Occurring Fatty Acids?
December 17, 2012 — Scientists have identified a biocatalyst which could produce chemicals found in ice-cream and household items such as soap and shampoo – possibly leading to the long-term replacement of ... > full story -
Nanofibers Clean Sulfur from Fuel
December 17, 2012 — Sulfur compounds in petroleum fuels have met their nano-structured match. Researchers developed mats of metal oxide nanofibers that scrub sulfur from petroleum-based fuels much more effectively than ... > full story -
Intelligent Control for Performance: Reducing Drag, Saving Fuel
December 13, 2012 — NASA Dryden's versatile F/A-18 Full Scale Advanced Systems Testbed (FAST) aircraft recently completed a series of flights that explored reducing fuel consumption during cruise flight conditions by ... > full story -
Novel Process Is Low-Cost Route to Ultrathin Platinum Films
December 13, 2012 — A research group has developed a relatively simple, fast and effective method of depositing uniform, ultrathin layers of platinum atoms on a surface. Platinum is a widely used industrial catalyst as ... > full story -
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Wind and Solar Power Paired With Storage Could Power Grid 99.9 Percent of the Time
December 10, 2012 — Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today's electricity expenses, according to new research. A well-designed combination ... > full story -
Synthetic Fuel Could Eliminate U.S. Need for Crude Oil, Researchers Say
December 5, 2012 — The United States could eliminate the need for crude oil by using a combination of coal, natural gas and non-food crops to make synthetic fuel, a team of researchers has found. Besides economic and ... > full story -
Synchrotron Gives Insight Into Green Energy Enzymes
December 4, 2012 — Chemists have been using a Japanese synchrotron to get a detailed look at enzymes that could help power the green ... > full story -
Gases from Grasses: Simulations on Ranger Supercomputer Help Researchers Understand Biofuel Reactions
December 4, 2012 — Researchers used computer simulations and laboratory experiments to discover a reaction site on gold-titanium oxides that is responsible for high rates of catalysis relevant to biofuel and fuel cell ... > full story -
Hydrogen Production: Can Cobalt Be Used to Replace Platinum?
November 27, 2012 — Researchers in France have developed two new cobalt-based materials that may be used to replace platinum, a rare and expensive metal, in producing hydrogen from water (electrolysis). One of them ... > full story
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