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Dust from Industrial-Scale Processing of Nanomaterials Carries High Explosion Risk
With expanded production of
nanomaterials fast
approaching, scientists are
reporting indications that
dust generated during
... > full story
Fuel from Market Waste
Mushy tomatoes, brown
bananas and overripe
cherries -- to date, waste
from wholesale markets has
ended up on the compost heap
at best. In future it will
be put to better use:
Researchers have developed a
... > full story
Can the Economy Bear What Oil Prices Have in Store?
The economic pain of a
flattening oil supply will
trump the environment as a
reason to curb the use of
fossil fuels, say
scientists. ... > full story
New Material to Remove Radioactive Gas from Spent Nuclear Fuel
Research by chemists could
impact worldwide efforts to
produce clean, safe nuclear
energy and reduce
radioactive waste. They have
used metal-organic
... > full story
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More Environmental Rules Needed for Shale Gas, Says Geophysicist
February 6, 2012 — In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama praised the potential of the country's tremendous supply of natural gas buried in shale. But the "Halliburton exclusion" passed by Congress ... > full story -
Computer Simulations Revealing How Methane and Hydrogen Pack Into Gas Hydrates Could Enlighten Alternative Fuel Production and Carbon Dioxide Storage
January 18, 2012 — For some time, researchers have explored flammable ice for low-carbon or alternative fuel or as a place to store carbon dioxide. Now, a computer analysis of the ice and gas compound, known as a gas ... > full story -
One-Third of Car Fuel Consumption Is Due to Friction Loss
January 12, 2012 — No less than one-third of a car's fuel consumption is spent in overcoming friction, and this friction loss has a direct impact on both fuel consumption and emissions. However, new technology can ... > full story -
Algae for Your Fuel Tank
January 10, 2012 — The available amount of fossil fuels is limited and their combustion in vehicle motors increases atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. The generation of fuels from biomass as an alternative is on the ... > full story -
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Go to Work on a Christmas Card: UK's Wrapping Paper and Festive Cards Could Provide Energy to Send a Bus to the Moon More Than 20 Times
December 23, 2011 — If all the UK's discarded wrapping paper and Christmas cards were collected and fermented, they could make enough biofuel to run a double-decker bus to the moon and back more than 20 times, according ... > full story -
New Method Significantly Reduces Production Costs of Fuel Cells
December 20, 2011 — Researchers have developed a new and significantly cheaper method of manufacturing fuel cells. A noble metal nanoparticle catalyst for fuel cells is prepared using atomic layer ... > full story -
Chemicals and Biofuel from Wood Biomass
December 19, 2011 — A new method makes it possible to use microbes to produce butanol suitable for biofuel and other industrial chemicals from wood biomass. Butanol is particularly suited as a transport fuel because it ... > full story -
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Building a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy
December 8, 2011 — The concept of the hydrogen economy (HE), in which hydrogen would replace the carbon-based fossil fuels of the twentieth century was first mooted in the 1970s. Today, HE is seen as a potential ... > full story -
U.S. CAFE Standards Create Profit Incentive for Larger Vehicles
December 8, 2011 — The current Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards create a financial incentive for auto companies to make bigger vehicles that are allowed to meet lower targets, according to a new ... > full story -
E. Coli Bacteria Engineered to Eat Switchgrass and Make Transportation Fuels
November 29, 2011 — Strains of E. coli bacteria were engineered to digest switchgrass biomass and synthesize its sugars into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. The switchgrass, which is among the most highly touted of the ... > full story
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