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Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Childhood Obesity
April 16, 2012 — Pregnant women in New York City exposed to higher concentrations of chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAH, were more than twice as likely to have children who were obese by age 7 ... > full story -
Diesel Technologies Drastically Cut Emissions Under Real-World Conditions
April 16, 2012 — New research shows that federal requirements governing diesel engines of new tractor trailer trucks have resulted in major cuts in emissions of particulate matter and nitrogen oxides -- pollutants ... > full story -
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Buy Coal? New Analysis Shows Purchasing Fossil Fuel Deposits Best Way to Fight Climate Change
April 11, 2012 — New research suggests that actually buying coal, oil and other dirty fossil fuel deposits still in the ground could be a far better way to fight climate ... > full story -
Hybrid Copper-Gold Nanoparticles Convert CO2
April 11, 2012 — Researchers have come up with a solution that may further reduce the energy needed for copper to convert carbon dioxide, while also making the metal much more ... > full story -
Algae Biofuels: The Wave of the Future
April 3, 2012 — Researchers have assembled the draft genome of a marine algae sequence to aid scientists across the US in a project that aims to discover the best algae species for producing biodiesel ... > full story -
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Electricity and Carbon Dioxide Used to Generate Alternative Fuel
March 29, 2012 — Imagine being able to use electricity to power your car and it's not an electric vehicle. Researchers have for the first time demonstrated a method for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel ... > full story -
New Material Cuts Energy Costs of Separating Gas for Plastics and Fuels
March 29, 2012 — In producing hydrocarbons for the chemical industry, refiners must first crack oil at high temperatures and then cool the mixture to liquefy the gases for separation. This energy-intensive chilling ... > full story -
New Twist on 1930s Technology May Become a 21st Century Weapon Against Global Warming
March 27, 2012 — Far from being a pipe dream years away from reality, practical technology for capturing carbon dioxide — the main greenhouse gas — from smokestacks is aiming for deployment at coal-fired ... > full story -
More Economical Way to Produce Cleaner, Hotter Natural Gas
March 27, 2012 — New technology is offering the prospect of more economical production of a concentrated form of natural gas with many of the advantages — in terms of reduced shipping and storage costs — ... > full story -
New Synthetic Biology Technique Boosts Microbial Production of Diesel Fuel
March 26, 2012 — Researchers have developed a "dynamic sensor-regulator system" that can detect metabolic changes in microbes during the production of fatty acid-based fuels or chemicals and control the expression of ... > full story
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