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Out of the Cell: Energy Supply for Protein Secretion Discovered
May 10, 2012 In order to interact with the environment, bacteria secrete a whole arsenal of proteins. Researchers have now found how one of the transportation systems used for this purpose -- the type VI ... > full story -
Secrets of the First Practical Artificial Leaf
May 9, 2012 A detailed description of development of the first practical artificial leaf -- a milestone in the drive for sustainable energy that mimics the process, photosynthesis, that green plants use to ... > full story -
New Battery System Could Reduce Buildings' Electric Bills
May 8, 2012 The team of scientists who has been developing innovative low-cost batteries that are safe, non-toxic, and reliable with fast discharge rates and high energy densities, announced that it has built an ... > full story -
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New Harvesting Approach Boosts Energy Output from Bacteria
April 25, 2012 A novel energy system increases the amount of energy harvested from microbial fuel cells by more than 70 ... > full story -
Chemists Explain the Molecular Workings of Promising Fuel Cell Electrolyte
April 22, 2012 Researchers have revealed how protons move in phosphoric acid in a study that sheds new light on the workings of a promising fuel cell ... > full story -
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Rivers Flowing Into the Sea Offer Vast Potential as Electricity Source
April 18, 2012 A new genre of electric power-generating stations could supply electricity for more than a half billion people by tapping just one-tenth of the global potential of a little-known energy source that ... > 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 -
Two-in-One Device Uses Sewage as Fuel to Make Electricity and Clean the Sewage
March 28, 2012 Scientists have described a new and more efficient version of an innovative device the size of a washing machine that uses bacteria growing in municipal sewage to make electricity and clean up the ... > full story
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