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Hydrogen Powered Municipal Vehicle Being Tested In Everyday Use
May 18, 2009 — Scientists have developed a hydrogen powered municipal street cleaning vehicle. The vehicle is named the "Bucher CityCat H2" and is the first municipal utility vehicle in the world powered by fuel ... > full story -
Scientists Work To Plug Microorganisms Into The Energy Grid
May 18, 2009 — The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi and microalgae, are ... > full story -
New Fuel Cell Catalyst Uses Two Metals: Up To Five Times More Effective
May 14, 2009 — Material scientists have developed a technique for a bimetallic fuel cell catalyst that is efficient, robust and two to five times more effective than commercial catalysts. The novel technique ... > full story -
Biomass As A Source Of Raw Materials
May 12, 2009 — Scientists have developed a new catalytic process to convert components of bio-oil directly into alkanes and ... > full story -
Grilling With Charcoal Less Climate-Friendly Than Grilling With Propane, Study Finds
May 12, 2009 — Do biofuels always create smaller carbon footprints than their fossil-fuel competitors? Not necessarily, finds a new ... > full story -
Ultra-Dense Deuterium May Be Nuclear Fuel Of The Future
May 11, 2009 — A material that is a hundred thousand times heavier than water and more dense than the core of the Sun is being produced at a university. The scientists working with this material are aiming for an ... > full story -
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High-Pressure Compound Could Be Key To Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles
May 11, 2009 — A recently discovered hydrogen-rich compound may help overcome one of the biggest hurdles to using hydrogen for fuel -- namely, how do you stuff enough hydrogen into a volume small enough to be ... > full story -
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Bioelectricity Promises More 'Miles Per Acre' Than Ethanol
May 7, 2009 — Biofuels such as ethanol offer an alternative to petroleum for powering our cars, but growing energy crops to produce them can compete with food crops for farmland, and clearing forests to expand ... > full story -
How Fit Are You? Lactate Test Made Easy
May 6, 2009 — The lactate value indicates levels of fitness. At present, athletes have to visit a doctor to have it measured. A new analytical device will make things easier in future: athletes can wear it and ... > full story -
Toward Giving Artificial Cells The Ability For Sustained Movement
May 4, 2009 — Scientists in Japan are reporting an advance toward giving artificial cells another hallmark of life — the ability to tap an energy source and use it to undergo sustained movement. Their study ... > full story
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