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Photovoltaics Beat Biofuels at Converting Sun's Energy to Miles Driven
January 17, 2013 — In 2005, President George W. Bush and American corn farmers saw corn ethanol as a promising fossil fuel substitute that would reduce both American dependence on foreign oil and greenhouse gas ... > full story -
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Marginal Lands Are Prime Fuel Source for Alternative Energy
January 16, 2013 — Marginal lands -- those unsuited for food crops -- can serve as prime real estate for meeting the U.S. alternative energy production goals. Marginal lands represent a huge untapped resource to ... > full story -
High Plutonium Breeding of Light Water Cooled Reactors
January 16, 2013 — Scientists have developed the world's first conceptual nuclear reactor design of high plutonium breeding by light water ... > full story -
New Clean Nuclear Fusion Reactor Designed
January 14, 2013 — Researchers have patented a nuclear fusion reactor by inertial confinement that, apart from be used to generate electric power in plants, can be applied to propel ships. This invention helps solve ... > full story -
Engineering Alternative Fuel With Cyanobacteria
January 9, 2013 — Biologists have engineered two strains of cyanobacteria to produce free fatty acids, a precursor to liquid fuels. Micro-algal fuels might be one way to reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign ... > full story -
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 -
Engineers Seek Ways to Convert Methane Into Useful Chemicals
December 20, 2012 — With natural gas production rising, engineers and scientists are seeking ways to convert methane into useful chemicals. A new study suggests a ... > full story -
'Easy Does It' Gets You Further in Electric Vehicles
December 20, 2012 — Drivers of gas and diesel cars are usually aware that driving at high speed, harsh acceleration and hard braking all contribute to lowering their fuel economy. Scientists can readily explain in terms ... > full story -
pH Measurements: How to See the Real Face of Electrochemistry and Corrosion?
December 18, 2012 — For several decades antimony electrodes have been used to measure the acidity/basicity -- and so to determine the pH value. Unfortunately, they allow for measuring pH changes of solutions only at a ... > 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
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