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Slippery Customer: A Greener Antiwear Additive For Engine Oils
Titanium, a protean element
with applications from
pigments to aerospace
alloys, could get a new role
as an environmentally
... > full story
Hydrogen Vehicles Coming Soon? Two Million Could Be On Roads By 2020
A transition to hydrogen
vehicles could greatly
reduce US oil dependence and
carbon dioxide emissions,
says a new congressionally
... > full story
Can Microorganisms Be A Solution To The World's Energy Problems?
Microorganisms once reigned
supreme on the Earth,
thriving by filling every
nook and cranny of the
environment billions of
... > full story
'Fuel For Thought' On Transport Sector Challenges
A report on how Australia
can best respond to the
environmental and economic
challenges arising from its
dependence on fossil fuels
for transport has just been
... > full story
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Better Than Power Grid: New Microgrid Network Proposed For More Dependable, Cheaper Power
July 23, 2008 — A researcher has proposed a microgrid-based power plant with its own local power sources and independent control as a more dependable, efficient, and cost effective system than traditional telecom ... > full story -
Possible To Reduce Emissions By 30 Percent By 2025, Model Shows
July 22, 2008 — Scientists modeled emissions for Minnesota and found that it is possible to reduce emissions by 30 percent by 2025 and 80 percent by 2050 and possibly exceed those numbers if a combination of ... > full story -
Researchers Generate Hydrogen Without The Carbon Footprint
July 18, 2008 — A greener, less expensive method to produce hydrogen for fuel may eventually be possible with the help of water, solar energy and nanotube diodes that use the entire spectrum of the sun's ... > full story -
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Closing Coal-fired Power Plants Improves Cognitive Development Of Children, New Study Suggests
July 15, 2008 — Closing coal-fired power plants can have a direct, positive impact on children's cognitive development and health according to a new study. The study allowed researchers to compare the development of ... > full story -
Good News About $4 Gas? Fewer Traffic Deaths
July 10, 2008 — An analysis of yearly vehicle deaths compared to gas prices found death rates drop significantly as people slow down and drive less. If gas remains at $4 a gallon or higher for a year or more, ... > full story -
Rubber 'Snake' Could Help Wave Power Get A Bite Of The Energy Market
July 7, 2008 — A device consisting of a giant rubber tube may hold the key to producing affordable electricity from the energy in sea waves. Named after the snake of the same name because of its long thin shape, ... > full story -
Algae From The Ocean May Offer A Sustainable Energy Source Of The Future
June 28, 2008 — New research could help with the large-scale cultivation and manufacturing of oil-rich algae in oceans for biofuel. Algae are a diverse and simple group of organisms that live in or near water. ... > full story -
Major Progress In Technology Needed For 25 Percent Renewable Energy Use To Be Affordable
June 26, 2008 — Dramatic progress in renewable energy technology is needed if the United States desires to produce 25 percent of its electricity and motor vehicle fuel from renewable sources by 2025 without ... > full story -
Gallons Per Mile Would Help Car Shoppers Make Better Decisions
June 20, 2008 — Posting a vehicle's fuel efficiency in "gallons per mile" rather than "miles per gallon" would help consumers make better decisions about car purchases and environmental impact, researchers report in ... > full story -
Coats Of Cellulose From Bacteria Yield Greener, Stronger Natural Composites
June 20, 2008 — Researchers report the first use of bacteria to deposit sticky coatings of cellulose on the surfaces of plant fibers, a process that may expand the use of natural fibers in renewable plastic ... > full story
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