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Benefits of New U.S. Air Quality Rules Greatly Outweigh Costs
December 21, 2011 — Scientists have written an expanded review of six new air quality regulations by the EPA. These include the first national standards in the U.S. for reducing dangerous emissions of mercury and other ... > full story -
New Method Significantly Reduces Production Costs of Fuel Cells
December 20, 2011 — Researchers have developed a new and significantly cheaper method of manufacturing fuel cells. A noble metal nanoparticle catalyst for fuel cells is prepared using atomic layer ... > full story -
Mercury Releases Into the Atmosphere from Ancient to Modern Times
December 14, 2011 — In pursuit of riches and energy over the last 5,000 years, humans have released into the environment 385,000 tons of mercury, the source of numerous health concerns, according to a new study that ... > full story -
Starving Orangutans Might Help to Better Understand Obesity and Eating Disorders in Humans
December 13, 2011 — New research examining how endangered Indonesian orangutans – considered a close relative to humans -- survive during times of extreme food scarcity might help scientists better understand ... > full storyMore: -
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Small Reactors Could Figure Into US Energy Future
December 13, 2011 — A new study concludes that small modular reactors may hold the key to the future of U.S. nuclear power ... > full story -
World's Smallest Steam Engine: Heat Engine Measuring Only a Few Micrometers Works as Well as Its Larger Counterpart, Although It Sputters
December 11, 2011 — What would be a case for the repair shop for a car engine is completely normal for a micro engine. If it sputters, this is caused by the thermal motions of the smallest particles, which interfere ... > full story -
For Midwesterners, More Boxcars Mean Cleaner Air
December 8, 2011 — Shifting a fraction of truck-borne freight onto trains would have an outsized impact on air quality in the Midwest, according to ... > full story -
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Building a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy
December 8, 2011 — The concept of the hydrogen economy (HE), in which hydrogen would replace the carbon-based fossil fuels of the twentieth century was first mooted in the 1970s. Today, HE is seen as a potential ... > full story -
U.S. CAFE Standards Create Profit Incentive for Larger Vehicles
December 8, 2011 — The current Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards create a financial incentive for auto companies to make bigger vehicles that are allowed to meet lower targets, according to a new ... > full story -
Functionalized Graphene Oxide Plays Part in Next-Generation Oil-Well Drilling Fluids
December 8, 2011 — Graphene's star is rising as a material that could become essential to efficient, environmentally sound oil production. Researchers are taking advantage of graphene's outstanding strength, light ... > full story
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