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Scientists Discover New Materials to Capture Methane
April 16, 2013 Scientists have discovered new materials to capture methane, the second highest concentration greenhouse gas emitted into the ... > full story -
Survey Shows Dramatic Improvement in B100 Biodiesel Quality
April 16, 2013 The latest national survey of 100 percent biodiesel "blend stock" samples found that 95% of the samples from 2011-12 met ASTM International fuel quality specifications. The ASTM standards serve as ... > full story -
Building a Better Capacitor With Custom Nanorods
April 16, 2013 A new process for growing forests of manganese dioxide nanorods may lead to the next generation of high-performance ... > full story -
Turning Algae Into Clean Energy and Fish Food; Helping Africans to Irrigate Crops
April 16, 2013 Two student teams working hard to move their “green” ideas off the drawing board and into the real world will showcase their ... > full story -
Cheaper Natural Gas-Powered Cars on the Horizon?
April 16, 2013 When it comes to American consumers' vehicular preferences, a chemist says the choice often boils down to simple economics more so than availability, environment or ... > full story -
Powerpot Turns Heat and Water Into Electricity
April 16, 2013 Students have invented a portable cook pot that doubles as a thermoelectric generator, and are now marketing ... > full story -
Scientists Transform Cellulose Into Starch: Potential Food Source Derived from Non-Food Plants
April 16, 2013 A team of researchers has succeeded in transforming cellulose into starch, a process that has the potential to provide a previously untapped nutrient source from plants not traditionally though of as ... > full story -
Plant Protein Shape Puzzle Solved by Molecular 3-D Model
April 15, 2013 Researchers believe they have solved a puzzle that has long vexed science. The researchers provide the first three-dimensional model of an enzyme that links a simple sugar, glucose, into long-chain ... > full story -
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Surprising Findings on Hydrogen Production in Green Algae
April 15, 2013 New research fuels hope of efficient hydrogen production with green algae may be possible in the future, despite the prevailing scepticism based on previous ... > full story -
Shifts in Physiological Mechanisms Let Male Bats Balance the Need to Feed and the Urge to Breed
April 15, 2013 New research reveals shifts in the mechanisms bats use to regulate metabolism throughout their seasonal activity ... > full story
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