Archive for the 'Energy' Category



New Route to Hydrocarbon Biofuels

Sunday, September 21st, 2008
A simple catalytic process converts plant sugars into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.

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Is GM’s Volt Ready to Roll?

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
The production design is ready, but the electric vehicle’s battery needs work.

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Detecting Pollution with Living Biosensors

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Color-coded bacteria light the way to oil spills at sea.

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Nanoflowers Improve Ultracapacitors

Monday, September 15th, 2008
A novel design could boost energy storage.

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Solar Roofing Materials

Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Integrating solar cells into building materials could make solar power more attractive to homeowners.

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A Strategy for Coping with Climate Change

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Amid rising seas, a California modeling effort recommends abandoning land tracts in the Sacramento Delta.

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Better Bug to Make Cellulosic Ethanol

Monday, September 8th, 2008
A new strain of bacteria could make cellulosic ethanol cheaper.

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Microbes for Off-the-Grid Electricity

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
A new company is bringing microbial fuel cells to Africa.

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Neutralizing Fluorocarbons

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
A new catalyst breaks down greenhouse gases and pollutants at room temperature.

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Virus-Assembled Microbatteries

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Researchers at MIT used a virus to assemble two major components of a working microbattery.

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