News tagged with automobile fuel efficiency

Study shows nanoparticles used as additives in diesel fuels can travel from lungs to liver

Recent studies conducted at Marshall University have demonstrated that nanoparticles of cerium oxide -- common diesel fuel additives used to increase the fuel efficiency of automobile engines -- can travel from the lungs ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Developing 'green' tires that boost mileage and cut carbon dioxide emissions

A new generation of "green" automobile tires that can boost fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety and durability is rolling their way through the research pipeline. The new tires could help add an extra mile or two per ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US announces new fuel economy standard for 2011

The US administration Friday announced updated automobile fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles starting with the 2011 model year that aim to reduce gasoline consumption and emissions.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (57) | comments 6




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Researchers help assess economic impact of nanotech on green & sustainable growth

In the United States alone, government and private industry together invest more than $3 billion per year in nanotechnology research and development, and globally the total is much higher. What will be the ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Focus on technology overlooks human behavior when addressing climate change

Technology alone won't help the world turn away from fossil fuel-based energy sources, says University of Oregon sociologist Richard York. In a newly published paper, York argues for a shift in political and economic policies ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Stanford experts say Silicon Valley is poised to play a key role as Japan restructures its power industry

As cities and towns rebuild after last year's devastating tsunami and earthquake in northeastern Japan, there is a potentially huge demand for the green technology and new information technology now being ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Fuel for thought

Like a lot of economists, Christopher Knittel entered college with career plans in mind. Unlike a lot of economists, Knittel had plans that involved baseball. At California State University at Stanislaus, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breakthrough in designing cheaper, more efficient catalysts for fuel cells

University of California, Berkeley, chemists are reimagining catalysts in ways that could have a profound impact on the chemical industry as well as on the growing market for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

New nanotechnology converts heat into power when it's needed most

Never get stranded with a dead cell phone again. A promising new technology called Power Felt, a thermoelectric device that converts body heat into an electrical current, soon could create enough juice to make another call ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Gen Y's embrace of hybrids may be auto market's tipping point

(PhysOrg.com) -- Generation Y's strong affinity for hybrid vehicles could make it the generation that leads the automotive market away from traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, according to an annual survey by Deloitte ...

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created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Chemistry professor developing sustainable bioplastics

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Colorado State University chemistry professor has developed several patent-pending chemical processes that would create sustainable bioplastics from renewable resources for use on everything ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Solutions for a nitrogen-soaked world

Nitrogen is both an essential nutrient and a pollutant, a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion and a fertilizer that feeds billions, a benefit and a hazard, depending on form, location, and quantity. Agriculture, industry ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The case of the missing gas mileage

Contrary to common perception, the major automakers have produced large increases in fuel efficiency through better technology in recent decades. There’s just one catch: All those advances have barely ...

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created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (22) | comments 63 | with audio podcast


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