News tagged with fuel
Related topics: greenhouse gas emissions , biofuel , oil
Stockholm techies use water to charge mobile phones
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Swedish company headquartered in Stockholm has figured out how to power smartphones using a system that includes some water, a tray, a little round container, and an eyeglass case styled ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Detroit unsure over the future of green cars
The US auto industry remains unsold over the future of "green cars" such as electrics and hybrids, as carmakers struggle with the first steps in a market most agree shows promise over the long term.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Fuel economy of new vehicles slipped in December
(PhysOrg.com) -- After two months of increases, the average fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States fell by a half mile per gallon last month, say researchers at the University of Michigan ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Helping hydrogen move back home
Millions of dollars are being spent on developing electric vehicles. Electric vehicles, powered by hydrogen fuel cells, provide the demanded driving range and low environmental impact. However, hydrogen fuel ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Algae for your fuel tank: New process for producing biodiesel from microalgae oil
The available amount of fossil fuels is limited and their combustion in vehicle motors increases atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. The generation of fuels from biomass as an alternative is on the rise. In ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Clearing a potential road block to bisabolane: Key enzyme structure identified
(PhysOrg.com) -- The recent discovery that bisabolane, a member of the terpene class of chemical compounds used in fragrances and flavorings, holds high promise as a biosynthetic alternative to D2 diesel fuel ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Tiny particles may illuminate reactor cores
Using particles from space to look into the heart of nuclear reactors - this is the goal of researchers at Nagoya University.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 09, 2012 |
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SRNL research paves way for portable power systems
Developments by hydrogen researchers at the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) are paving the way for the successful development of portable power systems with capacities that far exceed the best batteries ...
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Mock atoms prove attractive: Researchers added first pseudo atoms to electronegativity scale
(PhysOrg.com) -- When studying an atom's ability to attract nearby electrons, scientists rely on electronegativity scales, which describe each atom's ability to pull in these negatively charged particles. ...
Jan 06, 2012 |
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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 ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 04, 2012 |
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N.E. Chemcat Corp. licenses Brookhaven Lab's electrocatalyst technology for fuel cells
N.E. Chemcat Corporation, Japan's leading catalyst and precious metal compound manufacturer, has licensed electrocatalysts developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory that can ...
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Navy researchers investigate small-scale autonomous planetary explorers
Robotic exploration to remote regions, to include distant planetary bodies, is often limited by energy requirements to perform, in repetition, even the simplest tasks. With this in mind, researchers at the ...
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Iran tests first domestically made nuclear fuel rod
Iran said on Sunday that its scientists have "tested the first nuclear fuel rod produced from uranium ore deposits inside the country," the website of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation said.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 01, 2012 |
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Apple applies for two fuel cell patents for use with portable computing devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a move that demonstrates Apple’s determination to create an ever lighter Macbook that is also more environmentally friendly, the company has applied for two different patents that ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Go to work on a Christmas card
If all the UK's discarded wrapping paper and Christmas cards were collected and fermented, they could make enough biofuel to run a double-decker bus to the moon and back more than 20 times, according to the researchers behind ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 23, 2011 |
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