News tagged with gas tanks
Cheap natural gas makes inroads as US vehicle fuel
Natural gas, whose price is at record lows thanks to a shale drilling boom, is gaining traction as an alternative energy in the United States, with automakers jumping on the bandwagon.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Technology, costs, lack of appeal slow e-textbook adoption
Textbooks are often a luxury for college senior Vatell Martin. The accounting major at Virginia State University got by in several courses with study groups and professors' lectures. "It's not that I didn't want to buy," ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Winterization tips offered for pesticide application equipment, supplies
As winter approaches, it is time to store pesticides and prepare sprayers for long-term storage, says Montana State University Pesticide Education Specialist Cecil Tharp.
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Hydrogen released to fuel cell more quickly when stored in metal nanoparticles
Researchers from TU Delft and VU University Amsterdam in the Netherlands have demonstrated that the size of a metal alloy nanoparticle influences the speed with which hydrogen gas is released when stored in a metal hydride. ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Proba-2 fuel tank refilled from 'solid gas'
Sometimes all it takes is fresh air to get a new lease of life. ESA’s Proba-2 microsatellite is a good example: an influx of nitrogen has replenished its fuel tank, in the process demonstrating a whole ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Image: Endeavour's final voyage
(PhysOrg.com) -- An exhaust cloud forms around Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Endeavour soars into the sky on the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 17, 2011 |
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On the way to hydrogen storage?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The car of the future could be propelled by a fuel cell powered with hydrogen. But what will the fuel tank look like? Hydrogen gas is not only explosive but also very space-consuming. Storage ...
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Astronauts board shuttle Discovery for last flight
NASA's most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, was fueled Thursday for its final voyage after nearly three decades of service.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2011 |
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NASA begins countdown for Thursday launch try
(AP) -- After a four-month grounding of the space shuttle fleet, NASA's countdown clocks started ticking again Monday for Discovery's final ride into orbit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 21, 2011 |
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NASA picks Thursday for Discovery's final launch
NASA will try next week to launch space shuttle Discovery on its final voyage following a four-month delay for fuel tank repairs.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2011 |
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Tool drops at pad, NASA checks for shuttle damage
(AP) -- NASA is checking space shuttle Discovery to see if it was damaged by a dropped tool.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 09, 2011 |
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NASA fuels shuttle Discovery in test for cracks
(AP) -- NASA fueled space shuttle Discovery at the launch pad Friday, not for flight but rather for testing to understand the mysterious cracking that occurred last month.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2010 |
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NASA finds 4th crack on space shuttle fuel tank
(AP) -- NASA has found a fourth crack in the fuel tank for space shuttle Discovery.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Cracks found in shuttle fuel tank, not just foam (Update)
(AP) -- NASA discovered cracks in Discovery's fuel tank Wednesday, an added problem that will complicate trying to launch the space shuttle on its final voyage this year.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Hydrogen still in the eco-car race
(AP) -- Hydrogen, one of Earth's most abundant elements, once was seen as green energy's answer to the petroleum-driven car: easy to produce, available everywhere and nonpolluting when burned.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 18, 2010 |
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