News tagged with vegetable oil

Cosmonaut food prices skyrocket due to inflation: official

The price of food rations on board the International Space Station (ISS) has increased by nearly 50 percent over the past year due to inflation, a Russian official said on Thursday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Brown University chemists simplify biodiesel conversion

As the United States seeks to lessen its reliance on foreign oil, biodiesel is expected to play a role. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a branch of the Department of Energy, biodiesel ...

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 07, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Juicing up laptops and cell phones with soda pop or vegetable oil?

Scientists today reported development of a new battery-like device that opens the possibility that people one day could "recharge" cell phones, laptops, and other portable electronics in an unlikely way -- with a sugar fix ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Waste chip fat fuels hydrogen economy

Don't pour that dirty fat from the frier down the sink -- it could be used to make the fuel of the future.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 27, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

CCNY-led team develops non-toxic oil recovery agent

A team of chemists led by Dr. George John, Associate Professor at The City College of New York (CCNY), have developed a non-toxic, recyclable agent that can solidify oil on salt water so that it can be scooped up like the ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New adhesive for tape, label industry discovered

An incidental discovery in a wood products lab at Oregon State University has produced a new pressure-sensitive adhesive that may revolutionize the tape industry - an environmentally benign product that works very well and ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (20) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

EU sets tight biofuel standards

(AP) -- The European Union's top energy official set out tough standards for producing biofuels sold in the EU, demanding producers meet strict environmental criteria.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Butter leads to lower blood fats than olive oil

High blood fat levels normally raise the cholesterol values in the blood, which in turn elevates the risk of atherosclerosis and heart attack. Now a new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that butter leads to considerably ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Little known type of cholesterol may pose the greatest heart disease risk

Health-conscious people know that high levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (the so-called "bad" cholesterol) can increase the risk of heart attacks. Now scientists are reporting that another form ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Racing car powered by chocolate and steered by carrots takes to the track at Goodwood

A racing car created from potatoes and carrots and powered by chocolate will be put through its paces this weekend at the world’s largest celebration of motorsport.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Eating fish, nuts and olive oil may be associated with reduced risk of age-related blindness

Regularly eating fish, nuts, olive oil and other foods containing omega-three fatty acids and avoiding trans fats appears to be associated with a lower risk for the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists unveil chocolate-fueled race car

(AP) -- Scientists unveiled on Tuesday what they hope will be one of the world's fastest biofuel vehicles, powered by waste from chocolate factories and made partly from plant fibers.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 3