http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Driven by fluctuations in oil prices, and seduced by the prospect of easing climate change, experts are ramping up efforts to squeeze fuel out of a promising new organism: pond scum. http://www.physorg.com/news175412299.html Biology Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:39:23 EST news175412299 Diesel made from palm oil, vegetable oil and animal fat in Singapore may soon be powering cars in Europe and North America, Finland's Neste Oil said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news155574633.html Technology Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:11:07 EST news155574633 (PhysOrg.com) -- Sure, the U.S. economy is struggling, but the end to the "growth recession" may be in sight, say University of Michigan economists. http://www.physorg.com/news138462880.html Other Sciences Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:54:40 EST news138462880 Since 2003, worldwide oil prices have quadrupled. According to a new study, the price of oil is rising at a faster-than-exponential rate, and cannot be sustained. In other words, we`re in the midst of an oil bubble, say researchers Didier Sornette and Ryan Woodard of ETH Zurich in Switzerland and Wei-Xing Zhou of the East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai, China. http://www.physorg.com/news134646313.html Physics Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:45:13 EST news134646313