Potatoes, algae replace oil in US company's plastics

Chemistry / Materials Science

Dec 21, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (17) | 5

Frederic Scheer is biding his time, convinced that by 2013 the price of oil will be so high that his bio-plastics, made from vegetables and plants, will be highly marketable.

Argonne advanced battery research driving to displace gasoline (w/ Video)

Technology / Energy

Dec 21, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (7) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- In excess of seven million barrels of gasoline are consumed by vehicles in the United States every day. As scientists race to find environmentally sound solutions to fuel the world’s ever-growing ...