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Expert advises automakers to take it slow on road to recovery
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Supply chain expert Panos Kouvelis says it's time for the auto industry to go through a period of capacity rationalization.
Mean, green machine - future of motor racing
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Cars powered by chocolate, steered by carrots with drivers sitting on soybean oil foam seats - it's motor racing's cheap, cheerful and environmentally-friendly series of the future.
Tesla unveils groundbreaking electric car
Mar 26, 2009 |
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US automaker Tesla Motors unveiled Thursday its state-of-the-art five-seat sedan, billed as the world's first mass-produced, highway-capable electric car.
Malaysia urged to force big oil to produce biofuel
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Malaysia must force major oil firms to produce biofuel if the once-vaunted biodiesel industry is to have any future, industry experts told a conference Thursday.
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Dutch researchers make breakthrough in bioethanol production from agricultural waste
Nov 20, 2009 |
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With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast, researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands achieved three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: 'More ...
Just use less: Energy savings to be big part of nation’s energy future
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Energy adviser and former Honeywell executive Maxine Savitz says there are enormous energy savings available through increased efficiency, as much as 30 percent by 2030.
Gadgets: Digital photo gift ideas
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Once again it's that shopping time of year and if digital photography is on your shopping list, here is a roundup of accessories to kick off the season.
Eco-Friendly SUV Gets a Hydrogen Mileage Boost (w/ Video)
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Driving hydrogen fueled SUVs for 431 miles per fill-up is no longer a California dream. Researchers from NREL and Toyota recently completed a 331 mile round trip drive between Torrance and ...
Electric cars need government support: Nissan-Renault CEO
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Electric cars could help China and other countries reduce their dependency on oil but the government must provide incentive to make the shift, Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn said Thursday.
Green heating and cooling technology turns carbon from eco-villain to hero
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a novel way to miniaturise a technology that will make carbon a key material in ...
Switching Gears to Greener Transportation
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Automakers around the world continue to slowly infuse their cars and trucks with greener, more efficient technology, but researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute contend that technology alone will not ...
Breakthrough in industrial-scale nanotube processing
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rice University scientists today unveiled a method for the industrial-scale processing of pure carbon-nanotube fibers that could lead to revolutionary advances in materials science, power ...
North America automobile sector bottom of 'world sustainability league'
Oct 30, 2009 |
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North American car manufacturers have come bottom of the league in the largest ever international study of the global automobile sector's sustainability performance.
Esquire looks to energize print with 3-D animation
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Hold Esquire's December issue in front of a webcam, and an on-screen image of the magazine pops to life, letters flying off the cover. Shift and tilt the magazine, and the animation on the screen moves accordingly.
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