News tagged with exhaust gas
Molecules which flip into their own mirror image
May 29, 2009 |
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Catalysts do function, despite the fact that not all the chemical reactions (and partial reactions) which occur are fully understood, including those which take place during the treatment of automobile exhaust. ...
Nissan Cuts In Half Amount of Precious Metals Required in Catalysts
Nov 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nissan Motor Company Inc. has announced a new ultra-low precious metal catalyst that will cut in half the amount of precious metals used by car manufacturers. The new catalyst will be introduced in the new ...
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More states crafting greenhouse gas curbs
Jan 21, 2008 |
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Rules capping U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are gaining traction at the state level as federal proposals to do the same bog down in Washington.
Electricity from the exhaust pipe
Jun 03, 2008 |
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Researchers are working on a thermoelectric generator that converts the heat from car exhaust fumes into electricity. The module feeds the energy into the car's electronic systems. This cuts fuel consumption and helps reduce ...
German researchers demonstrate diesel truck engine with barely measurable emissions
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Just three months after the Euro 5 Norm for exhaust emissions went into force for all new car models, researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM, Germany) have demonstrated an engine that is ...
More than just the tailpipe -- true environmental cost of travel
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Trains, planes, buses and automobiles do not only effect the environment via their exhaust pipes. There is a full life-cycle of processes associated with getting from a to b that we rarely acknowledge.
Opening the Door for CO2
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Until recently, factory smokestacks that produced nothing but carbon dioxide and water vapor were considered exemplary. Now CO2 has become notorious as a greenhouse gas, and the danger of climate change has ...
UK: Suicide rates in young men at lowest levels since 1970s
Feb 15, 2008 |
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The reasons for the steady decline in suicides among young people in the UK are explored in two studies by researchers from the University of Bristol published on bmj.com today. The studies were carried out in collaboration ...
See what you're spewing as you speed along
Aug 06, 2007 |
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In future drivers may only have to glance at the dashboard to see the pollution spewing out of their vehicle’s exhausts.
Got gas? Study to determine cows' greenhouse gas emissions
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Any calculation of the carbon footprint of a gallon of milk needs to include fuel used by tractors and trucks, as well as electricity consumed by milking machines and refrigerators. But how much gas is coming ...
LA to turn sludge into electricity
Apr 06, 2007 |
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Los Angeles wants to turn wastewater sludge into energy using a process that would cut greenhouse emissions and reduce truck traffic.
New engine helps satellites blast off with less fuel
Feb 22, 2007 |
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Georgia Tech researchers have developed a new protoype engine that allows satellites to take off with less fuel, opening the door for deep space missions, lower launch costs and more payload in orbit.
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