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'Green' gasoline on the horizon?

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created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

University of Oklahoma researchers believe newer, more environmentally friendly fuels produced from biomass could create alternative energy solutions and alleviate dependence on foreign oil without requiring changes to current ...





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Clean energy to grow into 1.6 trillion euros industry: WWF

Space & Earth / Environment

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The clean energy technology sector will grow into a 1.6 trillion-euro (2.4 trillion-dollar) industry by 2020, becoming the third largest industrial sector after automobiles and electronics, WWF said Friday.


Researchers engineer bacteria to turn carbon dioxide into liquid fuel

Researchers engineer bacteria to turn carbon dioxide into liquid fuel

Biology / Biotechnology

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(PhysOrg.com) -- The genetically modified cyanobacterium consumes carbon dioxide and produces the liquid fuel isobutanol by using energy from sunlight.


Galaxy Collision Switches on Black Hole

Galaxy Collision Switches on Black Hole

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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(PhysOrg.com) -- This composite image of data from three different telescopes shows an ongoing collision between two galaxies, NGC 6872 and IC 4970.


Farms, Fertilizers and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Farms, Fertilizers and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Space & Earth / Environment

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are front and center in finding out how farming affects emissions of the green house nitrous oxide (N2O).


Breakthrough in monitoring tropical deforestation announced in Copenhagen

Breakthrough in monitoring tropical deforestation announced in Copenhagen

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Tropical forest destruction accounts for some 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But quantifying these emissions has not been easy, particularly for tropical nations. New technology, developed by a team ...


Japanese researchers say they have found a way to make plant leaves absorb more carbon dioxide

Extra pores on plants could ease global warming: Japan study

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 4

Japanese researchers said Thursday they had found a way to make plant leaves absorb more carbon dioxide in an innovation that may one day help ease global warming and boost food production.


Class-action suit pits woman against 'dishonest' ads on Facebook

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A 41-year-old part-time dance instructor and graphic designer from Santa Cruz is the face of a class-action lawsuit designed to force Web sites that offer social gaming to rein in what she calls deceptive ads.


IBM Introduces New System z Linux Solutions for Large-Scale Consolidation and Savings

Technology / Software

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IBM today announced new Linux offerings for the System z mainframe to help clients run smarter and more efficient data centers that maximize the use of IT resources and reduce energy costs.


Nerve-cell transplants help brain-damaged rats fully recover lost ability to learn

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Nerve cells transplanted into brain-damaged rats helped them to fully recover their ability to learn and remember, probably by promoting nurturing, protective growth factors, according to a new study.


More than fish bait: Worms unlock secrets to new epilepsy treatments

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of scientists from The University of Alabama used worms to reel in information that they hope will lead to a greater understanding of cellular mechanisms that may be exploited to treat epilepsy. In a new research report ...



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