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Racing car powered by chocolate and steered by carrots takes to the track at Goodwood

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A racing car created from potatoes and carrots and powered by chocolate will be put through its paces this weekend at the world’s largest celebration of motorsport.





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Vegetable oil powers cross-country trip

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created Apr 25, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Tom Holm, host of the "Adventure Highway" TV series, has set a record of sorts -- driving cross-country in a truck fueled by vegetable oil.


More fish oil, less vegetable oil, better for your health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 26, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Scientists have provided new evidence that using more fish oil than vegetable oil in the diet decreases the formation of chemicals called prostanoids, which, when produced in excess, increase inflammation in various tissues ...


Love that garlic? Fresh may be healthier than bottled

Love that garlic? Fresh may be healthier than bottled

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created Jun 09, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 1

The next time you use garlic for its renowned antibacterial effects, consider fresh garlic instead of those bottles of chopped garlic. Researchers in Japan report that fresh garlic maintains higher levels ...


Singapore and Neste Oil officials break ground on the world's biggest renewable diesel plant

Singapore-made biofuel to run cars in Europe, North America

Technology / Energy

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

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.


Clemson research cleans up with edible oil

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 13, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Oil and water don't mix, and that could be the key to edible vegetable-based oil being the answer to contaminant clean-up.


Researchers examine world's potential to produce biodiesel

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 17, 2007 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

What do the countries of Thailand, Uruguay and Ghana have in common? They all could become leading producers of the emerging renewable fuel known as biodiesel, says a study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson ...


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Waste coffee grounds offer new source of biodiesel fuel

Chemistry /

created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 1

Researchers in Nevada are reporting that waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel fuel for powering cars and trucks. Their study has been published ...


Antenatal fish oil supplements boost kids' hand-eye coordination

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 21, 2006 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Fish oil supplements given to pregnant mums boost the hand-eye coordination of their babies as toddlers, reveals a small study published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood (Fetal and Neonatal Edition).


NYC french fries fail trans fats testing

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 02, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The U.S. Center for Science in the Public Interest says both Burger King and Wendy's New York City french fries contain unsafe levels of trans fats.


Scientists unveil chocolate-fueled race car (AP)

Scientists unveil chocolate-fueled race car

Technology / Energy

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(AP) -- Scientists unveiled on Tuesday what they hope will be one of the world's fastest biofuel vehicles, powered by waste from chocolate factories and made partly from plant fibers.



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