Earth & Environment - Jul 8, 2010 15:22 - 2 Comments

Racecars run faster, cleaner on ethanol

U. CHICAGO (US)—A fuel-injected racing car engine powered by E-85, an ethanol-based fuel, outperforms the same engine with a carburetor and leaded racing fuel. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 24, 2010 12:00 - 0 Comments

‘Goalie’ algorithm shows it’s all about timing

NYU (US)—Researchers have created a data mining algorithm they call GOALIE that can automatically reveal how biological processes—like cell division and metabolism—are coordinated in time. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 14, 2010 13:12 - 0 Comments

Are heat-loving bacteria the key to biofuels?

U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—A bacteria that lives in hot springs in Japan might help solve an age-old evolutionary mystery—and break a bottleneck in producing a fuel of the future. (more…)

Science & Technology - May 14, 2010 10:23 - 0 Comments

Final liftoff for space shuttle Atlantis

U. COLORADO (US)—The launch today from Kennedy Space Center is expected to be the last one for space shuttle Atlantis, marking the end of a career that includes 32 space missions—covering more than 115 million miles. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Apr 30, 2010 7:09 - 0 Comments

Biofuel subsidies costly, but worth it

MICHIGAN STATE (US)—States aiming to lead the emerging biofuel industry may need to ante up substantial subsidies and tax incentives to ethanol producers just to get in the game, but the effort will be effective in the long run, new research shows. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Apr 23, 2010 10:14 - 2 Comments

Pressure cook algae to make better biofuel

U. MICHIGAN (US)—Heating and squishing microalgae in a pressure cooker can speed the oil-making process. Researchers are working to improve the method in an effort to develop affordable, carbon-neutral biofuels. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Apr 21, 2010 18:01 - 0 Comments

Food vs. fuel showdown on the farm

MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Using productive farmland to grow crops for food instead of fuel is more energy efficient, but the ideal scenario may be a combination of both. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Apr 1, 2010 11:42 - 0 Comments

Parasites may threaten biofuel crops

U. ILLINOIS—Researchers have discovered widespread occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes in Miscanthus and switchgrass, two plants used for biofuels. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 19, 2010 12:13 - 0 Comments

Au naturel protein: No staples required

STANFORD (US)—For the first time, researchers have been able to confine and study an individual protein without having to pin it down so tightly as to alter its fundamental behavior. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 22, 2010 11:58 - 0 Comments

Better way to brew cold-weather biodiesel

UC DAVIS (US)—Yields of biodiesel from oilseed crops such as safflower could be increased by up to 24 percent using a new process that should also improve the performance characteristics of biodiesel—especially in cold weather. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jan 15, 2010 17:53 - 0 Comments

Pest with an appetite for biofuel crops

U. ILLINOIS—The western corn rootworm beetle, a pest that feasts on corn roots and corn silk and costs growers more than $1 billion annually in the U.S., also can survive on the perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus, a potential biofuels crop that would likely be grown alongside corn, researchers report. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 27, 2009 13:23 - 0 Comments

T-ray tool takes extreme measures

IOWA STATE (US)—A terahertz ray (T-ray) facility is allowing researchers to take a close and unique look at materials reliability, biofuels combustion, environmental clean-up, cancer screening, biomass conversion, ionic liquids, and many other research areas in science and engineering. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Oct 23, 2009 15:33 - 2 Comments

‘Fixable’ error undercuts climate laws

PRINCETON (US)—A group of scientists has issued a report identifying a critical—but correctable—accounting error affecting climate legislation that could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging deforestation. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Oct 13, 2009 18:15 - 1 Comment

Stable proteins may yield ‘sweet’ biofuels

NYU (US)—Scientists report they have developed a novel method of stabilizing proteins, including important enzymes used to produce certain artificial sweeteners and bioethanol. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Oct 5, 2009 11:30 - 0 Comments

Bioengineer a better hydrocarbon?

IOWA STATE (US)—Researchers are looking to plants and algae as a source of green, renewable hydrocarbons—and second-generation biofuels. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jul 23, 2009 12:32 - 1 Comment

Green revolution fueled by duckweed?

Todd Michael, a plant biologist at Rutgers, says U.S. Department of Energy’s duckweed genome sequencing project “could unlock the remarkable potential of a rapidly growing aquatic plant for absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide, ecosystem carbon cycling, and biofuel production.”

Earth & Environment - Jul 20, 2009 12:28 - 1 Comment

Getting best eco-bang for biofuel buck

“Future carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere will tell us when we’re kidding ourselves about what actually works. For carbon management, the atmosphere is the ultimate accountant,” says Princeton University’s Robert Socolow.

Earth & Environment - Jun 24, 2009 11:08 - 2 Comments

Will biofuels drain the nation’s water supply?

RICE (US)—The new emphasis on biofuels as an alternative to foreign oil must be carefully weighed against the potential damage to the nation’s water resources, scientists warn in a new report. (more…)

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