Does it transform and fight evil?
Amphibious vehicles are nothing new, but this concept car takes the go anywhere idea to a whole new level. Continue reading… “Electric Concept Car”
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The Soap Bubble Nebula
Startling image of the newly discovered Soap Bubble Nebula has generated enormous excitement among astronomers
It may look as if a child’s soap bubble has strayed in front of a camera lens, but this extraordinary image from the heavens shows a newly discovered planetary nebula. (Pics)
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Cows Bred To Burp Less Will Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Cow burps are responsible for nearly three-quarters of methane emissions
A prototype cow which burps less is being bred in a breakthrough that could reduce a big source of the greenhouse gases responsible for global warming.
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Third Of World’s Gas Reserve Found Beneath Arctic
A third of the world’s remaining natural gas and 13 per cent of its oil is trapped beneath the Arctic
Tensions over the Arctic’s untapped energy reserves are expected to build after a survey has found substantial mineral riches under the ice.
The analysis, by researchers at the U.S. Geologic Survey, found that a third of world’s remaining natural gas and 13 per cent of its oil are trapped beneath the oceans of the North Pole.
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Scientists Studying Sea Creatures Living On Violent Undersea Volcano
Lava erupts onto the seafloor from the NW Rota-1 volcano
An active underwater volcano which spews torrents of lava and noxious gas has become a surprising hotspot for sea critters, scientists revealed. (Pics) (Video)
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100 Mile Per Gallon Plug-In Hybrid Van
A spinoff from the Rocky Mountain Institute, Bright Automotive, has developed a 100-miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid.
Last week, Bright Automotive, a startup based in Anderson, IN, unveiled a plug-in hybrid utility van designed to travel 50 miles on half a gallon of gasoline. The company plans to start producing the Idea vehicle in large volume by the end of 2012, and it hopes to sell 50,000 a year starting in 2013.
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Alcoholic Architecture: First Walk In Cocktail
Special dress code: Drinkers leave the G&T-smelling bar in their special protective gear
You’re advised to wear protective clothing in this bar… the one called Alcoholic Architecture in London. It’s a bar with a twist, you might say. A big twist of lime in a gin and tonic, infused into the air.
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EPA Declares Greenhouse Emissions Endanger Human Health
Total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions were 7,282 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent in 2007, an increase of 1.4 percent from the 2006 level.The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency on Friday declared that greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide endanger human health and welfare, clearing the way for possible U.S. regulation.
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‘FIELD’ of Fluorescent Bulbs Powered By Ambient Electricity
‘FIELD’
You are looking at 1301 fluorescent bulbs planted in an English farm, powered entirely by electrical fields generated by the power lines that float in curves over the top of this field. (PIcs)
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How Microbes Can Fuel America In The Future
Scientists Use Tiny Organisms to Create Fuel, Viruses to Make Batteries
For millenniums, microbes have been a staunch technological ally. They have leavened our bread and cured our cheeses. Now, engineers are asking them to convert carbon dioxide into fuel and to build a new generation of batteries. Some of the smallest life forms with which we share the planet are helping us cope with the energy challenges of the 21st century.
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Hyundai’s BLUE-WILL Plug-In Hybrid
Hyundai’s BLUE-WILL
So what if Hyundai is a little late to the plug-in hybrid car market? It’s designed the oddly-named BLUE-WILL, a bizarre-looking car that resembles a grimacing beaver, all dolled up in eco-friendly plastics and powered by a 100kw electric motor lashed onto a 1.6-liter gas engine.
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‘Ice That Burns’ May Provide Clean, Sustainable Fuel For The Future
‘Ice that burns’ – gas hydrates
In the future, natural gas derived from chunks of ice that workers collect from beneath the ocean floor and beneath the arctic permafrost may fuel cars, heat homes, and power factories. Government researchers are reporting that these so-called “gas hydrates,” a frozen form of natural gas that bursts into flames at the touch of a match, show increasing promise as an abundant, untapped source of clean, sustainable energy. The icy chunks could supplement traditional energy sources that are in short supply and which produce large amounts of carbon dioxide linked to global warming, the scientists say.
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