Audi researchers have managed to do something that at first blush sounds impossible, or at least, highly illogical: Without using any petroleum whatsoever, they’ve created a small batch of synthetic gasoline. Continue reading… “Audi made synthetic gasoline without using any petroleum”
Desktop machine turns plastic into fuel.
Plastic bags help you carry your groceries home, they make excellent liners for smaller-sized trash cans, and now they can help you to heat your home. A Japanese inventor has found a way to convert plastic grocery bags, bottles and caps into usable petroleum.
Continue reading… “New Invention Converts Plastic Grocery Bags Into Fuel at Home”
BP’s actions make a wonderful argument for revisiting corporate rights in this country.
Climate Progress reports that scientists from Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University and Texas A&M “have ‘signed contracts with BP to work on their behalf in the Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) process’ that determines how much ecological damage the Gulf of Mexico region is suffering from BP’s toxic black tide…
Continue reading… “BP Launches Effort To Restrict Publication Of Scientific Research On Disaster”
Emory University chemists have developed the most potent homogeneous catalyst known for water oxidation, considered a crucial component for generating clean hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight.
Continue reading… “Water Oxidation Advance Boosts Potential for Solar Fuel”
An artificial foot that recycles energy otherwise wasted in between steps could make it easier for amputees to walk, its developers say.
Continue reading… “Artificial Foot Recycles Energy for Easier Walking”
Most people know that diamond is one of the hardest solids on Earth, so strong that it can easily cut through glass and steel.
Continue reading… “Diamonds Become Stronger When Squeezed Rapidly Under Extreme Conditions”
On December 3, a Boeing 747 belonging to Air New Zealand is scheduled to take off from Auckland, New Zealand, powered in part by a new type of jet fuel made from a weed. A mixture of equal parts biofuel and conventional fuel will run one of the plane’s engines. The biofuel, which could help reduce carbon-dioxide emissions, was developed by UOP, a major supplier of technology for petroleum refining.
Continue reading… “Passenger Jet Powered By Jet Fuel Made From A Weed”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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