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Bacteria of future energy storage bacteria
Finding alternative sources of energy has become increasingly urgent as traditional fuel sources are rapidly depleting.
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Switching energy to safety, bees straighten their legs to firmly fly in the wind
New research shows that some bees self-balance themselves with the wind and other disturbances by stretching their sturdy rear legs while flying.
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Use bacteria to produce biofuels
The ability to turn CO2 into methane with electric current from some species of bacteria can help humans create huge renewable sources of renewable energy.
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Turn algae into cheap fuels
Two US scientists have just announced a low-cost machine model to convert algae that are abundant in nature into useful energy for humans.
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Bacteria and energy
Bacteria may be the answer to our global energy crisis. By fermenting biomass to produce biofuels, they are the solution to the lack of fossil fuel supply and harm the e…
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Exploiting energy from intestinal bacteria
For the first time in the history of science, American biochemists have learned how to utilize intestinal bacteria to produce energy.
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Black gold from Silicon Valley
Hidro, fuel cells, electric cars - other options to replace oil are urgently sought. But they all have drawbacks. Many Silicon Valley young businesses are using genetica…
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Can microorganisms be the solution to global energy problems?
Microorganisms used to have reigns on Earth, proliferate throughout every corner of the environment for billions of years before humans appeared.
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Bio-hydrogen: a clean energy source from waste
Researchers from the Canadian National Research Center (CNRC) have produced hydrogen from organic wastes and agricultural wastes.
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Transforming mushrooms into fuel: promises greener cleaner energy
The government's team of academic researchers announced that a fungus like spider that adheres to military uniforms and tarpaulin sheets could hold a key to progress in…
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Preventing old age diseases: Consuming energy rather than dieting
By making mice 'skeletal muscles use less energy efficiently, researchers say they have delayed the death of mice and the symptoms associated with old age diseases, incl…
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Future energy
It is estimated that about 80 years from now, the energy sources we are using will be exhausted because people have been making the most of their use, and with the level…
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Discover the energy of bananas
Two years ago, the idea of supplying electricity to your home with banana pulp seemed unrealistic, but Queenland University professor Bill Clarke proved this idea was…
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Producing energy from termite gut
Termites will no longer be human troubles if scientists succeed in finding new sources of energy from these organisms. A type of gut bacteria that is capable of converti…
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Hydro: a new energy source to replace oil and gas in the future
LTS: It is no wonder that Australian Prime Minister John Howard of the host of the APEC summit this year raised the issue of climate change (from emissions) as the main…