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Solar cars: Dreams are real
Non-gasoline cars, self-adjusting fuel when it's sunny or cool ... appeared in the Solar Car contest, which will award on December 1 here. According to the author of the…
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Fuel cell, alternative energy for hydropower
The world's largest 11.2-megawatt fuel cell park was officially put into operation on November 15 in Daegu City, South Korea.
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Use aluminum as a layer to cover the titanium surface to store hyrdo
Yves Chabal of the University of Texas at San Francisco, USA, and researcher Santanu Chaudhuri, Washington State University, have discovered that using titanium aluminum…
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Develop a hybrid power plant to save fuel and reduce emissions
Researchers at Israel's Tel Aviv University are developing a hybrid type of hybrid power plant that combines renewable energy (solar thermal energy) with traditional…
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Experimental new ways to exploit methane hydrate
Japan and the United States will collaborate on methane hydrate methane exploitation in the United States from January 2012.
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Production of biofuels thanks to microwaves
British scientists have found a way to treat bio-waste through microwaves to produce bioenergy and precious chemicals.
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Passenger aircraft fly as fast as five times the speed of sound
Passenger aircraft designed at five times the speed of sound can become a reality near the end of this century.
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Production of aircraft fuel from industrial emissions
Virgin Atlantic Airlines, the UK has developed an aviation fuel from industrial emissions with a commitment to halve CO2 emissions compared to standard jet fuel usage.
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Build large cargo ships to save on CO2 emissions
Japan Heavy Industries (MHI), a Japanese heavy equipment manufacturer, says it is building a large tonnage carrier, which can reduce its CO2 emissions by 25 percent comp…
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Helicopters fly by biofuel
The US Navy successfully tested the first flight of an unmanned bio-fueled MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter.
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Portable toilets run on biogas
Japan's largest sanitary ware company, TOTO, has launched portable toilets powered by biogas. This is part of a campaign to reduce the amount of CO2 emitted by toile…
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Electric avionics opens a new era for aviation
The award-winning electric-powered airliner in the United States could open a new era in aviation.
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Turn urine into rocket fuel
Scientists have discovered a bacterium that can turn ammonium, which is found in urine, into hydrazine - a fuel for propulsion.
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Convert CO2 into carbon fuel
The team of scientists led by Paul Kenis, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Illinois, USA, teamed up with Dioxide Materials researc…
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Research and development of new generation advanced nuclear reactors
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) USA, was awarded $ 7.5 million, as part of a new initiative by the US Department of Energy to support: technology researc…