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The cow's stomach holds the secret to turning corn into biofuel
According to Michigan State University scientists, enzymes from a type of bacteria living in cow's stomach hold the secret to turning corn plants into fuel. Enzymes help…
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Road-driven cars: the world's most efficient method of hydrogen production
Chemists are working out a plan to develop a revolutionary way to convert sugar into hydrogen. The synthetic hydrogen will be used as a fuel for hydrogen fuel cell vehic…
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Pin 'sweet'
A Japanese electronics maker has successfully created a bio-battery that produces electricity from sugar. This battery has enough power to run the player and a pair of s…
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Battery running by the road
In the future, consumers can buy batteries that run on all kinds of sweet things, including sap and carbonated drinks. Like other batteries, new batteries incorporate fu…
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Produce plastics from fruits
Apple juice and grains, not oil, could be a raw material for some plastics and pharmaceuticals in the future, thanks to a new chemical process set up by US scientists.