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Simulation of aerodynamic secrets of grasshoppers
Biology

Simulation of aerodynamic secrets of grasshoppers

Researchers are taking a step closer to making micro aircraft with flexibility and energy efficiency such as grasshoppers after successfully decoding the aerodynamic sec…

December 17, 2018
Use bacteria to produce biofuels
Biology

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.

December 17, 2018
Turn algae into cheap fuels
Biology

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.

December 17, 2018
Bacteria and energy
Biology

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…

December 17, 2018
Bacteria - Future fuel source?
Biology

Bacteria - Future fuel source?

With a new computer system, Sheffeild University scientists have developed the metabolic mechanism of Nostoc bacteria. Accordingly, Nostoc fixes nitrogen, and releases h…

December 17, 2018
Black gold from Silicon Valley
Biology

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…

December 17, 2018
Bacteria decipher mysterious human body
Biology

Bacteria decipher mysterious human body

Great ideas come in small shape. In the case of Shewanella bacteria, they are micro-packed. But this microscopic bacterium can hold the key to producing alternative ener…

December 17, 2018
Discover important plant enzymes
Biology

Discover important plant enzymes

Scientists from the Brookhaven Laboratory - the US Department of Energy have found important enzymes involved in the conversion of isoflavonoids - natural plant products…

December 17, 2018