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 toilets by 50% by
Scientists have discovered a bacterium that can turn ammonium, which is found in urine, into hydrazine - a fuel for propulsion.
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 researchers to
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have found a new, less expensive way of storing volatile gases at room temperature in carbon materials.
Old newspapers that we throw away can become fuel for cars in the future, thanks to a newly discovered bacterium.
In the future fuel will become unnecessary for unmanned vehicles, because they can operate by laser, a US company claims.
An invention by British scientists can significantly reduce the energy needed for heating and cooking in households. However, its principle of operation and effectiveness is still
George Huber and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst are working on converting sawdust and grass into gasoline.
The design team at Emergent in Los Angeles has developed a prototype car made up of a cartilage-like blend and a car that can produce bio-fuel from bio-algae.
US and Swiss scientists have successfully developed a machine capable of converting solar energy into fuel.