Biology
Growing algae for biofuel to replace oil
According to US scientists, just growing algae on 6 million hectares of fallow land in the US, the country has enough fuel to use without importing oil. Algae have the a…
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Biology
Produce fuel from sunflower oil
Producing fuel from sunflower oil can be an additional source of income for farmers. That's the belief of Daniel Lalarbie, who has two years of experience in running a b…
Biology
New success in genetic engineering of vegetable oil
On March 5, 2007, the US National Academy of Sciences published a new study on genetic manipulation to complement enzyme activity in plants. Research specialists of this…
Biology
Biodiesel production in Chiang Mai
Since 2004, the research and production of traditional biofuel fuels, typically biodiesel, has been implemented in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, initially achieving pos…
Biology
E.coli can be used to produce diesel
Genetically modified Escherichia coli can produce a form of biodiesel from plant fuels. They help people reduce carbon dioxide emissions, while reducing fuel production…
Biology
Plant fuel - Indonesia's energy future
Not long ago, the first Indonesian car to operate with 100% biofuels made from jatropha completed a 3,200 km test run in West Timor province. The success of the Mitsubis…
Biology
Bacteria specializing in oil consumption
Alcanivorax Borkumensis is the name of a bacterium that lives in oil-contaminated waters. This small sea creature is hardly found in clean waters, but is present in the…
Biology
Producing hydrogen fuel from marine algae
Experts from Bielefeld University (Germany) and University of Queensland (Australia) successfully cultivated green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii single-celled hydrogen…
Biology
Bacteria turn foam into plastic self-destruct
US researchers have used a strain of bacteria to turn an important component of waste cups, plates and utensils into a self-destructing, useful plastic. This potential c…
Animal world
The giant python repeatedly attacked people in Indonesia?
According to the Washington Post, two pythons to attack people in Indonesia this year are very remarkable. The attackers are the longest and strongest pythons in the wor…
Animal world
Massive dead fish covered the canal in America
Thousands of Atlantic oil sardines are trapped in the Shinnecock channel, the United States and died of suffocation, covering the canal.
Animal world
The dam will make the Mekong catfish extinct
The dam construction on the main stream in the lower Mekong region may become a threat to the survival of the catfish species, one of the largest and rarest freshwater f…
Animal world
Massive dead animals in Peru may be due to increased heat
The Peruvian government yesterday announced that rising Pacific water temperatures could cause about 5,000 seabirds and nearly 900 dolphins to die in the north coast in…
Animal world
The most noisy animals on the planet
After the exciting discovery of the last penile water bug, is order of the most noisy animals in the world reordered? Let's face the most noisy