Yellowstone microbes fueled by hydrogen, according to U. of Colorado study
Microbes living in the brilliantly coloredhot springs of Yellowstone National Park use primarily hydrogen forfuel, a discovery University of Colorado at Boulder researchers saybodes well for life in extreme environments on other planets and couldadd to understanding of bacteria inside the human body.A team of CU-Boulder biologists led by Professor Norman Pace, one ofthe world's leading expe...Ecological destruction fuels emerging diseases
The destruction of habitat by human activity and the extinction of species around the world is more than a looming environmental catastrophe, warns a Canadian zoologist. This ecological damage also endangers human health by turning parasites into "evolutionary land mines." Dr. Daniel (Dan) Brooks, a parasitologist at the University of Toronto, says the decline of global biodiversity is li...Microbial fuel cell: High yield hydrogen source and wastewater cleaner
Using a new electrically-assisted microbial fuel cell (MFC) that does not require oxygen, Penn State environmental engineers and a scientist at Ion Power Inc. have developed the first process that enables bacteria to coax four times as much hydrogen directly out of biomass than can be generated typically by fermentation alone. Dr. Bruce Logan, the Kappe professor of environmental engineeri...Grass makes environmentally friendly biofuel
Grow grass, not for fun but for fuel. Burning grass for energy has been a well-accepted technology in Europe for decades. But not in the United States. This alternative fuel easily could be produced and pelleted by farmers a...Hybrid grass may prove to be valuable fuel source
Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus), a hybrid grass that can grow 13 feet high, may be a valuable renewable fuel source for the future, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign say. Stephen P. Long, a professor of crop sciences and of plant biology, recently took that message to Dublin, Ireland, where the British Association for the Advancement of Science sponso...Analysis of Fuel Oxygenates by U.S. EPA Method 8260B Using Headspace Trap with GC/MS
710 Bridgeport Avenue Shelton, CT 06484 The Clean Air Act amendments of 1990 require that oxygenated compounds be added to gasoline to produce fuel with increased oxygen content. Oxygenat...Kind approach to leveraging biofuels
Like many farmers in Wisconsin, th...Doyle urges Legislature to support biofuels program
Doyle, in his most pointed remarks to date, said ever...Lucigen receives $750K grant to boost biofuel yields
The product is the company's second bioprospecting find as the result of d...Fueling our economy with the University of Wisconsin
men's basketball team recently was ranked first in the nation, giving Wisconsin fans just one more reason to be proud. March Madness is just around the corner, and I know the team will enjoy tremendous support from everyone in our...Drinking Laws 'Fuel Disease' In UK: Expert
The doctor treating ailing football legend George Best has condemned the relaxation of licensing laws in England and Wales, saying it reflected a 'society falling apart'.// The new legislation took effect at 00:01 GMT on Thursday, consigning the traditional 23:00 closing time to history and ushering in what the government hopes will be a more relaxed and civilized socializing. But s...Second SARS suspect fuels worry in India
After the country reported a new suspected case of the disease fears of the deadly SARS virus grew in India. This happened hours after doctors gave the cleared a woman suspected of being India's first SARS case. In Hyderabed a 48-year-old software worker was immediately admitted to a hospital after he arrived from Australia via Singapore. He had symptoms of high fever, cough and cold simi...Pollution Free Hydrogen based fuel for Energy
Imagine if all the vehicles in the world could run using a pollution free energy source.// This is no science fiction. Researchers from Stanford are just working towards this solution to look at making hydrogen fuel cells. Hydrogen would be pumped into fuel cells and the hydrogen would reacts with oxygen to produce water and energy. A chemical reaction rather than a combustion mechanism...Teen drinking fuelled by Alcohol-branded Wares
Youngsters, especially teenagers who sport T-shirts, hats and other wares that seem to carry an alcohol brand name on it are more likely to get inspired to initiate early with the spirits,// as compared to kids who do not stock these items in their closet. This is a study conducted by Dartmouth Medical School researchers published in the April issue of the American Journal of Preventive M...Jets Can Now Be Propelled By Coal-based Fuel
A fuel derived from bituminous coal, which is comparable to Jet A or military JP 8, has been successfully tested in a helicopter jet engine and can now be used for propelling the jets in future, according to a Penn State fuel scientist. // "Because the fuel is 50 percent derived from coal, it could reduce our use of imported petroleum for this purpose by half," says Dr. Harold H. Scho...