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Air Pollution Monitoring Near Highways To Reveal Secrets of Indoor Air Quality

Intensive monitoring of air quality near a major highway intersection could reveal a lot about how the air outside affects the air in our indoor environment

22 Mar 2009

Global Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Industry Reviewed

A new market news review, 2008 HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROGRESS REVIEW (FCB005J) from BCC Research, provides a comprehensive overview of the global hybrid and electric vehicle (HEV) industry, offering detailed insight into current and emerging technologies and markets

17 Mar 2009

Growth Rates For Biofuels in New Report

A new report released by BCC Research give the market growth rates for liquid biofuels

17 Mar 2009

Air Products to Supply Hydrogen Fueling Equipment for Transport Demonstration Project

Air Products announced that it will supply hydrogen fueling equipment for a hydrogen transportation demonstration project in New Delhi, India

16 Mar 2009

Bright Future Ahead For The Alternative Energy Storage Market

The need for storing energy along with the preference for cleaner storage techniques opens the door to enormous opportunities for alternative energy storage technologies

16 Mar 2009

Virginia Naval Air Station Opens E85 Fuel Pump

The United States Navy is doing its part to help provide greater energy stability and security for the country, well beyond its primary role of keeping this country safe. The NEXCOM (Navy Exchange Command) now has a new E85 fueling station

16 Mar 2009

Environmental Defense Fund Throws Support Behind Bipartisan Transportation Bill to Cut Greenhouse Gas Pollution

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) praised a bipartisan group of lawmakers today for introducing legislation to ensure that future state and metropolitan area transportation plans protect the climate and enhance energy security

16 Mar 2009

Berkeley Lab Researchers Create a Nano-Sized Photocatalyst for Making Fuel by Artificial Photosynthesis

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have now taken a critical step towards making fuel from artificial photosynthesis with the discovery that nano-sized crystals of cobalt oxide can effectively carry out the critical photosynthetic reaction of splitting water molecules

11 Mar 2009

New Battery Development May Allow Batteries To Recharge In Seconds

MIT engineers have created a kind of beltway that allows for the rapid transit of electrical energy through a well-known battery material, an advance that could usher in smaller, lighter batteries -- for cell phones and other devices -- that could recharge in seconds rather than hours

11 Mar 2009

Better Fuel Cells Set To Be A Commercial Reality Due To Nanowires

The creation of long platinum nanowires at the University of Rochester could soon lead to the development of commercially viable fuel cells by providing significant increases in both the longevity and efficiency

11 Mar 2009