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Graphene Based Material Set to Revolutionise Nanoelectronics, Energy Storage, Electricity Production and Transportation

A new graphene based material helps solve the structure of graphite oxide and could lead to applications in nanoelectronics, energy storage and production, and transportation such as airplanes and cars has been created

29 Sep 2008

Boosting Fuel Economy With Simple Electronic Device

With the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel impacting costs for automobiles, trucks, buses and the overall economy, a Temple University physics professor has developed a simple device which could dramatically improve fuel efficiency as much as 20 percent

28 Sep 2008

Audi Clean Diesel Vehicle to Hit the Road in Coast-to-Coast Rally

America will soon discover Audi TDI turbocharged clean diesel technology, which has earned media attention and consumer praise throughout the world for its exceptional fuel efficiency and dynamic performance

28 Sep 2008

MIT Solution to Aerodynamic Separation to Lead to Better Fuel Efficiency

Fluid flows affect everything in our world, from blood flow to geophysical convection. As a result, engineers constantly seek ways of controlling separation in those flows to reduce losses and increase efficiency and MIT engineers have cracked part of the puzzle

25 Sep 2008

A Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl Siding Green

The Vinyl Siding Institute, Inc. (VSI) has put a "colorful" twist on the typical white paper. Entitled A Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl Siding Green, the new green paper identifies 12 ways vinyl siding is a sustainable exterior cladding choice

25 Sep 2008

Ultra Motor Introduces New A2B Electric Bike

Ultra Motor, a leader in urban transport solutions introduced the A2B electric bike today to cycling bike dealers at Interbike, North America’s largest national bicycle trade event

25 Sep 2008

Red, White or Sparkling - Wine Industry Trying to Go Green

The wine industry is making a concerted effort to adopt environmentally responsible practices but sees a need for better education among both consumers and professionals on many green issues

25 Sep 2008

Sustainable Biofuel Development Backed by Boeing

Boeing has, with leading air carriers and Honeywell's UOP, a refining technology developer, established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable new aviation fuels

24 Sep 2008

Mainstream Media Ignoring the Contribution to Climate Change Made by Food Production

A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows the nation’s top newspapers have largely overlooked the food system as one of the more important contributors to global climate change

24 Sep 2008

Two Research Groups Use Sugar to Make Gasoline, Diesel, Jet Fuel and Other BioFuels

Following independent paths of investigation, two research teams are announcing this month that they have successfully converted sugar-potentially derived from agricultural waste and non-food plants-into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and a range of other valuable chemicals

19 Sep 2008