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Bioengineered Bacteria Produce Ready-to-Use Biofuel

Mila Luleva — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:15:18 +0000

Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) claim to have found a technology that holds the future of biofuels. They built a bioenergy reactor, which contains a special bioengineered bacteria that can convert biowaste into ready-to-use fuel for vehicles in a space of a few days. The team claims that the invention is a flexible and […]

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Re-engineering Nature – Hot Topic at ARPA-E Conference

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:37:15 +0000

The Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, or ARPA-E, began its three day conference in Washington, DC on Monday. Attendees included the best and brightest from across the US who proposed lots of innovative ideas. To date, the agency has spent $770 million on 285 cutting edge projects ARPA-E is the Energy Department’s Pentagon-like arm […]

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MIT Seeks Federal Funds for Developing Possibly Hazardous Virus Battery

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:12:07 +0000

Viruses seemed like a frightened enemy that kept standing in our way for the past... million years. Although they have their qualification and role in the ecosystem, we seem to hate viruses and only associate them will our colds, hepatitis, and other illnesses. Not for a moment we could think of them as of a power source.

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