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Jan 5 | News
Volcanic rocks deep under the population centers of New England, New Jersey, and New York might be ideal for storing carbon dioxide generated by next-generation coal-fired power plants. The type of rock, basalt, is important to the plan because it reacts with the CO2, turning into a solid mineral.
12/14/2009 | RDBlog
I always thought of bacteria as being intrusive. The same goes for fungi. It seemed more of something that would infect the body instead of helping the body, or any field of science. It was why I wore shower shoes in college. However, the more I read on bacteria and fungi, the more I started to see the benefits that these micro-organisms have toward science.
12/3/2009 | News
A new type of natural-gas electric power plant proposed by MIT researchers could provide electricity with zero carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere, at costs comparable to or less than conventional natural-gas plants, and even to coal-burning plants. But that can only come about if and when a price is set on the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
11/19/2009 | News
New MIT research points the way to a technology that might make it possible to harvest much of the wasted heat produced by everything from computer processor chips to car engines to electric powerplants, and turn it into usable electricity. More than half of the energy consumed worldwide is wasted, most of it in the form of excess heat. This new technology would allow conversion of waste heat into electricity with an efficiency several times greater than existing devices.
11/19/2009 | News
Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in cooperation with the International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI), are releasing for beta testing a computer-based tool to help the world’s semiconductor manufacturing facilities (“fabs”) evaluate and improve their energy efficiency.
11/4/2009 | News
Two Kansas State Univ. engineers are assessing systematic production methods that could make the costs of algae oil production more reasonable, helping move the U.S. from fossil fuel dependency to renewable energy replacements. The idea of the study is to grow algae in the ocean on very large, supporting platforms. The National Science Foundation awarded the team a $98,560 Small Grant for Exploratory Research in 2009 for their work.
10/20/2009 | News
A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates "hidden" costs of energy production and use—such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health—that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them.