Jul
16
Breakthrough Hydrogen Production Powered by Sunlight
July 16, 2010 | 6 Comments
MIT scientists led by the prolific Angela Belcher have developed a system that mimics the oxidation of oxygen of the photosynthetic process in plants by engineering M13, a simple and harmless virus, to help splitting water into its two atomic components freeing hydrogen and oxygen powered by sunlight. The MIT team hopes this is the […]
Jul
15
Getting to All That Shale Oil
July 15, 2010 | 3 Comments
Chinese researchers have identified a catalyst called NiMoW, for the hydrotreating of the refined diesel distillate fraction from the Fushun shale oil deposit. Shale oil has high levels of nitrogen, sulfur, and unsaturated hydrocarbons, limiting its potential use to supplant or replace crude oil. Coming up with economical cleaning systems would get shale oil more […]
Jul
14
Get the Money For Yourself
July 14, 2010 | 2 Comments
Sarah Max writing for Money Magazine, picked up by USA Today and now yours truly has five items plus that you might want to keep mind for those summer projects. Some edits are applied. First are those Federal rebates. In your local area the money might be gone but here is where to check. The […]
Jul
13
A Look At Sub Critical Reactors and the Potential
July 13, 2010 | 10 Comments
Virginia Tech is said to researching accelerator-driven reactor designs with its GEM*STAR collaboration project. The idea of a sub-critical reactor is to have a sub-critical reaction running that is kept going by supplementing it with an external source of neutrons. A particle accelerator supplies the necessary neutrons. Thus what exists is a sub-critical atomic fission […]
Jul
12
Culturing Cyanobacteria for Biofuel
July 12, 2010 | 7 Comments
Hyun Woo Kim and Raveender Vannela, researchers at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University are perfecting the means to culture cyanobacteria, a potentially rich source of biofuels and biomaterials in greater abundance. Cyanobacteria are among the oldest organisms in nature, responsible for generating the atmospheric oxygen we breathe today. The pair’s work is meant […]
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