Jul
22
Laser Technique Can Convert Cellulose Into Biofuel
July 22, 2020 | 1 Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Tokyo University of Science scientists have developed a novel laser-based strategy for the effective degradation of cellulose into useful products. The plant product cellulose is the most abundant form of biomass globally and can be converted into useful products such as biofuels. However, the processing of this biopolymer is cumbersome, owing to its […]
Nov
12
CO2 Recycling Could Become a Big Business
November 12, 2019 | 1 Comment
A UCLA study shows that capturing carbon dioxide and turning it into commercial products, such as fuels or construction materials, could become a new global industry. UCLA, the University of Oxford and five other institutions’ research has been published in Nature. The paper is the most comprehensive study to date investigating the potential future scale […]
Sep
3
Back Online
September 3, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Your humble writer is back online with a new ISP service. The new ISP made the connection this afternoon September 3, 2019. I truly want to thank everyone who emailed. Without the internet connection I could not reply, and I apologize to everyone for that failure. I am grateful for the thoughts and concerns. The […]
Jul
25
Is Renewable Energy Fair to Low Income People
July 25, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Efforts to shift away from fossil fuels and replace oil and coal with renewable energy sources can help reduce carbon emissions but do so at the expense of increased inequality, according to a new Portland State University study. Portland State University’s Julius McGee, assistant professor of sociology in PSU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, […]
Mar
7
Cooling With A LED
March 7, 2019 | Leave a Comment
A University of Michigan finding runs counter to a common assumption in physics. The researchers ran a light emitting diode (LED) with electrodes reversed in order to cool another device mere nanometers away. The approach could lead to new solid-state cooling technology for future microprocessors, which will have so many transistors packed into a small […]