Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:18:48 +0000
ExxonMobil dropped the algae biofuel ball last year but many other firms are racing to fill the gap, with an eye on algae-based plastics, fertilizers, and other products, too.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 17:09:42 +0000
It’s no secret that the incoming second Trump administration has it out for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The obvious beef there is that the agency does a lot of research into climate change. Finding and sharing truth about that topic isn’t great for oil companies, so the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:30:37 +0000
A new wave of supersized, morphing wind turbines will help cut costs for the US offshore wind industry, if it can survive the next four years.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:57:04 +0000
While the world toils over issues like inflation, immigration, and idiocrasy, there’s a monster growing beneath the surface that will increase all of those dramatically. Oh, well, I don’t know for sure if it will increase idiocrasy, but given how humans deal with disaster and crisis, I’d bet on it. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 21:29:56 +0000
The 20th century saw the introduction of various integrated machines into our homes to simplify household chores. Washers, dryers, and dishwashers were early entries, followed more recently by stand mixers, food processors, electric juicers, even robot vacuums. While extremely helpful at speeding up manual tasks, these machines excel at performing … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 03:39:37 +0000
As you look out of the harbor, you see a series of small rocky outcrops breaking through the swells. These artificial islands are popular nesting areas for a wide variety of birds due to the islands’ elevation, which was designed to consider the effects of potential boat wakes, natural wave … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:35:40 +0000
The US startup Solestial is banking on ultra-thin, self-repairing silicon solar technology for an edge in the red hot space solar race.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:03:50 +0000
In the original Superman film (1978), an alien raised by humans finds out that he’s got a space family that he knows little about. After the death of his father, he takes a strange crystal (which had been calling out to him) from his foster family’s farm and makes a … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 01:47:30 +0000
One of my life’s ongoing inner ruminations is considering options for transportation. (The welcome influence of CleanTechnica.) If walking is a timely option, I prefer to do it. For the simple reason that I always—I mean always—feel better after going for a walk. Walking restores vitality that is lost after … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:42:20 +0000
Unsurprisingly, when it comes to hydrogen, the more real-world data collection and analysis that is done and published, the worse it looks. The latest black eye for the tiny molecule that so many love is in the efficiency of making hydrogen at refueling stations. The Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility … [continued]
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