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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Recycled paper may fuel automobiles

NEW ORLEANS (UPI) -- Scientists in Louisiana say they've foundbacteria that can use recycled paper or any cellulose to producebutanol, a biofuel substitute for gasoline.

The new bacterium, dubbed "TU-103," is the first bacterial strain fromnature that can produce butanol directly from cellulose, a TulaneUniversity release said Thursday.

"Cellulose is found in all green plants, and is the most abundantorganic material on earth, and converting it into butanol is the dreamof many," said Tulane researcher Harshad Velankar.

"In the United States alone, at least 323 million tons of cellulosicmaterials that could be used to produce butanol are thrown out eachyear," he said.

As a biofuel, butanol has advantages over ethanol, the researcherssaid, because it can fuel existing motor vehicles without any enginemodifications and can be transported through existing fuel pipelines.

It is also less corrosive and can produce more energy than ethanol,they said.

"In addition to possible savings on the price per gallon, as a fuel,bio-butanol produced from cellulose would dramatically reduce carbondioxide and smog emissions in comparison to gasoline, and have apositive impact on landfill waste," research leader David Mullin said.

Copyright 2011 by United Press International

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Tuesday, August 02, 2011

solar development

Paper-thin solar panels made -- on paper

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've developed aflexible and extremely thin solar technology that can be printed onpaper to create a working solar cell.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say thetechnology could allow the solar industry to transition away fromlarge, expensive installations and toward the possibility of easilygenerated renewable electricity almost anywhere, the Los Angeles Timesreported Thursday.

The MIT researchers say vaporous inks made from common elements ratherthan pricey, toxic components like tellurium normally utilized insolar cells can create cells on plain, untreated paper, includingtissue, tracing paper and even newsprint.

The paper can be shaped and folded and still generate electricity whenunfolded, and the cells have proven to be long lasting, theresearchers said.

Current commercial solar options require glass and heavy supportstructures, whereas paper cells could be taped to a wall, attached tolaptops or made into window shades or clothing and even laminated towithstand harsh weather, the researchers said.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

A frontier wow

Brain chip sought to drive paralyzed limbs

SAN DIEGO (UPI) -- Three U.S. universities were given grants to studysensorimotor neural engineering that would allow the brain tocommunicate with prosthetic or paralyzed limbs.

San Diego State University is one of the schools sharing an $18.5million National Science Foundation grant to research chips that couldbe implanted in the brain to send signals to a prosthetic or paralyzedlimb, giving it the full dexterity of an undamaged hand or leg, TheSan Diego Union-Tribune reported Sunday.

Sensors in the limbs would return signals to the brain, sendingsensations of heat and cold or recognizing changes in texture,researchers said.

The five-year grant will be shared between SDSU, the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology and the University of Washington.

"NSF always pursues research at the leading edge," foundationspokesman Josh Chamot said. "We're taking proposals that look forward,that could lead to entirely new concepts and technology, entirely newfields. But the fact is that the people who built up this team alreadyhave research that shows they can accomplish these goals."

Scientists say the research could lead to commercial products to helpwounded veterans, people with spinal cord injuries and those withneurological disorders.

"It's like the Six Million Dollar Man, the bionic man," said Kee Moon,a mechanical engineering professor who will lead SDSU's team.

"We hope, at the end of 10 years, to be able to implant a device onthe brain to drive a prosthetic device in a way that the informationgoes both ways -- from the brain to the device and the device to thebrain," he said.

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Friday, June 24, 2011

making better things happen

'Super sand' could improve drinking water

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Australian scientists say ordinary sand, used tofilter and purify drinking water around the world, can be made into a"super sand" five times more efficient.

Researchers writing in the journal Applied Materials & Interfaces saythe material could be a low-cost benefit in developing countries wheremore than a billion people lack clean drinking water.

Sand has been used to purify water for more than 6,000 years, and sandor gravel water filtration is endorsed by the World HealthOrganization, researchers Mainak Majumder and his colleagues write,but their study of a nanomaterial called graphite oxide suggests itcould be used to improve sand filtration in a cost-effective way.

Sand grains coated with graphite oxide become a "super sand" that cansuccessfully remove mercury and other contaminants from water.

While ordinary sand was saturated with mercury after just 10 minutesof filtration, the super sand was capable of absorbing the heavy metalfor more than 50 minutes, the researchers said.

Its filtration "performance is comparable to some commerciallyavailable activated carbon," at much less cost, the scientists said.

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Monday, June 20, 2011

for the ladies

Scientists discover cause of gray hair

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Scientists at the Ito Lab at New York University'sLangone Medical Center say they have identified the protein thatcauses gray hair.

Researchers, using black mice as test subjects, isolated a proteinidentified as 'wnt' as the cause of gray hair and that a cure willeventually be found, ABC News reported.

"Mouse and the human hairs are very similar in the way that they arestructured and the way they contain melanocyte stem cells," said PiulRabbani, the graduate student leading the study. "We found that thewnt signaling pathway is activated the same way."

He said the wnt protein coordinates pigmentation between cells and thebreakthrough means the wnt protein could be added to hair groomingproducts or supplements, putting an end to graying hair.

"Our hair follicles and the pigmentation from the melanocyte stemcells work in a very similar fashion, so it definitely can be appliedat some point in the future," Rabbani told ABC News.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

self healing tech ?

'Self-healing' coating piques U.S interest

FRIBOURG, Switzerland (UPI) -- U.S. and Swiss scientists say they havedeveloped a polymer-based coating that can heal itself when placedunder ultraviolet light for less than a minute.

The "metallo-supramolecular" polymer coating has garnered interestfrom many parties, including the U.S military, Swissinfo.com reported.

"For the moment it's still at the basic research level," ChristophWeder, director of Fribourg University's Adolphe Merkle Institute,said. "We are not looking to develop products for the market butconcepts and tools that can then develop commercially viablematerials. That's the way our [nanoscience] institute functions."

He declined to comment on the U.S. military's particular interest inthe material.

"I don't want to speculate on their interest in supporting thisparticular project, but the people involved were really devoted tobasic research," said Weder, a Swiss professor of polymer chemistryand materials who has worked for many years in the United States.

The new material has many potential practical applications fromtactile computer screens to everyday consumer items like cars, floorsand furniture that get easily scratched.

"This is ingenious and transformative materials research," said AndrewLovinger, polymers program director at the National ScienceFoundation's Materials Research Division.

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Friday, May 20, 2011

Fwd: Smell -makes a difference

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From: Sieg Holle <siegholle@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 20, 2011 at 7:59 AM
Subject: Smell -makes a difference
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Aromatherapy's Amazing Effects on Your Mind and Mood

Alan Hirsch, MD

Scents have subtle yet powerful effects on emotions -- boosting confidence, easing stress, triggering fond memories and more. Here's how to use your sense of smell to manage your moods... and other people's, too!
Increase mental sharpness with fresh flowers. When you need to focus -- for instance, to memorize a speech or balance a checkbook -- keep a vase of mixed fragrant flowers nearby. Take periodic breaks to consciously "stop and smell the roses." For kids: This helps when doing homework or studying for a test.

Promote positive family interaction with Garlic. Serve garlic bread at dinner. In studies, this scent reduced negative dinnertime remarks by 22.7% and increased pleasantries by 7.4%. You don't even have to eat the bread to reap the benefits.

Feel younger with pink grapefruit. To make others perceive you as youthful (so you feel that way, too), apply a grapefruit-scented or other citrusy body lotion or spray right after your shower. Avoid: Lavender, which makes you seem granny-ish.

Feel more secure with baby powder. Keep a small bottle or resealable plastic bag of baby powder in your purse or briefcase. Before heading into a challenging situation (a meeting with your ex, a job interview), open the container slightly and take a small whiff. Don't inhale too deeply -- you may sneeze or get powder all over your face.

Curb food cravings with banana or peppermint. You needn't eat a banana -- just smell it (peeled or unpeeled). Or, place two drops of peppermint essential oil on a cotton ball, stick it in a plastic bag and take a whiff -- or try sugar-free peppermint gum or hard candy.

Combat claustrophobia with evergreens. Keep a small vial of evergreen essential oil in your pocket or purse. When in a cramped space (an elevator, a crowd), hold the vial near your nose and inhale two or three times. Repeat every 10 minutes as needed.

Assuage anger with cucumber. Hold a sliced cucumber one-half inch from your face and level with your lips -- inhale deeply, continuing for several minutes. To reduce road rage, use a cucumber-melon air freshener in the car. Avoid: Barbecuing or roasting meat when you're angry -- the scent stirs up fiery feelings that heighten aggression.

Relax and wind down with lavender. Lie down and place a lavender-scented eye pillow over your eyes -- breathe slowly and deeply for several minutes. Avoid: Jasmine, which promotes alertness.

Rev up a man's libido with pumpkin pie or black licorice. Bake a pumpkin pie for maximum effect -- or use a reed diffuser (a stick that wicks the aroma from a bottle of scented oil). On a date: Nibble on black licorice. Noteworthy: Perfume is only 3% effective at arousing a man's romantic feelings -- versus 40% for pumpkin pie and 13% for licorice.

Bottom Line/Women's Health interviewed Alan Hirsch, MD, founder and neurological director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation and an assistant professor in the departments of neurology and psychiatry at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, both in Chicago. He has conducted more than 200 studies on smell and taste disorders and is the author of eight books, including Life's a Smelling Success (Authors of Unity) and Sensa Weight-Loss Program (Hilton). His Web site is www.smellandtaste.org.

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Monday, May 16, 2011

solar plane

Solar plane makes 13-hour flight

BRUSSELS (UPI) -- The completely solar-powered Solar Impulse planefinished its first international flight, from Switzerland to Belgium,in about 13 hours, officials said.

CNET.com reported Saturday the plane, its 200-foot wingspan covered bymore than 12,000 solar panels, flew the mission Friday without fueland without producing any pollution.

The plane, piloted by Andre Borschberg, took off from Payerne Airfieldin Switzerland shortly before 9 a.m. Friday and climbed to an altitudeof about 12,500 feet. It landed in Brussels about 9:40 p.m.

The plane relies on energy produced by the sun and stored in specialbatteries to keep it aloft.

The plane first flew in 2009. Its owners plan a cross-Atlantic tripthis year, to be followed by an around-the-world trip in 2013.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Green roof-great idea

'Green' roofs seen as pollution help

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Green roofs, planted with vegetation, can be acost-effective way to keep water from running into sewer systems andcausing overflows, U.S. researchers say.

Scientists at Columbia University cite the Con Edison building in LongIsland City, Queens, whose green roof is home to 21,000 plants on aquarter acre that retain 30 percent of the rainwater that falls on theroof, a university release said last week.

The plants then release the water as vapor.

Scientists at Columbia's Center for Climate Systems Research estimateif New York City's 1 billion square feet of roofs were transformedinto green roofs, it would be possible to keep more than 10 billiongallons of water a year out of the city sewer system.

Like other older U.S. urban centers, New York has a combined sewersystem that carries both storm water and wastewater and often reachescapacity during rains and must discharge a mix of storm water andsewage into New York Harbor, the Hudson River, the East River andother waterways.

"The information we are collecting from Con Edison's roofs isinvaluable in helping us determine the costs and benefits of greeninfrastructure projects," Columbia research scientist Stuart Gaffinsaid.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

organic nuke waste removal-

New material removes radioactive risk

RALEIGH, N.C. (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they can removeradioactive material from drinking water using a combination of forestbyproducts and crustacean shells.

Scientists at North Carolina State University say a material made froma combination of hemicellulose, a byproduct of forest materials, andchitosan, crustacean shells crushed into a powder, can absorb waterand then extract contaminates such as radioactive iodide from thewater.

"As we're currently seeing in Japan, one of the major health risksposed by nuclear accidents is radioactive iodide that dissolves intodrinking water," North Carolina State forest biomaterials ProfessorJoel Pawlak said.

"Because it is chemically identical to non-radioactive iodide, thehuman body cannot distinguish it -- which is what allows it toaccumulate in the thyroid and eventually lead to cancer.

"The material that we've developed binds iodide in water and traps it,which can then be properly disposed of without risk to humans or theenvironment."

The material, in the form of a solid foam, can also remove heavymetals such as arsenic from water or salt from sea water to make cleandrinking water, the researchers said.

"In disaster situations with limited-to-no power source, desalinatingdrinking water is difficult, if not impossible," Pawlak said. "Thisfoam could be brought along in such situations to clean the waterwithout the need for electricity."

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Monday, April 18, 2011

Why would you build a submarine out of concrete?

      Russian submarine designers are building military submarines out ofconcrete. Because concrete becomes stronger under high pressure,"C-subs" could settle down to the bottom in very deep water and waitfor enemy ships to pass overhead. Concrete would not show up on sonardisplays (it looks just like sand or rocks), so the passing shipswould not see the sub lurking below.

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Fwd: [ProActive Rants] wind -positve

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Date: Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Subject: [ProActive Rants] wind -positve
To: holcrest@worldchat.com

Manitoba wind farm comes online

ST. JOSEPH, Manitoba (UPI) -- Manitoba's largest energy wind farm has been completed and is in operation to deliver enough energy for 50,000 homes in the province, officials said.

Located in southern Manitoba community of St. Joseph, the facility is capable of generating 138 megawatts of power, a release by Pattern Energy, builder of the project, said Tuesday.

Manitoba Minister of Innovation, Energy and Mines, David Chomiak spoke at the opening ceremony to mark the start of operations.

"This wind farm is one of the largest in the country and will produce enough energy to power 50,000 homes," Chomiak said. "It showcases our province's dedication to creating renewable energy and continuing to build Manitoba Hydro. This project has also provided a solid boost to the local economy creating new opportunities and jobs."

The first group of turbines in the project was set in motion by Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger in January. Now fully operational, the wind farm will contribute to a regional reduction of more than 350,000 tons of greenhouse gases, Pattern said.

Pattern Energy will pay an estimated $38 million to landholders and an additional $44 million in local municipal taxes over the life of the project.

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Friday, April 08, 2011

Bio remediation

Scientists eye algae for nuclear cleanup

EVANSTON, Ill. (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say common freshwater algaecan remove radioactive strontium from water and could be used to cleanup nuclear waste.

Scientists at Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratorysay Strontium 90 is one of the more dangerous radioactive fissionmaterials created within a nuclear reactor and is present in the 80million gallons of radioactive waste sludge stored in the UnitedStates, a Northwestern release reported Monday.

Strontium 90 has a half-life of about 30 years and is chemically verysimilar to calcium and thus is drawn to bone, creating a high cancerrisk from exposure when strontium is bound in bones for many years.

The researchers say Closterium moniliferum, one of the bright greenalgae often seen in ponds, can sequester strontium in the form ofbarium-strontium-sulfate crystals.

The knowledge could lead to using algae for direct bioremediation ofwaste or accidental spills in the environment, they say.

"Nuclear waste cleanup is a problem we have to solve," seniorresearcher Derk Joester, who experienced Chernobyl's radioactivefallout when he was a teenager living in southern Germany, said.

"Even if all the nuclear reactors were to shut down tomorrow, theexisting volume of waste is great, and it is costly to store.

"We need to isolate highly radioactive 'high-level' waste from'low-level' waste," he said. "The algae offer a mechanism for doingthis, which we would like to understand and optimize."

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Tuesday, April 05, 2011

food tech

EU talks on modified foods break down

BRUSSELS (UPI) -- Negotiations in the European Union on "novel foods"broke down on the issue of labeling food products from the offspringof cloned animals, officials said.

Talks on the issue ended Tuesday with EU member states and theEuropean Parliament each blaming the other, EUobserver reported.

Both had agreed on the need to ban all food products from clonedanimals, but failed to reach agreement on the issue of labeling foodproducts from the offspring of cloned animals.

Members of the European Parliament insisted on the need to immediatelycover all products under the additional labeling requirement whilemember states were concerned that onerous new rules would be difficultto enforce.

"Measures regarding clone offspring are absolutely critical becauseclones are commercially viable only for breeding, not directly forfood production," Socialist MEP Gianni Pittella and far-left MEPKartika Liotard said in a joint statement after the talks broke down.

"No farmer would spend 100,000 euros ($141,000) on a cloned bull, onlyto turn it into hamburgers," the two MEPs leading parliament'snegotiating team said.

Meanwhile, the scientist behind the first mammal to be cloned from anadult cell, Dolly the sheep, said cloning for food is hard to justify.

"If you were making cloned animals to make a genetic change to producea protein that could treat human disease, that might be ethicallyacceptable," Ian Wilmut of Edinburgh University said.

"On the other hand, if you were producing more meat, or slightlybetter quality meat, the advantage would not be very great."

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Saturday, April 02, 2011

Fwd: Fuel cell breakthrough

Researchers claim fuel cell breakthrough

CLEVELAND (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've made a breakthrough in the development of low-cost hydrogen fuel cells that one day could power electric cars.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland say catalysts made of carbon nanotubes dipped in a polymer solution can outperform traditional platinum catalysts in fuel cells at a fraction of the cost.

The scientists say the new technology can remove one of the biggest roadblocks to widespread cell use: the cost of the catalysts.

Platinum, which represents at least a quarter of the cost of fuel cells, currently sells for about $30,000 per pound, while the activated carbon nanotubes cost about $45 per pound, a Case release said Tuesday.

"This is a breakthrough," Liming Dai, a professor of chemical engineering and the research team leader, said.

Soaking carbon nanotubes in a water solution of the polymer for a couple of hours coats the nanotube surface and pulls an electron partially from the carbon, creating a net positive charge, researchers said.

When placed on the cathode of an alkaline fuel cell, the charged material acts as a catalyst for the oxygen-reduction reaction that produces electricity by electrochemically combining hydrogen and oxygen.

In testing, the researchers' carbon catalyst fuel cell produced as much power as an identical cell using a platinum catalyst.

Dai said he's confident his lab can increase the energy output of the new process.

"We have not optimized the system yet," he said.

One widely researched use for such cells would be to produce electricity to power an electric car, using hydrogen and oxygen from the air. The only emission from such a vehicle, researchers say, would be water.

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Friday, March 25, 2011

If you need help with this insight -I am available -chuckle please pass it on

Money ............ Here are some facts that are true in life
It can buy you a House,
But not a Home.

It can buy you a Bed,
But not Sleep.

It can buy you a Clock,
But not Time.

It can buy you a Book,
But not Knowledge.

It can buy you a Position,
But not Respect.

It can buy you Medicine,
But not Health.

It can buy you Blood,
But not Life.

It can buy you Sex,
But not Love.

So you see, money isn't everything. The best things in life can't be bought, and often we destroy ourselves trying!

I tell you all this because I am your Friend, and as your Friend I want to take away your needless pain and suffering...

So send me all your money and I will suffer for you.

A truer Friend than me you will never find.

CASH ONLY, PLEASE

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

future trends - electric car

Israel's first electric car battery stop

              KIRYAT EKRON, Israel (UPI) -- Israel's Better Place electric carcompany inaugurated its first battery-changing station with plans tobuild 40 more in the coming year.

At the demonstration in Kiryat Ekron Wednesday, a car drove over asliding panel and a robotic arm replaced drained batteries with fullycharged ones in five minutes, Israel's Channel Ten reported.

Charging batteries takes about six hours and provides 185 kilometers(116 miles) of travel but the switch can be made on the run duringlengthy car trips, driver Oved Ladzinsky told The Jerusalem Post.

The computerized system on the dashboard of the car informs the driverwhen the car needs charging, he said.

Moshe Kaplinsky, the company's chief executive officer in Israel saidthe company has also erected 1,000 functional charging spots for carsand thousands more will be created by the end of the year, the papersaid.

"The solution is here. It is ready for national deployment. It ishere, it is working and it is available," Kaplinsky told a newsconference, adding all the environmental and ecological standards havebeen met.

In February, the company opened its first electric vehicledemonstration center in Israel and announced the signing of 92corporate fleet owners as well as a partnership with Israel gasoperators Dor Alon to build battery switch stations at its facilities.

The company plans to introduce cars for commercial launch in Israeland Denmark next year, the company Web site said.

    Copyright 2011 by United Press International

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

save on your gas with these tips

IT DOES SEEM TO MAKE SENSE

TIPS ON PUMPING GAS

I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here
in California we are paying up to $3.75 to $4.10 per gallon. My line of
work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to
get more of your money's worth for every gallon:

Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose , CA
we deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the
pipeline.. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline,
regular and premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total
capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.

Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when
the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations
have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the
more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying
in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a
gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the
temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other
petroleum products plays an important role.

A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business.
But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the
pumps.

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle
to a fast mode If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3)
stages: low, middle, and high. You should be pumping on low mode,
thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping.
All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the
fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor.
Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage
tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank
is HALF FULL. The reason for this is the more gas you have in your tank
the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than
you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof.
This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere,
so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I
work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every
gallon is actually the exact amount.

Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the
storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up; most likely the
gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you
might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.

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Monday, March 21, 2011

What happen to our plan for the bay of fundy?

Scotland plans largest tidal energy farm

EDINBURGH, Scotland (UPI) -- Scotland says it will develop a tidalenergy farm expected to yield 10 megawatts of electricity, the largesttidal energy project ever undertaken in the world.

The project, looking like an underwater wind farm, will take advantageof steady sea currents that flow through underwater canyon walls inthe sound of Islay off the southwest coast of Scotland, PhysOrg.comreported Friday.

John Swinney, the Scottish finance secretary, said waterways aroundScotland comprise nearly 25 percent of Europe's total tidal resources.

The project will use tidal turbines from Norwegian company HammerfestStorm, which has had them running in an experimental operation inNorway for six years.

The Scottish project is expected to more than double the energycapacity of the existing grid to support more than 5,000 homes andbusinesses.

The tidal farm is expected to cost $65 million and help Scotland meetits stated goal of deriving 80 percent of its energy needs fromrenewable resources by 2020, PhysOrg.com reported.

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Constructive science

Plastic bottle from plant waste developed

PURCHASE, N.Y. (UPI) -- PepsiCo says it has developed a plastic bottlemade completely of plant materials like switch grass, pine bark andcorn husks instead of petroleum.

In inventing what it calls the world's first plastic bottle createdentirely from plant-based, fully renewable resources, the company saidit had "cracked the code," the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

At the molecular level, the new bottle is identical to existingplastic bottles made with polyethylene terephthalate resin, or PET.

The biggest difference is that making it does not require the use ofpetroleum, utilizing renewable plant materials instead.

The new bottle will be as strong and transparent as current bottles,being the chemical equal to the current PET plastic bottles, saidDenise Lefebvre, senior director of advanced research at PepsiCo.

The breakthrough was finding the correct fermentation process usingplant material, she said.

In making PET, the polyethylene makes up about 30 percent of the totalby weight. That part was already being made out of plant materials;what PepsiCo discovered was how to make the second part of PET, theterephthalate, out of plant waste, the Times reported.

"We've been the one to crack the code on that," Lefebvre said.

Combining the technologies allows for a bottle made entirely fromplants, she said.

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Israel's first electric car battery stop

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