Items tagged with gas

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New Material That Could Improve Gas Mileage Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 - 16:24:07 - Anuradha Menon With gasoline at high prices, it’s disheartening to know that up to three-quarters of the potential energy you are paying for is wasted. A good deal... read more

Hydrogen + Corncobs = Fuel of the Future Friday, October 10th, 2008 - 12:31:18 - Anuradha Menon The next alternative fuel in a vehicle’s tank might be nothing more than gas with a little help from corn. However, instead of the usual... read more

Gas From the Past Reveals Current Climate Saturday, October 4th, 2008 - 10:10:46 - Anuradha Menon Ice core and ocean deposit comparisons show complex links between carbon dioxide levels, ocean currents and climate; may help explain past, present... read more

Shell of Dusty Gas Observed Sunday, July 27th, 2008 - 14:27:43 - Ehud Rattner Using ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer, and its remarkable acuity, astronomers were able for the first time to witness the appearance of a... read more

90 Billion Barrels of Oil Found in Arctic Friday, July 25th, 2008 - 20:05:41 - Anuradha Menon The Arctic may hold far more oil than previously thought; as much as 90 billion undiscovered barrels according to a new study released today by the... read more

New Robot Climbs Through Pipes Friday, June 27th, 2008 - 16:52:58 - Anuradha Menon Industrial pipe systems are inaccessible and narrow. The pipes can be vertical and have junctions. Just as challenging, leakage points in the water... read more

New Details on Venus' Clouds Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 - 18:43:42 - Iddo Genuth As ESA's Venus Express orbits our sister planet, new images of the cloud structure of one of the most enigmatic atmospheres of the Solar System... read more

Xenon: Not So Noble Saturday, May 24th, 2008 - 12:39:26 - Ehud Rattner Xenon has more claims to fame than just being the only element beginning with the letter x. It is also part of a curmudgeonly group of elements, the... read more

Backyard Ethanol Brewers Instead of Gas Sunday, May 11th, 2008 - 12:50:39 - Ehud Rattner A company banking on drivers' weariness of skyrocketing gasoline prices unveiled a home refinery device on Thursday offering another option: ethanol... read more

A Hidden Order to the Northern Lights Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 - 12:19:57 - Ehud Rattner The shifting, shimmering Northern Lights might be more ordered than anyone realized. New observations suggest that, contrary to expectations, some of... read more

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