UW Smogmobile Offers Cleaner, Safer Alternative To Gas Or Electric Cars
...cy we think is possible, so it greatly reduces the mileage we can achieve on a tank of fuel," explains John Williams, a master's student in the department of aeronautics and astronautics who has worked on the smogmobile project for two years. Under a $360,000 U.S. Department of Energy grant, Knowlen, William...Tipsheet: Environmental Story Ideas
...n dioxide-reduction than it would to doublethe gas mileage of every American car. Beckman says the UW's Solar Energy Lab, opened in 1954, is the oldest suchcenter in the country. For more information, contact Beckman at 608-263-1590;or beckman@engr.wisc.edu Keeping An Eye On The Mercury UW-Madison's Wate...New study reveals a major cause of global warming - ordinary soot
...n gasoline - simply because diesel cars get better mileage than those that run on gas. For example, many European countries actually give tax credits to drivers who purchase diesel vehicles. The irony is that, unlike diesel, modern gasoline engines emit virtually no soot - although both produce large amount...Dopamine-dampening gene linked to prefrontal inefficiency, schizophrenia
...l of performance. "It's as if they get poorer gas mileage out of their prefrontal cortex if they have this genetic background," said Weinberger, who led the research team. Brain activity of those with one copy of each variant was more efficient, while activity of siblings who inherited two copies of met sho...New depression studies reveal persistent serotonin system abnormality in patients
...ne needs a tune-up because they arent getting much mileage out of the gas being burned." Now, newly published work by his laboratory shows that as a group, people suffering from the illness have that biological abnormality even when they are not depressed. "We believe this work is an important step forward...New genetic option for thwarting cancer
...influence of Cdk4. "In cancer, cells exceed their mileage limit. For that, Cdk4 is necessary," Kiyokawa said. "By eliminating Cdk4, we can force cells to stop dividing, inducing senescence, which is exactly what tumor suppressor genes normally do." Future studies in Kiyokawa's laboratory will focus on devel...Brain cells seen recycling rapidly to speed communications
...erminals of the central nervous system to get full mileage from their limited set of vesicles." Only at times of "all-out vesicular mobilization" would most of the hippocampal neuron vesicles likely shift to the classical mode of membrane fusion, they concluded. Another study published in the same issue of...Faulty DNA replication linked to neurological diseases
...he pothole, but the more the wheels spin, the more mileage you put on the car, the more repeating units you add to your DNA," Mirkin said. The researchers also found that the aberrant lengthening of the sequence was more likely if replication began in one direction rather than the other, starting from the TT...Workforce achievements celebrated at NASA Marshall Center Awards ceremony
...ld possibly lower engine emissions and improve gas mileage in cars, boats and recreational vehicles. Marshall's Technology Transfer Award recognizes excellence in applying NASA technology to commercial uses. Recipients were Jeff Finckenor, Anthony R. Kelley, Alok K. Majumdar and Mark V. Vaccaro, Engineering ......s to be done. "The genetic markers are like those mileage markers you see on the side of the highway," explained NCI's Jonathon Wiest, Ph.D. "They can be very useful for broad navigational purposes, but at the same time they don't give you precise information about all the interesting things that may lie al...