ConocoPhillips establishes $22.5M biofuels research program at Iowa State
... million per year for seven years. Biorenewable fuels are produced from organic materials and help reduc...fying the energy supply. Conventional biorenewable fuels include ethanol from corn starch and biodiesel from soybean oil. Advanced biofuels are expected to b...Researchers identify key gene that may be a marker of breast cancer metastasis
...n receptors, which means that estrogen in the body fuels the growth of cancer cells. "Unfortunately, one of the drawbacks to extended use of an AI may be that some of the cancer cells develop resistance to the drug and are able to grow and spread independent of estrogen," said Fox Chase Cancer Center bioch...Renewable hydrogen energy -- an answer to the energy crisis
...ependence on non-renewable carbon-producing fossil fuels because it is clean, portable and versatile. Professor Nigel Brandon, Principal Investigator on the project and Director of the Energy Futures Lab, says: "The successful production of solar energy-driven renewable hydrogen could transform the suppl...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 18, 2007
...ete regression of a human cancer in mice Synthetic fuels from alternative energy sources can power the U. S... ARTICLE #2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Synthetic fuels from alternative energy sources can power the U. S. military Energy and Fuels The U.S. military...New report explores nanotechnology's future
... powered cars and trucks, helping to render fossil fuels obsolete as an energy source. Relevant to nearly every industry, nanotechnology is considered a "platform technology," the report says, because "it readily merges and converges with other technologies and could change how we do just about everythin...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2007
...ory could help speed to market reformulated diesel fuels recently patented by the Department of Energy, res... system has helped to identify reformulated diesel fuels that provide significantly reduced emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter relative to c...Penn leads $4 million grant to study gene-environment interactions in lung cancer
...s (PAHs). PAHs are also produced by burning fossil fuels and are ubiquitous environmental pollutants. PAHs are present in soot that is found at relatively high concentrations in the air we breathe in urban environments, explains Penning. Exposure to environmental PAHs may also account for lung-cancer incid...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 25, 2007
...B Seeking new ways of using carbon dioxide in fuels and other products Journalists' Resources "...7 Seeking new ways of using carbon dioxide in fuels and other products Chemical & Engineering News New research aimed at finding ways to use carbon...Understanding the global carbon budget -- Woods Hole Research Center expert provides insights
...t where all the carbon emitted from burning fossil fuels ends up is surprisingly difficult, especially when one recognizes that there are only three places it can go: the atmosphere, the oceans and land (plants and soil). The long-time effort to understand this distribution of carbon is giving way to a rel...BioMed Central announces new interdisciplinary Biofuels Journal
...nd biological conversion systems for production of fuels from biomass. A peer-reviewed, open access journal, Biotechnology for Biofuels will begin accepting article submissions this summer. The journal is being edited by some of the leaders in biofuels research including Charles Wyman, Ford Motor Compa...Novel sugar-to-hydrogen technology promises transportation fuel independence
...se of carbohydrates from biomass as transportation fuels will produce zero net carbon dioxide emissions and bring benefits to national energy security and the economy, Zhang said....Revelle family endows UC San Diego chair honoring Roger Revelle
...mmittee, Revelle stated that the burning of fossil fuels by man is measurably increasing the atmospheric carbon dioxide, and that this increase would act, like the glass in a greenhouse, to raise the temperature of the lower air. In 1977, he chaired the National Academy of Sciences Energy and Climate Pan...Research finds evidence tropical cyclones have climate-control role
...thermostat for the area, Huber said. "Warm water fuels hurricanes, which have been shown to leave cold water in their wake," said Huber, who also is a member of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center at Discovery Park. "I like to say the good news is that hurricanes function like a thermostat for th...Energy and Agriculture Departments provide $8.3 million in funding for biofuels research
...ects for awards totaling $8.3 million for biobased fuels research that will accelerate the development of alternative fuel resources. These research projects build upon DOEs strategic investments in genomics and biotechnology and strengthen our commitment to developing a robust bioenergy future vital to Am...Salvage logging, replanting increased biscuit fire severity
...sm is the tree removal, the addition of more fine fuels to the forest floor during the logging operation, or the growth of new trees that for several decades may be very vulnerable to new fires. The study is not, researchers said, an indictment of salvage logging it may still have value for economic pu...Researchers examine carbon capture and storage to combat global warming
...ngineering. ''But the idea that we can take fossil fuels out of the mix very quickly is unrealistic. We're ...r on underground geological storage. With fossil fuels already comprising 85 percent of the world's energy consumption, and their use rapidly increasing du...... Replace crude oil as the root source for plastic, fuels and scores of other industrial and household chemicals with inexpensive, nonpolluting renewable plant matter. Scientists took a giant step closer to the biorefinery this week, reporting in the June 15 issue of the journal Science that they have dir...Burning fat and carbohydrate during exercise
...During exercise and physical activity, the primary fuels used by muscles are carbohydrate and fat. When mild exercise is performed there is a tendency to burn relatively more fat and less glucose, but as exercise becomes more intense, a higher fraction of the energy demands of the muscle are supplied by gl...Scientists call for global push to advance research in synthetic biology
...ssues: microorganisms that convert plant matter to fuels or that synthesize new drugs or target and destroy rogue cells in the body. The two-page statement calls for an international effort to advance synthetic biology that would not only propel research, but do so while developing protective measures aga...... make ethanol a significant replacement for fossil fuels for this countrys future energy needs. David Lee, vice president for research at UGA, said, As the states land-grant university, the University of Georgia is excited to be part of the DOE Bioenergy Science Center team. The center builds on the uni...