Catalyst simulations for fuel cells may make clean cars a realitySeptember 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are working towards developing better catalyst for fuel cells in a bid to make clean cars a reality. If successful, the researchers could make a car that runs on hydrogen from solar power, and produces water instead of carbon emissions.
New clues may help solve Saturn's rotation mysterySeptember 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists has found new clues that could help solve Saturn's rotation mystery. Scientists have known for some time that Saturn emits intense kilometer-wavelength radio emission, known as Saturn kilometric radiation (SKR), which rotates with a period of 10.8 hours.
World Fuel Services gets $104.5 million contract to provide aviation fuelAugust 13th, 2009 World Fuel Services gets $104.5M contractWASHINGTON — World Fuel Services Corp., which sells vehicle, aircraft and marine fuels, received a $104.5 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide aviation fuel, the Pentagon said late Thursday. Work on this contract is expected to be completed by August 2010, according to the government notice.
Now, 'shrimp cocktail' to power cars and trucksJuly 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Shrimp is no longer just a sophisticated appetiser, it has re-invented itself to become a component of bio-fuel. Yes, you heard it right.
AP source: Government to lend Ford, Nissan, Tesla money to develop fuel-efficient vehiclesJune 23rd, 2009 AP source: Ford to get $5.9B in govt loansWASHINGTON — A congressional official says the Energy Department is lending $5.9 billion to Ford Motor Co. and providing about $2.1 billion in loans to Nissan Motor Co.
Trains much more harmful for climate than planesJune 8th, 2009 LONDON - A new study has suggested that greenhouse gas emissions generated by trains are much more higher than those produced by an airplane. Unlike previous studies on transport emissions, this one looks beyond what is emitted by different types of car, train, bus or plane while their engines are running and includes emissions from building and maintaining the vehicles and their infrastructure, as well as generating the fuel to run them.
Here's why Michelle Obama's chief of staff left her White House jobJune 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama replaced Jackie Norris as her chief of staff in the White House's East Wing because the latter was not enjoying the bureaucratic part of the job and wanted a change, says a senior administration official.
Humans are disrupting the nitrogen cycle, say scientistsJune 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have determined that humans are disrupting the nitrogen cycle by altering the amount of nitrogen that is stored in the biosphere. The chief culprit for disruption in the nitrogen cycle is fossil fuel combustion, which releases nitric oxides into the air that combine with other elements to form smog and acid rain.
Soon, memory chips that could bend and twistJune 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The day is not far when electronic memory chips would gain the ability to be bended and twisted, for engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a way to build a flexible memory component out of inexpensive, readily available materials. Although the new device is not ready to debut in the market, but it holds promise not only because of its potential applications in medicine and other fields, but also because it has the characteristics of a memristor.
Scientists power artificial cells with non-stop mobilityMay 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists are developing artificial cells with the ability to tap an energy source and use it for sustained mobility. A Japanese study described the first 'self-propelled' oil droplets (used as a model for research on artificial cells) that can run on a chemical 'fuel'.
Hubble detects "cosmic fountain of youth" in spaceApril 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its 19th anniversary by detecting a peculiar galactic system that contains several galaxies, along with a "cosmic fountain" of stars, gas, and dust that stretches over 100,000 light-years. Known as Arp 194, the northern (upper) component of the system of galaxies appears as a haphazard collection of dusty spiral arms, bright blue star-forming regions, and at least two galaxy nuclei that appear to be connected and in the early stages of merging.
Haqqani says new US strategy has better prospects to deliverMarch 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani has welcomed the new US anti-terrorism by saying the plan has better prospects to deliver than the previous military-focused unilateral approach. "I think the chances of this strategy (announced by US President Barack Obama on Friday) working are far better than the purely military strategy of the past.
'Shocking' discovery may improve diesel enginesMarch 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have found the interaction between shock waves created by high-pressure supersonic fuel jets. The discovery may lead to cleaner and more efficient internal combustion engines as well as advances in high-speed jet cleaning, machining and mining.
Fergie has 'no baby plans' until Black Eyed Peas tour endsMarch 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a bid to put pregnancy rumours to rest, Fergie has said that she has no plans for having a baby until the end of the Black Eyed Peas comeback tour. The 'London Bridge' star married actor Josh Duhamel in a lavish ceremony at Malibu, California, in January.
It's 'splitsville' for Bristol Palin, fiance Levi JohnstonMarch 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of former Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah, and her fiance, Levi Johnston, have broken up a little over two months after the birth of their son. According to a source, the split happened "a few weeks ago."
"It was a mutual thing," People quoted the source, as saying.
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