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Beating the fuel prices: Using yeast for economic production of bioethanolWashington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2012 Finding renewable and economic sources of energy are one of the most important concerns for the continuation of the human species. New research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Biotechnology for Biofuels, has produced a novel strain of yeast with improved xylose tolerance and metabolism, and consequently improved ethanol production. Bioethanol is considered one of cleanest renewable replacements for fossil fuel. However using glucose from crops, such as sugar cane or starch crops ... read more |
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 The Future of Biomaterial Manufacturing: Spider Silk Production from Bacteria A new video article in JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, demonstrates procedures to harvest and process synthetic spider silk from bacteria. The procedure presented in the video article r ... more | .. |
 New Cuban biodiesel looks to 'bellyache bush' A new biodiesel plant in Cuba - the first of its type - is turning seeds from the so-called "bellyache bush" into a green energy source, it was announced Monday. ... more | .. |
 White rot fungus boosts ethanol production from corn stalks, cobs and leaves Scientists are reporting new evidence that a white rot fungus shows promise in the search for a way to use waste corn stalks, cobs and leaves - rather than corn itself - to produce ethanol to extend ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 AFPM Testifies on Concerns of the Renewable Fuel Standard and RIN Fraud The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President Charles T. Drevna has testified before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on renewable identification number (R ... more | .. |
 BIO Responds to Petroleum Refiners' Criticism of US Navy Demonstration of Advanced Biofuels Brent Erickson, executive vice president of the Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO) Industrial and Environmental Section, has issued the following statement in support of the Navy's demonstr ... more | .. |
 AliphaJet Joins Advanced Biofuels Association AliphaJet has announced that the company has joined the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA). Having successfully demonstrated its cost-effective catalytic process for making jet fuel, diesel and hi ... more | .. |
 Gevo Flies High with USAF Alcohol-to-Jet Test Flight Gevo, working with the Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL), the Air Force Alternative Fuels Certification Division (AFCD) and the 40 Flight-Test Squadron, provided fuel for the first successful " ... more |
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 Innovation in spectroscopy could improve greenhouse gas detection Study provides insight into nesting behavior of dinosaurs UC Santa Barbara scientist studies methane levels in cross-continent drive Safer, more environmentally friendly flame retardant with first-of-its-kind dual effects Keeping fruit, vegetables and cut flowers fresh longer Using earthquake sensors to track endangered whales | .. |
 New biofuel process dramatically improves energy recovery A new biofuel production process created by Michigan State University researchers produces energy more than 20 times higher than existing methods. The results, published in the current issue of Envi ... more | .. |
 Researchers tap into genetic reservoir of heat-loving bacteria The identification of key proteins in a group of heat-loving bacteria by researchers at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center could help light a fire under next-generation biofuel prod ... more | .. |
 Denmark can triple its biomass production and improve the environment The industry is interested in establishing a biorefinery sector in Denmark that can replace oil-based products with biofriendly materials, chemicals, energy and fuel. But this requires a larger biom ... more | .. |
 Malaysia's Felda Global up almost 20% on debut Shares in Malaysian palm oil giant Felda Global jumped nearly 20 percent on their stock market debut Thursday, defying global economic uncertainty in the second-largest IPO this year after Facebook. ... more |
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 New loo turns poo into power Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have invented a new toilet system that will turn human waste into electricity and fertilisers and also reduce the amount of water needed for fl ... more | .. |
 Prairie cordgrass: Highly underrated When D.K. Lee and Lane Rayburn, faculty members in the crop sciences department at the University of Illinois, talk about prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) they have difficulty containing their ... more | .. |
 Biological switch paves way for improved biofuel production Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a mechanism that controls the way that organisms breathe or photosynthesise, potentially paving the way for improved biofuel producti ... more | .. |
 Toward a more economical process for making biodiesel fuel from algae Scientists have described an advance toward a long-sought economical process that could turn algae, like the stuff of pond scum, into a revolutionary new and sustainable source of biodiesel and othe ... more |
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 Team Wins Cubesat Berth to Gather Earth Energy Imbalance Measurements Weather on the Outer Planets Only Goes So Deep Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars Activity Continues On the Sun NASA-Built Nanosatellite Launch Adapter System Ready For Flight Cassini Shapes First Global Topographic Map of Titan | .. |
 New 'OPEC' offers sustainable smell of sweet success The least appealing part of the world's most popular citrus fruits could soon be more alluring to cosmetic and drug manufacturers and, perhaps, eventually help heat our homes and fuel our cars. ... more | .. |
 Carbon is Key for Getting Algae to Pump Out More Oil Overturning two long-held misconceptions about oil production in algae, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory show that ramping up the microbes' overall metabo ... more | .. |
Brazil ethanol plant at risk after protest An ambitious new ethanol plant in the southwestern Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul is at risk after protests by indigenous people revealed the industrial unit intended to use sugarcane feedstock grown on land reported seized illegally from the local tribes. ... more | .. |
 Real-life scientific tale of the first 'electrified snail' The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series describes the world's first "electrified snail," which now joins the m ... more |
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 New energy source for future medical implants: sugar MIT engineers have developed a fuel cell that runs on the same sugar that powers human cells: glucose. This glucose fuel cell could be used to drive highly efficient brain implants of the future, wh ... more | .. |
 Shell scraps biofuels plan over Brazil native land A Shell subsidiary that makes biodiesel in Brazil has dropped controversial plans to buy sugar cane grown on land taken from indigenous people, Survival International said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Shell backs out of Brazil sugar-cane plans A company set up by Royal Dutch Shell, the world's largest biofuels distributor, has nixed plans to source sugar cane from Brazilian lands claimed by a local tribe, an aboriginal activist group said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Gasification may convert mesquite and juniper wood to a usable bioenergy Biomass gasification is being considered as a possible technology for converting at least 10 million acres of Texas brush into biofuel, according to Dr. Jim Ansley, Texas AgriLife Research rangeland ... more |
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 Japan PM vows to seek talks with N. Korea over kidnapping France wants 'decisive sanctions' against Iran N. Korea test-fires another short-range missile Air strikes, dozens dead in Nigeria assault on Islamists Japan PM says shrine visits 'natural' Iraq Slaughter Intensifies; Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ | .. |
 Bigger refuges needed to delay pest resistance to biotech corn Genetically modified crops that produce insect-killing proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have reduced reliance on insecticide sprays since 1996. These proteins are lethal to so ... more | .. |
 Environmental benefit of biofuels is overestimated, new study claims Two scientists are challenging the currently accepted norms of biofuel production. A commentary published in GCB Bioenergy reveals that calculations of greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions from bioenergy ... more | .. |
 Steel-Strength Plastics That Are Clean And Green As landfills overflow with discarded plastics, scientists have been working to produce a biodegradable alternative that will reduce pollution. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher is giving the ques ... more | .. |
 Biofuel prospects improve with higher oil prices Current oil prices make it possible to explore market potential for biofuels developed in Purdue University laboratories and going through the scientific tests. ... more |
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 UGA scientists map and sequence genome of switchgrass relative foxtail millet A newly published genetic sequence and map of foxtail millet, a close relative of switchgrass and an important food crop in Asia, is giving scientists working to increase biofuel and crop yields a p ... more | .. |
 Energy-dense biofuel from cellulose close to being economical A new Purdue University-developed process for creating biofuels has shown potential to be cost-effective for production scale, opening the door for moving beyond the laboratory setting. A Purdue eco ... more | .. |
 Scientists identify mechanism for regulating plant oil production Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified key elements in the biochemical mechanism plants use to limit the production of fatty acids. The results ... more | .. |
 Nuisance seaweed found to produce compounds with biomedical potential A seaweed considered a threat to the healthy growth of coral reefs in Hawaii may possess the ability to produce substances that could one day treat human diseases, a new study led by scientists at S ... more |
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