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UC Santa Barbara scientist studies methane levels in cross-continent drive
17-05-2013
After taking a rented camper outfitted with special equipment to measure methane on a cross-continent drive, a UC Santa Barbara scientist has found that methane emissions across large parts of the U.S. are higher than currently known, confirming what other more local studies have found. Their ...
Keeping fruit, vegetables and cut flowers fresh longer
16-05-2013
New technology offers the promise of reducing billions of dollars of losses that occur each year from the silent, invisible killer of fruits, vegetables and cut flowers — a gas whose effects are familiar to everyone who has seen bananas and other fruit ripen too quickly and rot. That's the ...
Group of Bradford Co, Pa. residents concerned about health effects of hydrofracking
13-05-2013
Residents living in areas near natural gas operations, also known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, are concerned their illnesses may be a result of nearby drilling operations. Twenty-two percent of the participants in a small pilot study surmise that hydrofracking may be the cause of ...
Lawrence Livermore scientists discover new materials to capture methane
18-04-2013
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and UC Berkeley and have discovered new materials to capture methane, the second highest concentration greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere. Methane is a substantial driver of global climate change, contributing 30 percent of ...
Better batteries from waste sulfur
16-04-2013
A new chemical process can transform waste sulfur into a lightweight plastic that may improve batteries for electric cars, reports a University of Arizona-led team. The new plastic has other potential uses, including optical uses. The team has successfully used the new plastic to make ...
Petroleum use, greenhouse gas emissions of automobiles could drop 80 percent by 2050
20-03-2013
A new National Research Council report finds that by the year 2050, the U.S. may be able to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent for light-duty vehicles -- cars and small trucks -- via a combination of more efficient vehicles; the use of alternative fuels ...
Gram-scale synthesis of new MOF material promises low-pressure methane storage
15-03-2013
Scientists looking at novel ways to store natural gas have made a metal-organic framework (MOF) that can store methane at much lower pressures than are required when using conventional liquid gas tanks. They report the gram-scale synthesis of the compound – dubbed NU-125 – and demonstrate its ...
Stanford researchers map out an alternative energy future for New York
13-03-2013
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will soon decide whether to approve hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the state. To date, no alternative to expanded gas drilling has been proposed. But a new study finds that it is technically and economically feasible to convert New York's all-purpose energy ...
Violent nabro eruption shown to pierce stratosphere
11-02-2013
Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate report conclusive evidence that volcanic gases and aerosols from the explosive 2011 eruption of the East Africa Nabro Volcano breached the stratosphere, unassisted by the seasonal ...
Univar to Acquire Magnablend
07-12-2012
Univar, a distributer of chemistry and related services, and Magnablend, a Texas-based provider of custom chemical manufacturing, blending, and packaging solutions, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement for Univar to acquire the company. The acquisition is expected to close by ...
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