Planet
Perfecting Fuel Cells for Tomorrow's Vehicles
New materials being developed by Lab scientists will bring groundbreaking fuel cell technology to our automobiles -- boosting efficiency and cutting emissions.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/fuel_cells_transform_cars
Technology Removes Damaging Greenhouse Gas
Scientists develop technologies to reduce greenhouse gases, working to power the planet without damaging it. Computer model ensures safer, more effective fossil fuel emission storage.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/carbon_capture
Early Warning Device Predicts Climate Change
Scientists' novel plant-monitoring technique measures climate impacts and creates early-warning system to prevent ecological collapse.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/climate_change_carbon_footprint
Technology Converts Pollution into Renewable Fuel
Green Freedom uses carbon-neutral electrochemical separation to remove carbon dioxide from air or water and convert it into a synthetic fuel.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/removing_greenhouse_gases
Fungus Helps Produce Clean Biofuel
Cleaner, cheaper biofuels are being created with help from a hungry fungus. T. reesei eats fibers and produces a simple sugar, which scientists ferment to produce ethanol.
http://www.lanl.gov/discover/convert_waste_ethanol_fuel
Bird in the Hand
Tool streamlines acquisition of avian flu field data
This hand-held avian surveillance tool, developed by Torsten Staab of Chemical Diagnostics and Engineering, got the World Health Organization and National Institutes of Health very interested . . .
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