"Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy?s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have created a technoeconomic model that should help accelerate the development of a next generation of clean, green biofuels that can compete with gasoline in economics… more »

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News article on lithium ion batteries, quotes Professor Elton Cairns of Berkeley.  "Dr. Elton Cairns, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UC Berkeley, echoes the call for increased efficiency.?Oil will be used for the foreseeable futu… more »

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Dr Laura Stachel, studying ob/gyn clinics in Northern Nigeria, discovered that the lack of consistent power was the single biggest problem for providing medical services. "Because of this, they were not able to do cesarean sections around the clock.  T… more »