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Biomass -- Biomass is organic non-fossil material, collectively. In other words, 'biomass' describes the mass of all biological organisms, dead or alive, excluding biological mass that has been transformed by ... > full article

Liquid nitrogen economy -- A liquid nitrogen economy is a hypothetical proposal for a future economy in which the primary form of energy storage and transport is liquid nitrogen. It is proposed as an alternative to liquid ... > full article

Electricity generation -- Electricity generation is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. The other three processes are electric power transmission, electricity distribution and electricity ... > full article

Hydrocarbon -- In chemistry, a hydrocarbon is any chemical compound that consists only of the elements carbon (C) and hydrogen (H). They all contain a carbon backbone, called a carbon skeleton, and have hydrogen ... > full article

Materials science -- Materials science is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. It includes elements of applied physics and ... > full article

Chemical compound -- A chemical compound is a chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemically bonded chemical elements, with a fixed ratio determining the composition. The ratio of each element is ... > full article

Distributed generation -- Distributed generation is a new trend in the generation of heat and electrical power. The concept permits the "consumer", who is generating heat or electricity for their own needs, to send their ... > full article

Nanowire -- A nanowire is a wire of dimensions of the order of a nanometer (10−9 meters). Alternatively, nanowires can be defined as structures that have a lateral size constrained to tens of ... > full article

Fossil fuel -- Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, primarily coal, fuel oil or natural gas, formed from the remains of dead plants and animals. In common dialogue, the term fossil fuel also includes ... > full article

Mechanical engineering -- Mechanical engineering is a very broad field of engineering that involves the application of physical principles for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical ... > full article

Organic chemistry -- Organic chemistry is the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds that by definition contain carbon. It is a specific discipline ... > full article

Fuel cell -- A fuel cell is an electrochemical device similar to a battery, but differing from the latter in that it is designed for continuous replenishment of the reactants consumed; i.e. it produces ... > full article

Alternative fuel cars -- Alternative fuel cars refers to cars run on Alternative fuel such as hydrogen, solar power or steam power; any method of powering an engine that does not involve petroleum. Diesel-powered cars can ... > full article

Machine -- A machine is any mechanical or organic device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of tasks. It normally requires some energy source and accomplishes some sort of ... > full article

Chemistry -- Chemistry is the science that deals with the properties of organic and inorganic substances and their interactions with other organic and inorganic substances. In the study of matter, chemistry also ... > full article

Resonance (chemistry) -- Resonance in chemistry is a tool used (predominately in organic chemistry) to represent certain types of molecular structures. Resonance is a key component of valence bond theory and arises when no ... > full article

Ethanol fuel -- The use of ethanol as a fuel for internal combustion engines, either alone or in combination with other fuels, has been given much attention mostly because of its possible environmental and long-term ... > full article

Chemical bond -- A chemical bond is the physical phenomenon of chemical substances being held together by attraction of atoms to each other through sharing, as well as exchanging, of electrons -or electrostatic ... > full article

Nanoparticle -- A nanoparticle is a microscopic particle whose size is measured in nanometres (nm). It is defined as a particle with at least one dimension <100nm. Nanoparticles made of semiconducting material may ... > full article

Catalysis -- In chemistry and biology, catalysis is the acceleration (increase in rate) of a chemical reaction by means of a substance, called a catalyst, that is itself not consumed by the overall reaction. A ... > full article

 

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Pendulum Links Virtual Reality To Real System (June 18, 2007) -- What's nerdier than creating an online avatar that fights dragons and raids strongholds? Creating a virtual pendulum that you can sync up to your real-life pendulum. Leave it to physicists to do just ... > full story

Pollution Controls In Nature: Proteins Sweep Up Nanoparticles (June 18, 2007) -- Here's a pollution-control tip from nature: Deep inside a flooded mine in Wisconsin, scientists have discovered a world in which bacteria emit proteins that sweep up metal nanoparticles into immobile ... > full story

MRI Is Key To Understanding Cartilage Health (June 18, 2007) -- Cartilage injury, repair and regrowth have long been mysterious processes. In part, this is because injured cartilage doesn't act like many other injured tissues; cartilage continues to decline in ... > full story

Australia Weighs In To Make The Perfect Kilogram (June 18, 2007) -- Australian scientists and optical engineers will be making a perfect sphere that may one day redefine the kilogram -- and they have taken delivery of the cylinder of silicon from which it will be ... > full story

Vehicle Emissions Monitoring Validates Inspection Program And Offers Policy Insights (June 17, 2007) -- A long-term study continues to validate the effectiveness of Georgia's vehicle emissions inspection program in 13 metro Atlanta counties that are part of a federal ozone level non-attainment ... > full story

Two Qubits In Action, New Step Towards The Quantum Computer (June 17, 2007) -- Researchers have succeeded in carrying out calculations with two quantum bits, the building blocks of a possible future quantum computer. Quantum computers have superior qualities in comparison to ... > full story

Music: Mirror Of The Mind (June 15, 2007) -- The long supposed connection between mind and music has been further demonstrated by an international collaboration of physicists. A statistical analysis reveals a remarkable similarity between the ... > full story

Bacteria Ferry Nanoparticles Into Cells For Early Diagnosis, Treatment (June 15, 2007) -- Researchers have shown that common bacteria can deliver a valuable cargo of "smart nanoparticles" into a cell to precisely position sensors, drugs or DNA for the early diagnosis and treatment of ... > full story

Nano Technique Allows Precise Injection Of Living Cells (June 15, 2007) -- Specialized pulsed lasers have been used to inject individual cells with a variety of materials, but little is known about how this type of injection might affect living cells. For the first time, ... > full story

Weird Physics Theory: Unparticle Stuff (June 15, 2007) -- At some level, all types of matter that we usually deal with have at least one thing in common - they're made of particles. The solids, liquids, gases and plasmas that surround us are built of atoms, ... > full story

Rising U.S. Trade May Hinder Future Global Efforts To Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions (June 15, 2007) -- Engineering researchers argue that rising US trade with countries like China has major consequences for the future of global climate change. Researchers describe how the U.S. has reduced its ... > full story

Biologists Unravel The Genetic Secrets Of Black Widow Spider Silk (June 14, 2007) -- Biologists have identified the genes, and determined the DNA sequences, for two key proteins in the "dragline silk" of the black widow spider -- an advance that may lead to a variety of new materials ... > full story

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Beyond Oil : The View from Hubbert's Peak
With world oil production about to peak and inexorably head toward steep decline, what fuels are available to meet rising global energy demands? That question, once thought to address a fairly ... > read more

The End of Oil : On the Edge of a Perilous New World
The End of Oil is a "geologic cautionary tale for a complacent world accustomed to reliable infusions of cheap energy." The book centers around one irrefutable fact: the global supply of oil is being ... > read more

Chemistry for Dummies
Includes examples of chemistry in action in everyday life See how chemistry works in everything from soaps to medicines to petroleum Whether you re taking a chemistry course or you re curious about ... > read more

Photovoltaics : Design and Installation Manual
Producing electricity from the sun using photovoltaic (PV) systems has become a major industry worldwide. But designing, installing and maintaining such systems requires knowledge and training, and ... > read more

Chemistry: The Central Science, Ninth Edition
The acknowledged leader and standard in general chemistry, this book maintains its effective and proven features—clarity of writing, scientific integrity, currency, strong exercises, visual ... > read more

The Porphyrin Handbook (10-Volume Set)
Scientists in such fields as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and medicine are currently involved in investigations of porphyrins and their numerous analogues and derivatives. ... > read more

Chemistry for Changing Times, 10th Edition
This popular book, now in its 10th edition, is a useful and interesting read for the layperson, as it is colorful, conversational in tone, and easily understandable. Knowledge of chemistry leads to ... > read more

The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling
Passive solar heating and passive cooling—approaches known as natural conditioning—provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel. Yet while heat ... > read more

The Chemist's Companion: A Handbook of Practical Data, Techniques, and References
The Chemist s Companion A Handbook of Practical Data, Techniques, and References Arnold J. Gordon and Richard A. Ford Contents Properties of Molecular Systems Properties of Solvents and Common ... > read more

Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
This book provides sufficient detail without overloading the reader with details that might be unnecessary to attain basic understanding of the subject matter. A new chapter on genomics is a timely ... > read more

 
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