Turning Corn Cobs Into Car Fuel

Turning Corn Cobs Into Car Fuel

Image credit:  FeeBeeDee via flickr http://bit.ly/1tyHJdD. Rights information: http://bit.ly/cGotEb. By: Laurel Hamers, Inside Science (Inside Science) -- Today, ethanol is routinely made from…
Use Ocean Waves To Power Homes

Use Ocean Waves To Power Homes

By Karin Heineman, Inside Science  (Inside Science TV) – From powering homes, to cars to phones, people across the world use vast amounts of energy. And that consumption is only growing. As…
Copper Catalyst Could Make Solar Cells Cheaper

Copper Catalyst Could Make Solar Cells Cheaper

Solar cells are the future but for now they are resource-intensive, expensive and not very efficient - but the researchers in a new study can help with those first two. To make a solar cell, machines…
Created: Renewable Propane Using E.coli

Created: Renewable Propane Using E.coli

Researchers have engineered the bacteria E. coli to generate renewable propane, which would open a path to a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels. Propane is an appealing source of cleaner fuel…
Generating Energy From Coffee Wastewater

Generating Energy From Coffee Wastewater

A four-year project on coffee wastewater treatment, The Energy from Coffee Wastewater project by UTZ Certified, has found that is possible to generate energy and protect water resources by treating…