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Bacteria brews biofuel with potential to replace high-energy rocket fuel
Posted in Science on 2nd Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller
An engineered a bacterium that could yield a new source of high-energy hydrocarbon fuel for rocketry and other aerospace uses.
Climate inaction to be 'catastrophe'
Posted in Business, Featured on 1st Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller
The costs of inaction on climate change will be "catastrophic", according to US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Filtering light based on direction
Posted in Science on 1st Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller
Potential uses include solar photovoltaics, telescopes, microscopes, and privacy filters for display screens
Multiverse Controversy Heats Up over Gravitational Waves
Posted in Science on 1st Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller
The BICEP2 experiments potential discovery of spacetime ripples may provide support for the concept of many universes, but critics are unconvinced:
Methane emissions expected to soar as Earth warms
Posted in Featured, Science on 30th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller
Methane, already the third most abundant greenhouse gas, has roughly 30 times the heat-trapping potency of CO2.