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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.