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Waggling Air Flow Sideways Over Wings Could Cut Aircraft Fuel Consumption And Emissions by 20%

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The Turbulence Flow Control group at the University of Warwick has been studying non-powered (passive) flow control actuators as a means of reducing drag for some time, with the goal of developing flow-control technologies capable of major drag reductions on passenger jet aircraft. University of Warwick Turbulence Flow Control Group.

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Researchers Publish First Volume of Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea; Resource for Optimizing Biofuels, Bioremediation and Carbon Capture

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The GEBA pilot was launched in May 2007 in collaboration with the non-profit German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, DSMZ to sequence 100 bacterial and archaeal genomes based on the phylogenetic positions of organisms. —senior author Jonathan Eisen, DOE JGI Phylogenomics Program Head and Professor at UC Davis.

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California Energy Commission Approves $800K in four regional grants to prepare for electric vehicles

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The grant will allow SANDAG to create the “San Diego Regional Plug-in Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council (REVI),” a group of public and private leaders from counties, cities, public agencies, community organizations, private industry, higher education, and utilities. Sullivan Automotive Group.

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Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers engineer plant cell walls to boost sugar yields and reduce cell wall recalcitrance for biofuels

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Dominique Loqué, who directs the cell wall engineering program for JBEI’s Feedstocks Division and his research group have focused on reducing the natural recalcitrance of plant cell walls to give up their sugars. JBEI is one of three Bioenergy Research Centers established by the DOE’s Office of Science in 2007.

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Study Finds Ozone Concentrations at Current Clean Air Standards Levels Can Impair Even Healthy Lungs

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Exposure to ozone at levels currently deemed safe by the NAAQS clean air standards can have a significant and negative effect on lung function, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis. Edward Schelegle, University of California, Davis. Earlier post.). Specifically, we found that 6.6

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National Low Carbon Fuel Standard study releases major Technical Analysis and Policy Design reports; providing a scientific basis for policy decisions

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Daniel Sperling, director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, member of the California Air Resources Board, and one of the co-creators of the California LCFS. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-12-10. Heres, Haixiao Hung, Madhu.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Vehicles converted by Professor Andy Frank and his team at the UC Davis Hybrid Center are listed at our History of PHEVs page , with further info at www.team-fate.net. Austin Energy by Hymotion, March 2007 Same as above (2 vehicles), contact mark.kapner@austinenergy.com. 2006 (Denver CO) Veridian Corp. Jim Tech Ltd. Jim Tech Ltd.

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