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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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Improving access to cleaner forms of transportation, like electrified public transport and active commuting by cycling and walking, would not only bring down NO 2 levels, but would also reduce asthma, enhance physical fitness, and cut greenhouse gas emissions. This study was funded by George Washington University.

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Economic study questions cost-effectiveness of current biofuels and their ability to cut fossil fuel use; gas tax and energy efficiency improvements found more effective

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A new study by economists at Oregon State University questions the cost-effectiveness of current biofuels and says they would barely reduce fossil fuel use and would likely increase greenhouse gas emissions. US costs and scope for reducing fossil fuel use and GHG emissions with. alternative interventions. Jaeger and Egelkraut.

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USDA approves $99M, 80% loan guarantee to Chemtex to support development of cellulosic ethanol from energy grasses

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The plant will produce biofuel for eastern transportation markets using non-food biomass feedstocks. The same technology being used at a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Crescentino, Italy, expected to start operations in the fall of 2012, and in a series of plants to be built by GraalBio in Brazil. Earlier post.

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Univ of Washington team working to make poplar coppice viable cheap, high-volume biofuel feedstock

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For this study, trees in Jefferson, Oregon—one of the four study sites—were planted in rows close together in spring of 2012 and harvested less than two years later before the leaves had fallen. Research is underway to convert this bio-oil to a transportation fuel that resembles gasoline or diesel. Resources.

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Video Friday: Autonomous Car Drifting, Aerial-Aquatic Drone, and Jet-Powered Robot

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They can move on various terrains and perform impressive object manipulation/transportation using their legs. A dung beetle-inspired robot (ALPHA) can transport an object by grasping the object with its hind legs and at the same time walk backward with the remaining legs like dung beetles. Leonardo Labs, Rome, Italy.

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Understanding the Coronavirus Is Like Reading a Sentence

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And we need RNA vaccines that are more stable and robust and don't require extremely low temperatures for transport and storage. In late 2015, a chance conversation with a colleague in Oregon State's. Today's RNA vaccines require extremely cold temperatures during transport and storage to remain viable, which has led to vaccines being.

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