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A*STAR team combines fungal culture and acid hydrolyses for cost-effective production of fermentable sugars from palm oil waste

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Researchers from A*STAR in Singapore have developed a fungal culture for use in a cheap and efficient method to transform waste oil palm material into biofuels and environmentally friendly plastics. After the harvest of the fruit from oil palm trees, large amounts of leftover biomass known as empty fruit bunch remain.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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It’s about one-twentieth the size of the minibus-scale geostationary satellites already in orbit, allowing for cheap and quick deployment. Prize Fight for Rain-Forest Tech In the Spring of 2023, Singapore will welcome 15 teams to the jungle for the semifinals of the XPrize Rainforest competition.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota. Deploying the armies of laborers at BYD is an officer corps of managers and engineers who invent and design the products. Wang says the engineers come from Chinas best schools.

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