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Cellulosic fuels company KiOR reveals “substantial doubts” about its viability; funding needed by 1 April

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When the catalyst and vapor exit the reactor, the catalyst is stripped from the vapor which is then condensed and separated with KiOR’s proprietary technology into cellulosic crude oil, water and light gases. We may be unable to complete these facilities at the planned costs, on schedule or at all.” —KiOR 10-K. Throughput.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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A differential absorption light detection and ranging (lidar) instrument will be built to scan across a field test area to determine possible CO 2 leakage to the atmosphere. Schlumberger Carbon Services , Columbus, Ohio. Battelle Memorial Institute , Columbus, Ohio. Montana State University , Bozeman, Mont.

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The Essential Vannevar Bush

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Though the path be thorny, this is still the way in which we should proceed if we would finally emerge from darkness into the light.” He can dive under water and come up dry. Envy the Duck A master of metaphors, Bush searched for everyday analogies to explain technical products and processes.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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vehicles splattered all over YouTube videos  most of which are retrofitted Toyota Prius cars  this baby is actually what we in the auto industry like to call a light truck, a category that includes big pickups, vans and SUVs. In the 1990s, Waters led development of the battery pack for General Motors Corp.s Yep, a truck.

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