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Researchers find “zip-lignin” native to multiple plant species; potential for new approaches to degrading lignin for biorefineries

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In 2014, researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their colleagues successfully engineered poplar trees to produce lignin that degrades more easily, thereby lowering the effort and cost to convert wood to biofuel. Earlier post.). —Steve Karlen, UW–Madison and the paper’s lead author.

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Rusatom Overseas and CNNC New Energy to partner on floating nuclear power plants

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The next step in the implementation of the project will be establishment of a joint Chinese-Russian working group. The Chinese delegation came to St. The plant is now scheduled for delivery on 9 September 2016 and will be deployed near the port of Pevek on Russia’s Chukotka peninsula on the East Siberian Sea.

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10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

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Of the people in the study, 39% were white, 27% black, 22% Hispanic, and 12% Chinese. 2016) “Association between air pollution and coronary artery calcification within six metropolitan areas in the USA (the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution): a longitudinal cohort study” The Lancet doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30375-0.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International, and holds a Ph.D. The good news is that the 2016 Volt will come out with 50 miles (85 km) AER.) The new 2016 Chevrolet Volt will have a battery pack with 50 miles AER). Conclusions. 10 ] US DOE Argonne National Laboratory’s GREET model. [

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