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Sustainable Weather Balloon Wins Student a $10,000 Scholarship

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The cost of replacing them adds up. Amon Schumann, a senior at the Robert-Havemann-Gymnasium school, in Berlin, has invented eco-friendly, cost-effective solutions. The weather balloon he designed can stay in the air longer than traditional models as well. grams—far more compact than current models, which weigh about 96 g.

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DOE Selects 8 Projects to Advance Technologies for the Co-Production of Power and Hydrogen, Fuels or Chemicals from Coal-Biomass Feedstocks

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Awards are in three areas: Reprocessing and Conditioning of Coal/Biomass Mixtures for Simultaneous Co-Feeding Systems; Reactive Properties of Coal/Biomass Mixed Fuels; and Design Concepts for Co-Production of Power, Fuels and Chemicals. Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Ga.) Princeton University (Princeton, N.J.)

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First results from HEI/ACES murine study find few biologic effects from exposure to exhaust from new technology diesel engines

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The panel did note some limitations to the interpretation of the study: the study design did not include a simultaneous comparison with emissions from an older engine built before the 2007 regulations. Phase 3: Health effects assessment in rodents using one selected 2007-compliant heavy-duty diesel engine system—i.e.,

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