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Not watching the Earth from space

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Satellites in the alphabet soup
America’s next generation of Earth-observation satellites is in trouble

WITHOUT satellites, both forecasting the weather and studying the climate would be a lot harder than they are. Such satellites, however, need replacing from time to time, and those used by the Americans are coming to the end of their useful [...]

Torotrak’s new generation transmission is good gear

UK-based engineering company, Torotrak, has instead decided to turn its expertise to another vehicle component with the development of a new generation transmission that it claims can not only slash CO2 emissions and improve fuel efficiency, but also boost performance.

Tires Made From Trees: Better, Cheaper, More Fuel Efficient

Automobile owners around the world may some day soon be driving on tires that are partly made out of trees – which could cost less, perform better and save on fuel and energy.

China Outpaces U.S. in Cleaner Coal-Fired Plants

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TIANJIN, China — China’s frenetic construction of coal-fired power plants has raised worries around the world about the effect on climate change.
China now uses more coal than the United States, Europe and Japan combined, making it the world’s largest emitter of gases that are warming the planet.
But largely missing in [...]

Ultimate In ‘Green’ Energy: Plants Inspire New Generation Of Solar Cells

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The ability of plants to turn sunlight into energy through photosynthesis has been successfully mimicked by scientists at the University of Southampton to produce a new generation of solar cells.

The Southampton team led by Professor Pavlos Lagoudakis of the University’s School of Physics and Astronomy, has developed a new range of photovoltaic devices [...]