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Does America / Canada / Europe Need to Make Things?
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KIGALI, RWANDA– As I’ve mentioned before I like my entrepreneurs risk-taking and a little crazy. Earlier this week on TechTicker, we ran an interview with a guy who fits that bill: Shai Agassi.
In some ways, Agassi is even more ambitious than Elon Musk—you know, the guy who builds rockets and [...]
Why Ethanol–Not Electric Cars and Hybrids–Is the Answer
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Times are tough for the biofuel movement. Concerns have been rampant about how much gas it takes to produce a gallon of ethanol and about how much farmland and corn would be needed to produce enough fuel to make a dent in our gasoline addiction. Combine that with the popularity [...]
Brew your own
Home-brew kits for hydrogen may bring it back into contention as a vehicle fuel
A FEW years ago, the race to replace the petrol-driven internal-combustion engine was dominated by hydrogen. Fuel cells, which mix hydrogen with oxygen to produce electricity and water, were the darlings of the technological world. The crowd, however, is fickle, and the [...]










































