Jun

26

A New Biofuel: Biobutanol

June 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Dupont, BP Set to Market Sugar Beet-Based Biofuel. ‘Chemical maker DuPont said Tuesday it will begin marketing biofuels for the transportation sector next year through a partnership with oil company BP plc. The companies said a collaboration they began in 2003 has advanced to the point where they plan to introduce butanol made from sugar [...]

Jun

18

Clouds on Ethanol as Fuel

June 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Green Fuel’s Dirty Secret. ‘The town of Columbus, Nebraska, bills itself as a “City of Power and Progress.” If Archer Daniels Midland gets its way, that power will be partially generated by coal, one of the dirtiest forms of energy. When burned, it emits carcinogenic pollutants and high levels of the greenhouse gases linked to [...]

Jun

13

Top 10 Researchers in…

June 13, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Thomson In-Cites: Top 10 Researchers In…. ‘For each of the 22 fields below from the six bimonthly periods in 2006, the top 10 most-cited researchers are listed with ≥5 papers published and cited during specific bimonthly updates of Essential Science Indicators. (That is, 10 years plus each successive two-month addition of publication and citation figures, [...]

Jun

12

Science Podcasts

June 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Science Podcast. ‘On a pilot basis, Science will be offering periodic podcasts built around interesting stories in the journal and on its sister sites. You can listen to these audiocasts on your own computer simply by clicking on the “Listen to MP3″ links on the podcast announcements below. If you use a podcast aggregator like [...]

Jun

8

DIY Chemistry and Terrorism

June 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Paranoia makes for bad chemistry: Most budding scientists – and many of us ordinary folks, too – owned a chemistry set. It was probably a fold-out metal contraption, with built-in shelves securing rows of small, opaque plastic bottles containing powders and pebbles – some plain, dull white, but others glinting like jewels in shades of [...]

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