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“The economy runs on oil,” said Paul Nadeau, Ph.D. and industry geologist, “and oil may be running out” (1) Understanding oil’s importance, efficiency, predictions about peak oil production…
In 1908, Henry Ford labeled ethanol the fuel of the future. Ford designed his model-T to run on a combination of gasoline and alcohol, but cars soon traversed…
Increasing awareness of the effect of greenhouse gases on the world climate, the depletion of resources, and the declining state of our overall environment have made sustainability a…
During the last twenty years, scientists have been looking towards nanotechnology for the answer to problems in medicine, computer science, ecology and even sports. In particular, new and…
Rising atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide caused by increasing human activities has posed a threat to the balance of the natural carbon cycle. It is well known that…