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Q&A: Buzz Aldrin

Costs? Why wouldn't Buzz want us to go to Mars? He's not going to be around to foot the bill... (read full comment)  

Posted on June 25, 2010 at 3:39 PM EDT

Has global warming stopped?

Or, to put it another way, Has climate changed ever stopped? (read full comment)  

Posted on April 30, 2010 at 8:55 AM EDT

GM Develops Augmented Reality Windshield

UV rective phosphors, huh? Curious, what would happen when this windshield - with its red and blue phosphors that respond to UV light - was... (read full comment)  

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 9:44 AM EDT

Cheaper Geothermal

by a very wide margin, most geothermal applications in the US are residential/commercial ground-source heat pumps. Would this potentially increase... (read full comment)  

Posted on July 25, 2009 at 11:50 AM EDT

Stem Cells Undo Birth Defects

Brain Damage in Infants The article states toward the end that injecting stems cells involves "foreign" bodies. Would it not be feasible, if such... (read full comment)  

Posted on January 7, 2009 at 8:57 AM EST

Synthetic Tree Hauls Water

Hydropower If they can get this hydrogel to lift water 20-30 meters, that would represent a lot of potential energy, essentially for free. (read full comment)  

Posted on September 17, 2008 at 10:36 AM EDT

More Energy-Efficient Ethanol

Don't forget the water None of the estimates of energy usage to create corn-based ethanol include the cost of the water needed to grow the corn. ... (read full comment)  

Posted on August 18, 2008 at 10:00 AM EDT

Building the Zero-Emissions City

Gabrielg, go back under your rock. Exactly what is it that makes this experiement a bad thing? Think they're going to tank the results to show... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 8, 2008 at 8:52 AM EDT

Electric Cars Primer

Diesel Generator Can someone explain to me why no one seems to want to put a diesel engine/generator in these cars? Why stick with gasoline? ... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 5, 2008 at 9:56 AM EDT

Hell and Hydrogen

Methane Methane should actually be considered a hydrogen delivery fuel. What makes it cleaner than the other fossil fuels is the ratio of H to C.... (read full comment)  

Posted on March 29, 2007 at 9:47 AM EDT

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