Despite the ongoing rush of alternative-fuel tech, the gasoline engine's having a moment thanks to advances from Jaguar and the Department of Energy. READ»
In early 2011, researchers patented a process involving a genetically-modified form of blue-green bacteria that converts sunlight and carbon dioxide directly into diesel fuel.READ»
That's what the startup claims in a new article, saying that its conversion efficiency of diesel, ethanol, and chemical production process is between five and 50 times greater than biomass-dependent processes.READ»
It was just under a year ago that startup Joule Biotechnologies announced that it had engineered microbes that require only sunlight and CO2 to squirt out ethanol, diesel, or other hydrocarbons. On Tuesday, Joule revealed the details of that secretive microbe in a patent.READ»
Look out on any street and gasoline-powered vehicles still dominate the road. But in the coming years, automakers like Toyota, Honda, and GM plan to start pumping out plug-in hybrid electric cars in a bid to keep up with the fabled ...READ»
While you were sleeping, innovation was punching a British guy who looks like Frodo in the chops, pulling on his Bayou-sourced alligator cowboy boots and getting down to business. Thwack!1. "Stay calm, get organized quickly." This is ...READ»
It’s smart to be stupid.
At least that’s the case for Anomaly, creator of Diesel's "be stupid" ad campaign and winner of the Grand Prix for outdoor advertising at
this year's Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival ...READ»
What do you do if you want to advertise on the Big Game but only have a $100,000 ad budget? Try a one–second "blink" ad. It's a daunting design challenge to get a powerful brand message to stick.READ»
New Research forecasts 14 million electric or hybrid cars likely sold in 2020 in China, Japan, the United States, and Western Europe. SustainableVirtualBiZ.com projects that some 1.5 million will be fully electric, 1.5 ...READ»
Companies working on alternative fuel charging stations should take notice of the U.S. Department of Energy's new TransAtlas tool, an interactive Google Map mashup map of alt-fuel hotspots.
TransAtlas shows existing and ...READ»
The Big Three automobile makers have all announced plans to release plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) in the coming years, but Volvo's PHEV plan is a first--the Ford-owned brand is working on the world's only diesel hybrid ...READ»
