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Ethanol is a kind of alcohol that is found in alcoholic drinks but it is also great for running your car. What makes it so attractive is that it is a renewable fuel and can be produced from many agricultural products such as potatoes, manioc, corn or sugar cane. Much research is centred on [...]
A UK team is attempting a 1000 mph land speed record in a hybrid car (tenuous eco link). However, this is no ordinary hybrid. Bloodhound as it is known, has a V12 engine, a Eurofighter EJ2000 jet engine and a 400kg hybrid rocket engine to give it the power required to reach the 1000 [...]
The UK has just set the world record for the fastest steam powered car when it reached 148mph during its record attempt in the Mojave desert, California smashing the previous record of 127 mph.
The car is actually very simple in its operation. The water for the steam is carried in two resivoirs on either side [...]
The science museum has been put in charge of a single tonne of anthracite coal. They will keep it until the total emission of carbon dioxed released into the atmosphere reaches, in their best estimate, a trillion tonnes.
It has been done to raise awareness of how much carbon dioxide has been released since the start [...]
One way that has been suggested to increase fuel efficiency of cars travelling on the motorway is to make them travel in close proximity in ‘trains’ of cars. This reduces the amount of fuel used because each car is benefiting from reduced drag. Fuel savings could be as great as 20%.
The lead car, handled by [...]
The government has given the locations where 10 new nuclear powerstations are to built. These power stations are required to prevent power shortages in the future as fossil fuel power stations are used less frequently. The majority of the new sites are already home to nuclear power stations. The ten sites seen as suitable for [...]
This is a very exciting and danagerous time for the environment. The activities of man, through business and growing food for the ever increasing population, are having a measurable effect on the planet. Finite resources are being used up quickly and the atmosphere is changing because of release of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide [...]