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Improving Diesel Technology
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve been hearing about the great gas mileage for Volkswagens that use diesel fuel. But is it better for the environment to use diesel or unleaded gasoline? — K. Cronk, Bay City, MI
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EarthTalk: Newer diesel engines kinder to the environment
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve been hearing about the great gasmileage for Volkswagens that use diesel fuel. But is it better forthe environment to use diesel or unleaded gasoline? — K. Cronk,Bay City, Mich.
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Questions About The Role Of Nanoscience Examined In Encyclopedia Of Nanoscience And Society
Produced by volcanic explosions, nanoparticles – about a thousand times smaller than a fly’s eye – have always been part of the earth’s atmosphere. Used, if not understood, by artisans for centuries, nanomaterials have been part of pottery glazes, metallurgy and the glass work of cathedrals. Produced by diesel exhaust, they have been a human-generated pollutant since before the term …
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NGOs call for diesel-fuelled power plant
Three environment NGOs have called for the government to go for a diesel-fuelled power station extension at Delimara. The nations health calls for nothing less, Friends of the Earth Malta, Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar and the Ramblers’ Association of Malta said.
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Darpa Looks to Send the Internet into Orbit
There’ve been satellites orbiting the Earth for half a century. But getting information to and from them is still a pain. Which is why Pentagon research arm Darpa is looking to finally hook the orbiting spacecraft up with reliable broadband connections. It’s part of a larger movement to extend terrestrial networks into space, and eventually build an “Interplanetary Internet.” In the meantime, we might even get less-than-crappy satellite internet service — if the project works out, of course. D
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