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Saturday, October 17, 2009
Gadgets

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

2:00PM Wilson Rothman | Baby Gets Hit By Train, Strolls Away…There’s a Hole In My Heart That Can Only Be Filled By—Stem Cells?…Beware Bobbies Bearing BlackBerries…Science Figures Out Why We Break Out Bubbly More »
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Science

CO2 Scrubber Sucks Up Emissions From Cars, Home Heating

2:30PM Gizmodo US Edition | University of Calgary scientists are working on a machine that would pull carbon dioxide from the air in an attempt to scrub out emissions from diffuse sources, such as car exhaust and home heating. These “diffuse emissions” account for roughly half of the CO2 that goes up into the sky every day, contributing to global warming. More »
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Science

‘Clean Coal’ No Longer Oxymoron at New Power Plant

6:30AM Wilson Rothman | Maybe you’ve heard the plans for “clean coal” (aka carbon capture and storage), a technology that collects carbon-dioxide exhaust from formerly high-polluting power plants, condensing and freezing it for storage in depleted natural-gas fields. This month, energy provider Vattenfall fired up the CO2 collection process at a plant in Spremberg (”Call Us ‘Spermberg’ and Die”) Germany. The plant’s transition is making green-energy history, but as you can imagine, some kinks still need to be worked out. More »
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