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Car Free Day Keeps Alive the Low Smog Ideal of Beijing Olympics

After clamping down on cars and the pollution that comes with them for the Olympics, China last week tried to keep the spirit alive with its second national Car Free Day

30 Sep 2008

Existing Regulations May Miss Key Smog Pollutants in Los Angeles Area

Existing regulations may not effectively target a large source of fine, organic particle pollutants that contribute to hazy skies and poor air quality over Los Angeles

29 Sep 2008

Graphene Based Material Set to Revolutionise Nanoelectronics, Energy Storage, Electricity Production and Transportation

A new graphene based material helps solve the structure of graphite oxide and could lead to applications in nanoelectronics, energy storage and production, and transportation such as airplanes and cars has been created

29 Sep 2008

Boosting Fuel Economy With Simple Electronic Device

With the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel impacting costs for automobiles, trucks, buses and the overall economy, a Temple University physics professor has developed a simple device which could dramatically improve fuel efficiency as much as 20 percent

28 Sep 2008

Audi Clean Diesel Vehicle to Hit the Road in Coast-to-Coast Rally

America will soon discover Audi TDI turbocharged clean diesel technology, which has earned media attention and consumer praise throughout the world for its exceptional fuel efficiency and dynamic performance

28 Sep 2008

MIT Solution to Aerodynamic Separation to Lead to Better Fuel Efficiency

Fluid flows affect everything in our world, from blood flow to geophysical convection. As a result, engineers constantly seek ways of controlling separation in those flows to reduce losses and increase efficiency and MIT engineers have cracked part of the puzzle

25 Sep 2008

A Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl Siding Green

The Vinyl Siding Institute, Inc. (VSI) has put a "colorful" twist on the typical white paper. Entitled A Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl Siding Green, the new green paper identifies 12 ways vinyl siding is a sustainable exterior cladding choice

25 Sep 2008