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Discovered: Catalyst for a new industry

News: Alternative Energy    May 1, 2010
Sometimes one single thing makes the difference. For example, in the race to find alternative sources of energy, especially for transportation, hydrogen is seen as a potentially major source of fuel. Hydrogen is abundant in nature. It has a high energy output. It ‘burns’ cleanly. For most fuel cell and engine applications, hydrogen is created [...]
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Loricifera: Larger life without oxygen

News: Exogenous Life    April 7, 2010
Loricifera [drawing, NASA] Meet the loricifera. It’s not a neighbor; living 10,000 feet down in the muck at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. It’s not a relative, not even close, in fact, it doesn’t use oxygen. That in itself is not unusual for bacteria or viruses, but loricifera is neither bacteria nor virus. It [...]
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On the Moon or elsewhere: Follow the water

Impact: Space Exploration    November 14, 2009
In the detective business, the standard advice is: “Follow the money.” In human space exploration, perhaps somewhat similar advice applies: “Follow the water.” This needs debate, however there are some potent arguments in favor of the notion that human (as differentiated from robotic or probe) exploration of space should go where sources of water are [...]
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