First Space Fueling Station To Launch in 2015, Servicing Geosynchronous...
When a satellite runs out of fuel, there are really only a couple options: Quietly become a piece of space junk, or fall back to Earth in a blaze of glory. But a new space…
View ArticleAre We Ignoring the Small but Brilliant Innovations That Could Bridge the...
From the backseat of a beat-up Toyota taxi, Thomas Taha Rassam Culhane points out the passing sights. Fraying sacks of charcoal cut from nearby forests wait beside makeshift…
View ArticleThe Last Drops: How to Bridge the Gap Between Oil and Green Energy
For all our talk of an online future unbounded by physical limits, life in our increasingly global economy still requires the movement of actual people and things, often over…
View ArticleHow to Pump Half a Million Gallons of Fuel From a Listing Cruise Liner
It’s been nearly a full month since the Costa Concordia ran aground just off the Tuscan island of Giglio, and after two weeks of delays salvage workers yesterday began pumping operations aimed at...
View ArticlePumping Gas Into Commercial Airliners
At London's Heathrow, which moves more international passengers than any other airport, the fuel jockeys of the Aircraft Service International Group oversee refueling.
View ArticlePacking Up A Solar-Powered Plane That Will Fly Across America [Video]
Planes usually eat up a lot of fuel, but one team is trying to make a long flight without any fuel at all. Solar Impulse--a solar-powered plane with a 747-sized…
View ArticleHow Do We Program Ourselves To Save Fuel?
Last year, American car buyers named fuel economy the most important consideration when shopping for a car, outranking even quality and safety. The change coincides nicely…
View ArticleThe Rise Of Electric Car Charging Stations In The U.S. [Infographic]
More than half of the nation's 8,051 electric-vehicle charging stations have opened since 2012. Here, each hexagon represents the number of stations in that area. Blue…
View ArticleEngineered Bacteria Excrete Propane Fuel
Propane, the gas that fuels your barbecue (and perhaps one day your car), may soon have a new, renewable source. Researchers in Finland and England developed a genetic…
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Watch NASA Test A Rocket Engine That Could Fuel Up On Other Planets
Space Let 'er rip! Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that we're all very worried about here on Earth. But up in space? That's a whole different ballgame.
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