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Chrysler Developing Engine That Burns Gasoline and Diesel
KickingTiresChrysler and the U.S. Department of Energy are developing a radical prototype engine that burns a combination of gasoline and diesel fuels that could help Chrysler and other automakers meet future fuel economy targets, according to a presentation given...Tags: Ford, Manufacturing and Engineering, Hybrid Vehicles, U.S. Department of Energy, Biofuels
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Will Lithium-Air Battery Be the Silver Bullet?
KickingTiresCurrently, the lithium-ion battery is the most effective battery composition and the one being deployed by automakers in the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf. It provides the most energy while taking the least amount of space. However,...Tags: Vehicles, IBM, Automotive Equipment, The New York Times, Science and Technology
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Your Tax Dollars at Work: Argonne Lab's Diesel Research
KickingTiresThe U.S. Department of Energy???s Argonne National Laboratory outside of Chicago is synonymous with the rise of nuclear power in the last century, but it's currently improving a technology that could already be sitting in your garage: the diesel engine......Tags: Ford, Vehicles, Energy, Automotive Equipment, Nuclear Power
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Harris: 3 innovations from Chicago science scene that offer ideas, shape of things to come
Internet-centered technology has advanced to the point that smartphone apps and e-commerce sites seemingly sprout overnight. Indeed, many can be built inexpensively from off-the-shelf software in weeks. Scientific breakthroughs, however, often require...
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It came from Ray Bradbury
Though known primarily as an author, Ray Bradbury had a fixation with Hollywood. It was inevitable that his skills as a science fiction writer would eventually land him work in the movies. His first gig was with Universal Pictures in the early 1950s,...
Tags: Cinema Industry, Steve James, Star Wars (movie), Ray Bradbury, Documentary (genre)
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Tollway, Argonne Lab to work on green projects
TribLocal - Downers Grove » NewsDOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Tollway and Argonne National Laboratory have announced a three-year partnership to study and develop energy-efficient technologies. Argonne scientists …... -
Wacky machine wins trip to nationals
TribLocal - Des Plaines » NewsA team of Maine South students is headed to the national competition after winning a regional contest for having the wackiest, most complex machine that …... -
Breakthrough in Coverting Heat Waste to Electricity
TribLocal - EvanstonEVANSTON, Ill. — Researchers at Northwestern University have placed nanocrystals of rock salt into lead telluride, creating a material that can harness electricity from heat-generating …... -
Gerard Pawlicki, 1921-2013
Gerard Pawlicki was just out of DePaul University when he joined Enrico Fermi, Walter Zinn, George Weil and other seasoned scientists as they lifted their paper cups filled with Chianti wine, celebrating the first controlled nuclear chain reaction under...Tags: DePaul University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Colleges and Universities, Art Institute of Chicago, Manhattan (New York City)
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Yuma competition drives auto engineers to excel
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.There's only so much a student can learn within the confines of a classroom when it comes to automotive engineering. In order to better equip future generations of engineers with hands-on experience, the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors have...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Virginia Tech, Engineering, U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Saving
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One Fine Day: Palos and La Grange
Metromix.comI consider myself an outdoorsy kind of guy -- kinda sporty and rugged. Which is complete fiction these days. My second child is 8 months old, we recently bought a house, my main outlet for being sporty and rugged lately is browsing sporty stuff at...Tags: Travel, Road Transportation, Forestry and Timber, University of Chicago, Family
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Obama to visit Argonne
— President Barack Obama will travel to Argonne National Laboratory in the western suburbs Friday to promote his energy policies, according to White House officials. Aides would not say whether Obama also plans to talk about the sequester cuts...Tags: Barack Obama, White House
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