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New process extracts pure hydrogen from contaminant in unrefined oil

August 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | No comments yet

A commercial-scale process to extract and reuse pure hydrogen from the hydrogen sulfide that naturally contaminates unrefined oil, including oil sands, is one step closer to reality thanks to a collaboration between the U.S. ...


Consumers picked to test hydrogen car prototypes

August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 21 vote(s) | User comments: 4

(AP) -- Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car. He took it to work during the week, picked up groceries, and loaded up the back with bags of soil at the garden store. When his infant ...


QinetiQ says it has broken unmanned flight record

August 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s) | User comments: 10

(AP) -- An ultra-lightweight plane built from carbon fiber and powered using paper-thin solar panels has broken the world record for longest-lasting unmanned flight, its manufacturer claimed Sunday.