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Alternative energy cars for the future
WGN-TV Reporter25-miles Southwest of Chicago, at Argonne National Laboratory...research engineers are figuring out what kind of car you'll likely be driving soon. "So that's the future. That' a plug-in hybrid." Argonne's Advanced Powertrain Research Facility is part...Tags: Prius, WGN, Vehicles, Death, Ford
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Start-up wires money using wireless phone
People use mobile phones to take photos, play music and send text messages, and maybe soon to send money to relatives abroad. That's the goal of a start-up company based in Rolling Meadows called aKos Technology Corp. and its founder, Daniel Csoka. By...Tags: Marketing, Gaming, Companies and Corporations, Banking, Arizona
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Alternative fuels
Alternative fuels Biodiesel [B99 or B100] Made from: Vegetable oils or animal fat. Most common sources are soy or canola oils as well as used restaurant grease. Use: In any diesel vehicle, but use with caution in vehicles built before 1996 because...Tags: Dodge, Vehicles, Energy Resources, San Diego (San Diego, California), Chevrolet
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GM challenges students to think green under the hood
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe ground floor of the Petersen Automotive Museum's parking garage looked like pit row at a NASCAR race. Vehicles covered in brightly colored decals were strewn about, motors revving, while folks poked about beneath hoods and discussed various aspects of...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Los Angeles Times, Politics, Vehicles, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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BP says it won't increase pollution
Tribune staff reporterBP backed down Thursday from its plans to dump more pollution into Lake Michigan, but critics want the oil giant to ensure its promises are legally binding. Responding to a month of unrelenting criticism from politicians and the public, BP pledged it...Tags: Michael Hawthorne, Politics, Purdue University, Elections, Fishing
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Birth of the Atomic Age
Tribune staff reporterAfter months of preliminary work, the scientists at the University of Chicago's new Metallurgical Laboratory were ready to run their first experiment. The experiment did not involve metallurgy. In fact, there were no metallurgists in the Metallurgical...Tags: Science and Technology, Squash, Nazi Party, University of Chicago, Colleges and Universities
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MSU Lands New Physics Lab
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Michigan State University for a federal nuclear physics research facility. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan were making the announcement Thursday. A price tag...Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Mike J. Rogers, Applied Physics, Politics
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New breed of war game to take on al-Qaida
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterInside a concrete-and-glass laboratory at the Naval Postgraduate School, a computer simulation of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network is beginning to take shape. Scientists are preparing to conjure deserts, urban landscapes, communications...Tags: Terrorism, Air and Space Accidents, U.S. Army, Colleges and Universities, Los Angeles Times
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Science gets map to block deadly path of anthrax
Chicago Tribune staff reporterAs part of the escalating effort to crack the mysteries of anthrax by analyzing its every gene and molecule, University of Chicago researchers announced Wednesday that they have produced a three-dimensional molecular map of a crucial protein that makes...Tags: Terrorism, Medical Research, Florida, Anthrax, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Scientists lock on to likely cause of Beethoven's ailments
Associated PressARGONNE, Ill. - An analysis of a lock of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair suggests lead poisoning could explain the erratic genius' lifelong ailments, his strange behavior, his death, maybe even his deafness. The four-year analysis of the hair - apparently...Tags: Science and Technology, Crimes, Auction Service, Hearing Impairment, Music Industry
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A new sense of urgency
At the Argonne National Laboratory, near the Chicago suburb of Lemont, Supercar engineers began dissecting the Prius to see what they could learn. At one point, they pulled back the carpet on the front passenger side and found a curious metal panel....Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Prius, Politics, Vehicles, Gaming
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