Pallets Can Be Pretty, But Be Careful Where You Look

The interior of a pavilion made of used wooden pallets, created for the German Institute of Culture in Florence, Italy. Image via Avatar Architettura.

Wooden pallets can be a great adaptive reuse material for intriguing projects, such as this portable Italian pavilion, but beware: not all pallets are created equal. Read more →

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Biofuel Breakthrough Could Replace Diesel

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Researchers from the Joint BioEnergy Institute have developed a biofuel engineered from a bacteria and yeast with chemical properties similar to diesel fuel. Read more →

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UCLA Team Uses E. Coli To Produce Biofuel

Researchers at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have found a way to coax E.Coli into helping them produce the biofuel butanol. Read more →

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Evil E. coli Bacteria Gets Good Guy Status As Biodiesel Producer

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New research from a U.S. Department of Energy group suggests E. coli bacteria can be used to produce biodiesel fuel when combined with new biochemical reactions realized through synthetic biology. Read more →

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