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October 13, 2009
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Good Morning,
Swiss scientists present a possible solution to the world's
energy crisis: your garbage. Mom always said one person's
trash is another's treasure; in this case, fuel. Read all
about this study in the first article.
Until Tomorrow,
Erin
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Trash-based biofuel might solve problems
SINGAPORE - Singaporean and Swiss scientists say using trash
to produce biofuels might help solve the world's growing
energy crisis and also reduce carbon emissions. The research-
ers said current biofuels produced from crops require an in-
crease in crop production, which has its own severe environ-
mental costs. However, second-generation biofuels, such as
cellulosic ethanol derived from processed urban waste, might
offer dramatic emissions savings without the environmental
catch. "Our results suggest that fuel from processed waste
biomass, such as paper and cardboard, is a promising clean
energy solution," said Associate Professor Hugh Tan of the
National University of Singapore. "If developed fully this
biofuel could simultaneously meet part of the world's energy
needs, while also combating carbon emissions and fossil fuel
dependency." The team found 82.93 billion liters of cellu-
losic ethanol could be produced from the world's landfill
waste and by substituting gasoline with the resulting bio-
fuel, global carbon emissions could be cut by figures ranging
from 29.2 percent to 86.1 percent for every unit of energy
produced. The study that included researchers from the Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich appears in the
journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy.
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Nest of dinosaur eggs found in India
TAMIL NADU, India - Geologists in Tamil Nadu, India, said
a trove of dinosaur eggs was peeping out of the sand beds
on grazing land in plain sight as they walked by. The site
is part of an area rich in ancient organisms dating back
140 million years, geologists told The Times of India. "We
found clusters and clusters of spherical eggs of dinosaurs.
And each cluster contained eight eggs," M.U. Ramkumar, geo-
logy lecturer of the Periyar University, said. He said each
egg was about 5 to 8 inches in diameter. They were lying in
sandy nests of about four feet. The clusters of eggs were
under volcanic ash from the Deccan eruptions. Scientists
have long thought the Deccan eruptions were a reason for
extinctions in the area. The eggs, which may be 65 million
years old, were from both the Carnosaur, an aggressive, pred-
atory dinosaur, and Sauropods, long-necked herbivores that
became extremely large. Fossils of these reptiles were found
on earlier expeditions but this is the first time so many
nests and so many clusters of eggs were found, the newspaper
said. The eggs were sent to Germany for further study. The
area where they were found is cordoned off to discourage van-
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Exoplanet's atmosphere 'rains' pebbles
ST. LOUIS - U.S. scientists say they have used simulations
to determine the atmosphere of an exoplanet discovered in
February is hot enough to rain pebbles. Researchers at
Washington University in St. Louis say their models show
the exoplanet is close enough to its star that its "day-face"
maintains a temperature of about 4,220 degrees Fahrenheit --
hot enough to vaporize rocks. The theoretical models suggest
the planet has an atmosphere of the components of rock in
gaseous form and lava or boiling oceans on its surface.
According to simulations, Corot-7b's atmosphere is made up
of the ingredients of rocks and when "a front moves in,"
pebbles condense from the air and rain into lakes of molten
lava below. "The only atmosphere this object has is produced
from vapor arising from hot molten silicates in a lava lake
or lava ocean," Professor Bruce Fegley Jr., who led the
study, said. The study that included research assistant Laura
Schaefer appears in The Astrophysical Journal.
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