Saturday, January 26, 2008

Startup Says It Can Make Ethanol for $1 a Gallon, and Without Corn

Startup Says It Can Make Ethanol for $1 a Gallon, and Without Corn: "Besides cutting production costs to fire sale prices, the process avoids some key drawbacks of making ethanol from corn, company officials said. It wouldn't impact the food supply, and its net energy balance is high because the technique works almost anywhere using almost anything with great efficiency. The end result will be E85 sold at the pump for about a dollar cheaper per gallon than gasoline, according to the company."

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

� 75 words every sci-fi fan should know | Geekend | TechRepublic.com

I'm ashamed to admit I had to look many of them up.

� 75 words every sci-fi fan should know | Geekend | TechRepublic.com: "From the latter resource, with the addition of some personal selections from Wikipedia, I have gathered a list of 75 Words Every Science Fiction Fan Should Know. Because if you’re going to learn obscure words and concepts, it may as well be terms you’re actually likely to use."