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BULIDING BLOCK OF LIFE FOUND ON COMET? | Photo 06

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Spectra Confirm Ice on Asteroid 24 Themis. How Did it Get There?

It seems that space age instruments are now finding evidence of water-ice in the many locations we have pointed them to look. The latest to be confirmed includes asteroid 24 Themis. But is it from subsurface...

opinion by mgmirkin | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
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Electrical Erosion (Sputtering) in Our Electric Solar System.

Recent data from the moon indicates that OH (hydroxyl radical) and/or H2O (water) may exist on or above the surface of the moon. But what does it mean and how does it relate to active processes at Mercury,...

opinion by mgmirkin | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
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Giant Electrical Tornadoes in Outer Space

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Electrical Tornadoes Power the Auroras!

All things old are new again... Hundred-year-old electrical science has finally come back into fashion! The latest results from the THEMIS satellite fleet leave no wiggle room. The auroras are powered by what...

opinion by mgmirkin | 31 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
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First Mass Produced Electric Car In 2011

Renault is joining forces with Better Place, provider of electric vehicle services, to develop and mass produce three electric vehicle models. The cars will initially be marketed in Denmark and Israel. Renault plans on producing 160,000 vehicles per year. What's different...

created by Annina Bergman | 15 wks ago
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General Electric Fined For Accounting Fraud

General Electric Co. has been charged with misleading its investors through improper accounting aimed to make the company seem more attractive to potential investors. The charges against General Electric were...

created by Annina Bergman | 17 wks ago | updated 17 wks ago
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The world's first electric family car - Built in Britain?

" Nissan has unveiled an affordable electric family car that could soon be sitting in thousands of garages around Britain. The five-seater Leaf hatchback will be charged from a plug socket at home and has a top...

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opinion by Babel-Fish | 17 wks ago | updated 17 wks ago
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CHEVROLET VOLT ELECTRIC CAR, FIRST SECRET PHOTOS FLORIDA

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Nissan electric car plan to create 350 new jobs

" Nissan, Japan's third biggest automotive group, is to plough £200 million into electric car production in a move which will create 350 new jobs and could safeguard thousands more. The car giant announced...

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opinion by Babel-Fish | 19 wks ago
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Mercury's "Magnetic Tornadoes" and the Big Picture...

Well, it seems that Mercury and Earth aren't so dissimilar after all, at least in terms of their magnetospheric interactions with space. But, I wonder, when does anecdotal evidence cease being anecdotal and...

opinion by mgmirkin | 26 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago
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Ford teams with Magna to develop All-Electric Car by 2011

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Ford teams with Magna to develop All-Electric Car

" DETROIT — Magna International Inc. is making a big leap into the electric vehicle age with a strategic alliance with Ford Motor Co. to supply key engine components for a new battery-powered vehicle. The...

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created by Blue Crush | 46 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago
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Dark Matter Distribution (Visualization)

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Big Bang vs. Plasma Cosmology: Competing Approaches to the Cosmos

While the "Big Bang" theory is certainly the entrenched incumbent paradigm, a scrappy underdog theory is waiting in the wings for its moment to shine. Its name is "Plasma Cosmology," and its proponents adopt a...

opinion by mgmirkin | 1 year ago | updated 31 wks ago
1836 views | 21 recommendations | 7 comments

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Major deal on electric cars

" Car manufacturer Renault-Nissan is to sign a deal with the Irish Government this month, on bringing its electric vehicles to the Irish market. The Government wants 250,000 cars and vans, or 10% of vehicles, to be...

created by infomatique | 34 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago
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Pepsi starts testing green vending machines

Soft drink giant PepsiCo is starting to test their lastest environmental idea: green vending machines. These will hopefully reduce carbon footprints and electric bills. In Washington DC, 30 machines have been set up for testing, and Pepsi hopes to release them worldwide in...

created by Amy Judd | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago
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Tesla Model Electric Car and Mercedes Hybrid F-Cell Roadster | Photo 02

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Tesla Model Electric Car and Mercedes Hybrid F-Cell Roadster

The first mass-produced, highway worthy electric car, the Tesla Motor, was unveiled today, and they hope to have it ready to sell by 2011. This is a zero-emission car that is powered by a lithium-ion battery and...

created by Amy Judd | 36 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago
519 views | 15 recommendations | 3 comments

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Tornado Hunters May Have an Unlikely New Ally: Electricity.

While tornadoes have been portrayed as large fluid-like vortexes, tornado prediction has been spotty because we neither understand why they sometimes form and sometimes don't nor how to tell for sure one is forming...

opinion by mgmirkin | 40 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago
847 views | 57 recommendations | 13 comments

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Energy projects put on hold; waiting for Obama's stimulus money

Hundreds of energy projects across the United States are being put on hold until President Obama announces his plans for the stimulus money today, which will most likely include a plan to update the electric grid....

opinion by Amy Judd | 40 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago
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