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A New Route to Cellulosic Biofuels: By Phil McKenna
Friday, November 20, 2009; ZeaChem's pilot plant will make ethanol using termite microbes.

A 25-Year Battery: By Katherine Bourzac | 11/17/2009 | 13 Comments; Long-lived nuclear batteries powered by hydrogen isotopes are in testing for military applications.

Using CO₂ to Extract Geothermal Energy: By Peter Fairley | 11/16/2009 | 13 Comments; Carbon dioxide captured from power plants could make geothermal energy more practical.

Superconductors to Wire a Smarter Grid: By Kevin Bullis | 11/12/2009 | 24 Comments; A superstation for connecting three independent grids could help solar and wind power.

Making Carbon Nanotubes into Long Fibers: By Katherine Bourzac | 11/10/2009 | 7 Comments; Researchers have taken a step towards making carbon nanotubes into transmission lines.

Liquid Crystals that Light Up: By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 11/09/2009; New OLED and LCD displays could be made using a hybrid material.

More Energy in Batteries: By Katherine Bourzac | 11/06/2009 | 2 Comments; Nanowire anodes could let lithium-ion batteries run twice as long.

Betting on a Metal-Air Battery Breakthrough: By Tyler Hamilton | 11/05/2009 | 10 Comments; A government-funded start-up claims it can make ionic liquid energy storage feasible.

Stealth-Mode Wind Turbines: By Peter Fairley | 11/02/2009 | 10 Comments; Coatings and composites ease the air-traffic worries dogging wind power.

Ultracapacitor Startup Gets a Big Boost: By Erika Jonietz | 10/30/2009 | 1 Comment; An energy storage startup gets new government funding.

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