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'Unleashing the American Innovation Machine': DoE Awards $106 Million to Develop Materials from CO2

12:48 PM EDT | July 29, 2010 | Alex Scott

The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded a combined total of $106 million to six separate projects to convert captured CO2 emissions into useful materials including cement, fertilizers, fuel and polymers. The $106 million fund from the American...


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U.K. Scientists Generate Hydrogen from Waste Vegetable Oil

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