High-Speed Pipeline Revs Up Biomass Analysis A new pipeline at the National Renewable Energy Lab is analyzing 1,000 samples of biomass at a time, finding which one, combined with the right enzyme, most eagerly gives up its sugars to be converted...
Insulators made into conductors MIT team coaxes polymers to line up, transforming them into materials that could dissipate heat. Most polymers - materials made of long, chain-like molecules - are very good insulators for both heat a...