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2010 preview: Automotive X Prize contestants power up

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2010 preview: Automotive X Prize contestants power up

From May, more than 40 teams will compete for a share of a $10 million prize for the most efficient car that could be mass-produced

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Plastic bags recycled into nanotubes

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Plastic bags recycled into nanotubes

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Battery lithium could come from geothermal waste water

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Battery lithium could come from geothermal waste water

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Wind farms don't affect property prices

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Wind farms don't affect property prices

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The research that might save us after Copenhagen

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The research that might save us after Copenhagen

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California gives green light to space solar power

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California gives green light to space solar power

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Cheap catalyst can make and break hydrogen

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Solar-powered night-flying plane makes its first 'flea hop'

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Solar-powered night-flying plane makes its first 'flea hop'

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Extreme oil: Scraping the bottom of Earth's barrel

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Extreme oil: Scraping the bottom of Earth's barrel

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Plenty more oil, but use it wisely

Our dependence on the black stuff has placed us squarely on the horns of a dilemma

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Climate control for your desk

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Split-personality home routers can cut net energy use

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Safety flaws in US next-gen nuclear reactors

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First osmosis power plant goes on stream in Norway

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