Collaborate Disseminate
If legend is to be believed, three disparate social forces in early 20th-century America – the temperance movement, the rise of car culture, and the Scots-Irish culture of the South …read more Continue reading Big Chemistry: Fuel Ethanol
Despite stories of “wasps getting drunk” and “beetles consuming beer,” it has been thought that alcohol consumption in the non-human animal world has not been particularly widespread, deliberate or sought out for a physiological benefit. Now, ecologist… Continue reading Alcohol consumption is widespread in the animal kingdom
All it takes is one knucklehead to go and do something stupid to screw things up for everyone. We’re not exactly sure who the knucklehead is behind the recent ban …read more Continue reading Homebrew Gel Fuel Keeps the Steam Coming, Legally
Once upon a time, we drove an old six-volt VW Beetle. One sad day, the wiper motor went out, and as this happened before the Internet heyday, there were no …read more Continue reading Wipe On, Wipe Off: Make Your Own Rain Repellent
When you think of ethanol, you might think of it as a type of alcohol, not alcohol itself. However, in reality, it is the primary ingredient in adult beverages. Which …read more Continue reading Charge Your Apple With Apples
The average home kettle is set up to switch off automatically when water reaches its boiling point. But would a kettle filled with alcohol, which has a significantly lower boiling …read more Continue reading Will A Kettle Filled With Alcohol Boil Dry?
If you’ve spent any time around the modified car scene in the last few years, you’ve probably heard about E85. Maybe you’ve even noticed a sweet smell emanating from the …read more Continue reading How To Get Into Cars: E85 Fuel
When someone is really intoxicated, they may not be very cooperative when told to blow into a breathalyzer. There could soon be a more passive but just as accurate alternative, though, in the form of an earmuff that measures blood alcohol levels.Contin… Continue reading Blood-alcohol-measuring earmuff could replace breathalyzers
Researchers at the US Dept of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, working with Northern Illinois University, have discovered a new catalyst that can convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol with “very high energy efficiency, high selectivity for… Continue reading New catalyst rearranges carbon dioxide and water into ethanol fuel