Monday, September 29, 2008

Powering Our Automotive Future with--Pond Scum: Scientific American

Powering Our Automotive Future with--Pond Scum: Scientific American: "Corn—or the cellulose in everything from wood chips to crop stalks—are often touted as the basis of the fuel of the future. But Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates is betting that algae will provide the answer to our future fuel needs. He's so sure, in fact, that last week he joined the Rockefeller family and London-based Wellcome Trust to invest $100 million in a California start-up devoted to churning out biofuel from this tiny primitive plant.

San Diego-based Sapphire Energy,"

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