Grassoline

Scientific American

Grassoline: Biofuels beyond Corn


Scientists are turning agricultural leftovers, wood and fast-growing grasses into a huge variety of biofuels—even jet fuel. But before these next-generation biofuels go mainstream, they have to compete with oil at $60 a barrel

By George W. Huber and Bruce E. Dale


http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=grassoline-biofuels-beyond-corn

THE PACIFIC

The Ares Alternative - Part 2: John Shannon's Side-mount shuttle presentation to the Augustine Commission

U.S. Human Space Flight Committee-Washington, DC Part 7 from U.S. HSF Committee on Vimeo.

A pdf slide show related to this Augustine Committee video can be found at the following URL:

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/361842main_15%20-%20Augustine%20Sidemount%20Final.pdf

The Ares Alternative

CREATION

The Natural Energy of the Universe: James Lovelock on Nuclear Energy

Why Mars?

Mars and its closest and largest moon, Phobos

IEEE Spectrum has an excellent special report on the technology needed for human voyages to Mars, posting several interesting articles on the subject. For Mars enthusiast, this is a can't miss report.

Check it out at:

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/static/special-reports