Name: Jerry
Posting Number: 1
Topic: Technology/Science
Title: Gasoline From Thin Air?
Writer: Eric Bland
Publication: ABC News
Date of Publication: Aug 8, 2010
Length: 539 words
An special kind enzyme that was found in the roots of soybeans is currently under research for its potential of creating fuel from industrial byproducts. Although science have known this enzyme for a long time due to its importance in agriculture, no further research was done towards the enzyme's fuel-creating ability. Only until the last few years, the technology to extract, store and reproduce enzymes made the study on this project possibe. Many researchers believed that the new function of this enzyme is a profound discovery for many industial applications. Cars may be powered by their own fumes, or even create ower from air if this technique is perfected. However, this won't be happening in anytime soon. More advances must be made, such as an more effecient way to extract this particular enzyme.
Summing it up, a new, potential way to create fuel is currently under research. If succeed, we are able to turn waste fume in to fuel through a particular type of enzyme. The technology have not been fully-developed yet. Furthur studies is underway.
I believe, and I sincerely hope that this technology can come true one day. Since it will not only solve our fuel-exhaustion issue, but also help reducing global warming. Although I do understand that great developments won't happen overnight, it is good to know it may be come reality some day in the future.
This sounds like a fabulous invention! Because alternative fuel is such a good idea, there has been much research devoted to it. Scientists have been exploring ideas other than water, and it looks like they have found another material that is even easier to work with. Obviously, we're still many years away from being able to make and use alternative energy, but this looks like a promising start!
ReplyDeleteThis new development in alternative fuel sources is a great step forward in the fight against America's dependence on oil. If this plant could effectively produce fuel, it would be an incredibly renewable resource and we would have cars that run on soybean fuel!
ReplyDeletei think this invention is good. It will stop the dependence of fuel cause maybe a emergency will happen causing lose of fuel so we wouldnt know how to drive
ReplyDeleteWe need oil, but they are running out. When we lose all of our oil, we look for alternative fuel source. This new discovery of the soybeans have the potential to solve the energy crisis we are having today is amazing. We need new fuel fast, and more discoveries must be made as well. Soybeans just might save us in the future, and I find it amazing.
ReplyDeleteWow, this sounds like an amazing substitution for oil. It is a bit of a reach and a bit socially and economically risky, but that's exactly what we need right now. This new discovery has so much positive potential. I would be interested in seeing how this idea expands into mainstream society.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the extraction of enzymes is still a painstakingly long and expensive process, if this idea prooves viable and can be mass produced, it would become a cheap alternative to fuel, as well as another alternative fuel source. As the worlds reserves run lower and lower on oil, we continue to look for alternative fuel sources. An enzyme that would help us create oil, instead of converting all of our technology to run off alternative fuel services, would be a much cheaper solution.
ReplyDeletethis is a great idea that needs some refining and they need to speed it up. i noticed a few years back that the oil companies raised the prices here and once they did that there were reports in the news a lot about different kinds of fuel. we shouldnt wait until our oil reserves run out or until they raise the prices skyhigh again.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with the author's opinion, this is a really innovative idea that can ultimately lessen our oil consumption and hopefully will be able to put to use soon.
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