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Researchers Convert Biomass Into Fuel

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Earth and environmental engineering researchers have successfully discovered a beneficial use for carbon dioxide in the conversion of organic materials, such as grass and bark, into fuel. Their findings show that if utilized on a broad scale, their technique could help significantly reduce overall carbon emissions, both from the use of carbon dioxide in biofuel production and the creation of a more energy-efficient production process.

Studying Ice to Understand Climate Change

Professors Haim Waisman and David Keyes have been awarded an $867,000 grant from the Department of Energy to study the fracture of polar ice sheets to better understand the effects of current climate change.

The project will investigate the complex fracture of ice and seek to understand its role within larger ice sheet simulations and global climate change.

Prof. Nayar's Little Camera a Big Idea

Shree Nayar has dedicated much of his computer science career to improving the way cameras take pictures. Four years ago, he decided to move in a new direction: to design a camera that could improve the way children learn about science and one another.