http://biobased.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Anthony Le en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:27:09 GMT 2010-01-06T04:27:09Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922538 According to AFP , Nissan Motor Co. has started the development of an improved battery pack for the Nissan Leaf with expected range of up to 190 miles (300 km) which is almost twice the range for the . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:07:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922538 Anthony Le 2009-11-29T18:07:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977837172 As reported by Greentechmedia on September 28th, Phoenix-based Rosestreet Labs Energy (RSLE) has successfully tested a new prototype of solar panels able to convert between 25-30% of sunlight into . . . Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:56:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977837172 Anthony Le 2009-10-03T16:56:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819217 Prolog: It has been a while since last I discussed a scientific journal paper. The following post is based on a paper published in the American Chemical Society NANO Journal (Vol.2, No. 10, pp . . . Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:26:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977819217 Anthony Le 2009-09-20T02:26:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784290 In the last focus section, we discussed how algae can be used to treat waste waters and mitigate CO2 in the process. Today's post will explore how algae can be used for energy generation. As already mentioned . . . Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:45:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784290 Anthony Le 2009-08-22T23:45:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768215 Introduction With prices for crude oil spiking in the recent past, and an unstable Middle East and intensifying effects of climate disruptions, the Obama administration and governments around . . . Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:19:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768215 Anthony Le 2009-08-09T19:19:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754147 I am still working on the second part of the focus on algae, and between research, and moving to a new place, I am not finding just enough time to flesh out the article just yet. It will come though! . . . Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:04:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754147 Anthony Le 2009-07-28T22:04:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711866 That's the conclusion I came to this weekend. With all the news recently about the slowing economy and its effect on the consumption of post-consumer paper waste, the recycling industry seemed doomed. . . . Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:31:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711866 Anthony Le 2009-06-15T16:31:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977709787 After spending the last few blog posts on different aspects of dissimilatory bacteria, I want to switch the focus to a different class of organisms I have been interested in for a long time now. These . . . Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:02:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977709787 Anthony Le 2009-06-13T04:02:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977693802 The LuxI-LuxR system describes an interesting signaling system used by bacteria of the same species, Professor Bassler's laboratory is especially known for her work on autoinducer 2 (AI-2) system. The . . . Thu, 28 May 2009 04:48:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977693802 Anthony Le 2009-05-28T04:48:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648674 Though many talks are interesting, once in a while there comes a talk in a graduate student's life that is so inspiring in both content and presentation. Today was one of these days. I attended the the . . . Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:41:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648674 Anthony Le 2009-04-07T03:41:22Z