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Green Skies: Engineer’s Work May Reduce Jet Travel’s Role In Global Warming

Posted on October 15th, 2007
One Princeton Professor has a lofty goal: end the nation's reliance on oil for jet travel. With potentially major benefits for energy security and the environment riding upon his success, he is advancing the fundamental knowledge of jet fuels while developing practical, innovative energy sources.

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Robotic System On Space Station Improved

Posted on October 15th, 2007
Software for a robotic extension of existing NASA technology for remote operations on the International Space Station has been shown to improve astronauts' performance on high-precision tasks. Using graphical overlay information, researchers were able to achieve significant results in efficiency and accuracy. The new technology can be added to existing flight hardware.

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Lubrication Oil Pollutes, Even In Hydrogen-fueled Vehicles

Posted on October 3rd, 2007
Lubrication oil appears to be an important yet little-recognized source of toxic particle emissions from motor vehicles -- even those fueled by clean-burning hydrogen, according to a new article. Scientists have long recognized diesel-fueled vehicles as important sources of air pollution that can increase the risk of asthma, bronchitis, and other health problems. Most research, however, has focused on diesel soot, rather than emissions produced by lubrication oil.

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