Researchers Study Beetle-Killed Trees as a Sustainable Biofuel
Posted On Friday, November 15, 2013 By USA Education News. Under WYOMING Tags: beetle-killed trees, Bioenergy Alliance Network, multistate research consortium, Rocky Mountains, University of Wyoming
Millions of acres of beetle-killed trees in the Rocky Mountains could possibly be developed into an innovative industry that uses existing technology to convert biomass into high-grade gasoline, according to University of Wyoming members of a multistate research consortium known as the Bioenergy Alliance Network of the Rockies (BANR). It ...
A Snow Line in an Infant Solar System: Astronomers Take First Images
Posted On Sunday, July 21, 2013 By USA Education News. Under MICHIGAN Tags: ALMA, chemical compounds, clump together water, falling temperatures freeze, Rocky Mountains
ANN ARBOR—Like the elevation in the Rocky Mountains where the snow caps begin, a snow line in a solar system is the point where falling temperatures freeze and clump together water or other chemical compounds that would otherwise be vapor. Astronomers believe snow lines in space serve a vital role ...
