... it has the richest chemistry." Several eminent scientists think otherwise, that life in the universe could have a myriad of possible biochemical foundations ranging from life in ammonia to life in hydrocarbons and silicon. Silicates have a rich chemistry with a propensity for forming chains, rings, and sheets. One of the founders on modern genetics, Cairn-Smith, argued that layers of crystalline...
... energy. At this point in my chain of thought, inspiration hit. Why not combine the two technologies? See, electric motors are very efficient at converting electrical energy into motion, and liquid hydrocarbons are an efficient way of storing power...so build a petrol driven fuel cell, to directly convert that chemical energy into electrical energy, and you get the best of both worlds. Fuel ...
.... Indeed, the next time you hear someone whinging about how bad it is for their precious little Johnny, remind them of the amount of carcenogenic fumes that are pumped out by motorvehicles burning hydrocarbons every day. Remind them that little Johnny is constantly inhaling all manner of evil fug and as well as that, having his head slowly microwaved by mobile phone, wifi and bluetooth networks. ...
...we had global cooling -- which was also blamed on burning hydrocarbons -- and man's output of Carbon Dioxide had gone up ... school geography text was plugging the line then that burning hydrocarbons was causing global cooling and dessication and desertification. National ... to the pervasiveness of the global- cooling-due-to-burning-hydrocarbons brainwash of the time. Good starting point: http://www....
... plant and animal environments of the Earth. "The Kyoto treaty is, in our opinion, based upon flawed ideas. Research data on climate change do not show that human use of hydrocarbons is harmful. To the contrary, there is good evidence that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide is environmentally helpful." See paper at http://petitionproject.org/review_article.php - indeed published in a peer-...
... on Saturn from the Cassini probe. The question is, would you be able to see them from Titan? How could I find out? My characters in my SF novel are currently on Titan, and/or a space station orbiting Titan. I'm trying to work in some local color, as it were... Another question: I know Titan is pretty much methane and other hydrocarbons. What, therefore, would it be really easy to make there?
... Mac voids the warranty by creating and exposing it to a biohazard , spherical solar cells , a protoype solar powered device that intends to convert waste carbon dioxide back into fuel hydrocarbons , isolating a mechanism that lets us focus and filter out distractions by tuning our brainwaves to a certain frequency , and a retrospective on hwo science fiction and technology have inspired each ...
...без создания специализированных организмов ) ухитрились заставить водоросли перегонять CO2 в бензин http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/11/joule-achieves-direct-microbial-conversion-of-co2-into-hydrocarbons.html т.е. по сравнению с другими технологиями исчезает промежуточный шаг перегона маслосодержащих веществ водорослей в нечто пригодное для двигателя. И как выясняется — заставить...
...Effects on the Lungs. Many studies have shown that marijuana smoke contains carcinogens and irritants to the lungs. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50-70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke. Additionally, marijuana smokers tend to inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers, increasing the exposure of the lungs to the irritants in the ...
... her head to get a better look at Tosh's textbook. "Hallo there. Organic chemistry?" Tosh flushed. "I—yes. It's—I—that is to say—" she stammered, and then blurted out, "Hydrocarbons!" "Hydrocarbons! Fascinating. And so important on this planet, wouldn't you agree?" On this planet? "Er. Yes." Tosh blinked owlishly. "Though hydrocarbon combustion isn't really a workable long-term energy source, ...
