[Vo]: PNL study on plug in hybrids shows there is enough generating capacity

2006-12-11 Thread Jed Rothwell
See: http://www.pnl.gov/news/release.asp?id=204 Mileage from megawatts: Study finds enough electric capacity to fill up plug-in vehicles across much of the nation RICHLAND, Wash. – If all the cars and light trucks in the nation switched from oil to electrons, idle capacity in the existing

Re: [Vo]: Re: Flatulence forces emergency landing

2006-12-11 Thread Standing Bear
On Wednesday 06 December 2006 06:52, Frederick Sparber wrote: Makes scents,doesn't it? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16064706/ This story was also picked up on 'The Register' ...'theregister.co.uk.. Shows that the 'hoamland seeekurity people have wa too much time on their hands. And

Re: [Vo]: PNL study on plug in hybrids shows there is enough generating capacity

2006-12-11 Thread John Berry
On 12/12/06, Jed Rothwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Researchers at DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory also evaluated the impact of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or PHEVs, on foreign oil imports, the environment, electric utilities and the consumer. . . . Then Bush calculated it

[Vo]: A new model system of nanostructures

2006-12-11 Thread DonW
http://www.pnl.gov/breakthroughs/current/documents/breakthroughs.pdf A new model system of nanostructures has been synthesized and could lead to control of chemical transformations critical for enhancing the nation's energy future. This new nanostructure model system, developed by researchers at

[Vo]: Coconut shell composition?

2006-12-11 Thread Jed Rothwell
Thinking about the Case experiment . . . Does anyone know what charcoal made from coconut shell might include? Mainly carbon, of course, but what other elements? This source: http://www.fao.org/docrep/X0451E/X0451e11.htm Says that shells are: Lignin 36% Cellulose 53% That's 89%. What else?

Re: [Vo]: Coconut shell composition?

2006-12-11 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:32:16 -0500: Hi, [snip] Thinking about the Case experiment . . . Does anyone know what charcoal made from coconut shell might include? Mainly carbon, of course, but what other elements? This source:

Re: [Vo]: Mars Wet

2006-12-11 Thread Standing Bear
On Thursday 07 December 2006 21:19, Robin van Spaandonk wrote: In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Thu, 7 Dec 2006 17:44:15 -0500: Hi, [snip] Gnorts, Vorts! I'm sure that, by now, all have heard the news. Mars is all wet. But, JIC:

Re: [Vo]: China's Neodymium monopoly is being felt

2006-12-11 Thread Standing Bear
On Friday 01 December 2006 17:51, OrionWorks wrote: FYI, It's my understanding that the Chinese government has recently increased the price of raw materials to all magnet manufacturers by 60%. This presumably includes the rare-earth material, NEODYMIUM. As previously mentioned on this

Re: [Vo]: Coconut shell composition?

2006-12-11 Thread Jones Beene
--- Robin van Spaandonk wrote: ... barking up the wrong tree. It may not be the actual substances that are present so much as the physical structure that is important. Structure could be important -- as well as isotope enrichment. Charcoal, almost by definition is carbon with impurities, and

Re: [Vo]: China's Neodymium monopoly is being felt

2006-12-11 Thread OrionWorks
... Wars have been fought over that kind of monopolistic activity. The Japanese allegedly hit us at Pearl in the last century after we denied them sale of scrap iron needed by them; and the Germans were forced to use flammable hydrogen for the dirigible 'Hindenburg' with disastrous

[Vo]: Re: Going Van de Graaff

2006-12-11 Thread Michael Foster
Hello Fred, Unless I'm missing something, the setup you describe is a self-charging assymetrical capacitor, an electric dipole. The end of the dipole closest to the earth will be more strongly attracted to it, resulting in an apparent weight gain. The long separation between the Van de Graaff

RE: [Vo]: Coconut shell composition?

2006-12-11 Thread Michael Foster
Jed wrote: (Coconut) shells are: Lignin 36% Cellulose 53% That's 89%. What else? Likely some higher molecular weight insoluble polyphenols and maybe some traces of amino acids. The soluble polyphenols are in the oil, I believe. Charcoal from various plants probably has different