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Chemistry World September 15, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Oxyfuel carbon capture trial launched The world's first coal-fired power station to capture and store its own carbon dioxide emissions was launched on 9 September by Swedish power company Vattenfall in the north-eastern German city of Spremberg.
Popular Mechanics October 2008 Jeff Wise	Building the World's Biggest Ship: Behind-the-Scenes First Look How do you construct the most massive boat ever? One piece at a time. Read about the world's next generation of mega cruise liners taking shape in a Finnish shipyard.
IEEE Spectrum September 2008 John Voelcker	Challenge X Ends, EcoCar launches--into a fast-changing world Just four years separate the new EcoCar Challenge from its predecessor, Challenge X -- but can its student competitors stay ahead of the industry itself?
IEEE Spectrum September 2008	Slideshow: 2008 Challenge X Each student group competing in the four-year Challenge X had modified its Chevrolet Equinox to lower its emissions, reduce fuel consumption, and lessen its greenhouse-gas impact.
Chemistry World September 11, 2008 Hepeng Jia	China forging ahead with carbon capture China's first carbon capture trial is making money by selling its carbon dioxide to beverage companies to add fizz to their drinks, according to China Huaneng, the state owned energy firm that is running the trial.
Popular Mechanics October 2008 Madeline Bodin	U.S. Looks to Rediscover Hydropower as Untapped Energy Source Hydropower generation has tripled since 1949, when it produced a third of the country's electricity -- yet today it meets just 7 percent of demand. Now, a Department of Energy study found 130,000 sites that could provide small-scale hydropower, some in every state.
Popular Mechanics September 9, 2008 Joe P. Hasler	5 Designers' Simple Inventions Match Up for Save-the-World Prize As leaders in the burgeoning field of "appropriate technology" have discovered, simpler innovations can often go further -- and on the cheap at that. But they're not the only high-tech minds implementing low-tech fixes.
IEEE Spectrum September 2008 Sally Adee	Powering the Large Hadron Collider When the LHC starts up tomorrow, it will draw twice the power of nearby Geneva
Information Today September 4, 2008	Professional Engineering Publishing Launches Engineering Conferences Online Professional Engineering Publishing has launched Engineering Conferences Online, a new online publishing service for conference organizers.
Popular Mechanics September 3, 2008 Chris Ladd	Next-Gen Animal Surveillance Rig Aims to Reduce Roadkill 2.0 New sensor system will warn cars of animals on road.
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