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...Gasification mixes waste with small amounts of oxygen, then heats it at a high temperature - around 1,830 degrees Fahrenheit - in an air-tight chamber. The resulting syngas - a cocktail of light gases, including methane and natural gas - is burned, boiling water into steam to run a turbine. Gasification is an established technique, already used with fossil fuels, particularly coal. Applying it to rubbish opens a new and abundant fuel source. "As a waste-disposal method, it seems to make a lot of sense," says Jonathan R. Gibbins, an energy expert at London's Imperial College...
...that means that Penn’s trips to New Haven and Cambridge are must wins for the Bulldogs and Crimson. If the Bulldogs pull off the upset, the race gets very interesting and the rest of the league is afforded a bit more margin for error.Penn has been air-tight at home this season, playing with powerhouses St. Joseph’s, Temple, and Villanova to the final minutes.It’s a Saturday night on the road, and the Bulldogs only need a split—take the Quakers by seven.BROWN AT PRINCETONIf both teams drop their...
Yale’s offense never got started, and its defense is questionable at best. Cornell’s air-tight defense should provide a much tougher test than that of San Diego, and its veteran offense will put enough points up to win. Cornell picks up an Ivy road win by a touchdown...
...time on average that a family of four could survive in a home that had been sealed air-tight...
...have moved on to more complex beans like Toscanini’s “Dancing Goats,” and my very own coffee grinder. In the future, when I have a kitchen, I expect to be one of those annoying people who only purchases overpriced beans in air-tight bags and small quantities, and balks in horror at the idea of pre-ground coffee...