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...about this whole global warming thing. While there are still a range of opinions on how bad the problem will become and to what degree we humans have cooked our own goose, 2007 will probably see the beginnings of real movement on this issue. Emissions restrictions, tradable caps on carbon dioxide, new methods of ethanol production, and other measures that most people won’t bother to understand might just keep the Eastern seaboard from being underwater in 2050. Expect the next year to be filled with more artsy Environmental Action Committee happenings outside of the Science Center...
...unlikely as it seems, each of those small pinkish disks is a diamond, growing from a tiny seed crystal under conditions carefully created and monitored by Apollo's proprietary software. Chemically, Apollo's creations are no different from the diamond that is squeezed from carbon deep in the earth at incredible pressure and temperature. "It still blows people's minds that you can manufacture diamond," says Bryant Linares, president and CEO of the 17-year-old company based in suburban Boston. "People still feel that there is something mystical about diamonds and how they are made...
...which diamond is generated deep in the earth, Apollo, Element Six and most of the other leading diamondmakers are relying on a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD). It's a low-pressure, high-temperature method that uses heat energy from plasma and a combination of gases to rain carbon atoms on a starter seed of the gem, which gradually grows into a larger single-crystal diamond. CVD produces a more uniform, consistent diamond in sizes large enough to make an effective transistor. Using the diamond it created in its reactors as a "mother seed," Apollo Diamond can now grow...
...during a search and rescue mission for a nuclear disaster, where humans rescuers would be put in danger, hundreds of these MAVs could be sent into the area to search for survivors. With the ability to maneuver into small spaces within the debris, MAVs would be able to detect carbon dioxide gas and report the location of the survivors...
...fields are “prolific.” He called the attempt to balance this demand for energy with the need to protect the environment “one of the most significant challenges.” Saudi Aramco is currently working to decrease carbon dioxide emissions and limit the amount of energy required to produce a barrel of oil, he said. Despite being a self-proclaimed “oil man,” Jum’ah conceded the importance of developing alternative energy sources such as ethanol and hydrogen fuel cells...