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Gasoline From Thin Air

disco_tracy writes "An enzyme found in the roots of soybeans could be the key to cars that run on air. If perfected, the tech could lead to cars partially powered on their own fumes. Even further into the future, vehicles could draw fuel from the air itself. Quoting: 'The new enzyme can only make two and three carbon chains, not the longer strands that make up liquid gasoline. However, Ribbe thinks he can modify the enzyme so it could produce gasoline. ... [Perfecting this process] won't happen anytime soon... "It's very, very difficult," to extract the vanadium nitrogenase, said Ribbe.'

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  1. Re:Misleading Summary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What part of "A well regulated militia" do you not understand?

    What part of "The rights of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" do you not understand?

  2. Re:Call me when it's in production by mjwalshe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    why are this editors storys so bad did he get banned from digg for submitting run your car on water scams ?