22 results for "gasoline"

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Steely-Eyed Hydronauts of the Mariana

The story of humanity's first visit the ocean's deepest point.

Written by Alan Bellows • 21 Jul 2009 • Read →

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The Ethyl-Poisoned Earth

Chronically catastrophic chemist Thomas Midgley accidentally poisons the world with a neurotoxin, and Clair Patterson tries to stop him.

Written by Alan Bellows • 08 Dec 2007 • Read →

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The Mechanical Battery

In a world where everything from our automobiles to our underwear may soon run on electricity, more efficient portabl...

Written by Christopher S. Putnam • 12 Oct 2007 • Read →

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The Last Great Steam Car

When primitive automobiles first began to appear in the 1800s, their engines were based on steam power, the same powe...

Written by Alan Bellows • 24 Oct 2006 • Read →

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A Taxing Ordeal

Many people have started to cut their use of fossil fuels. Some because of the onerous price of gasoline, some to cu...

Written by Jason Bellows • 10 Apr 2006 • Read →

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The Smoldering Ruins of Centralia

There is a small town in Pennsylvania called Ashland where Route 61's northbound traffic is temporarily branched onto...

Written by Alan Bellows • 29 Mar 2006 • Read/Listen →

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The Six-Stroke Engine

Under the hood of almost all modern automobiles there sits a four-stroke internal combustion engine (ICE). Though the...

Written by Alan Bellows • 18 Mar 2006 • Read →

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BMW Revives the Steam Engine Concept

More than ever before, automakers have been putting some serious creative thought into improving the efficiency of au...

Written by Alan Bellows • 23 Dec 2005 • Read →

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The Personal Air and Land Vehicle

Despite many technological innovations, the twenty-first century has so far completely failed us in two key departmen...

Written by Alan Bellows • 20 Dec 2005 • Read →

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In Heavy Fog

On a Saturday morning in July of 1945, Army Air Corps bomber pilot Lt. Colonel William Smith was trying to fly his B-...

Written by Alan Bellows • 10 Nov 2005 • Read →

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