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US does not have infrastructure to consume more ethanol

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The United States doesn’t have the infrastructure to meet the federal mandate for renewable fuel use with ethanol but could meet the standard with significant increases in cellulosic and next-generation biofuels, accor…

Making wafers faster by making features smaller

Washington, D.C. (December 14, 2010) — The manufacturing of semiconductor wafers used in all types of electronics involves etching small features onto a wafer with lasers, a process that is ultimately limited by the wavelength of the light itse…