Synthetic biology (synbio for short) is a term that circulates freely through the tech world, but what exactly does it mean? It inspires both excitement and concern, depending on application and conte
<img src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0004/8874/48874v1-max-250x250.png" class="shot2"></img> Shares in Solazyme, the makers of algae biofuels and algae-based oils and chemicals us
<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/cobalt-tech-logo-2011.png" class="shot2"></img> <a href="http://www.cobalttech.com/" title="CobaltTech.com" target="_blank">Cobalt Technologie
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<img src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0009/9576/99576v1-max-250x250.jpg" class="shot2"></img> CoolPlanetBiofuels — a company that converts grass, woodchips, and other non-food cr
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San Diego-based <a href="http://www.sgfuel.com/">SG Biofuels</a> secured a series A inv
<img src='http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/solazyme.png' class="snap_nopreview shot" alt="Solazyme" />Biofuel producer <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/solazyme">Solazyme</a>
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Major Japanese oil wholesaler <a href="http://www.eneos.co.jp/english/">Nippon Oil</a> and Hitachi subsidiary <a href="h
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sugar-plastic-image.jpeg">Do you know how hard that headline was to write? So hard!
Anyway, scientists at <a HREF="http://www3.imperial.
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Just 8 months after <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/biofuel-powered-virgin-atlantic-747-flies-from-london-to-
Using excess or leftover corn as a fuel source sure sounded like a good idea, especially here in the U.S. Let’s get our farmers from, I don’t, Iowa, to set aside a certain percentage of ar
First of all, I think it should be said that the whole corn-as-fuel idea is a red herring when it comes to alternative energy. The corn industry is a bloated mess and throwing the demands of widesprea
There’s been riots over the rise in food prices. You may heave heard about, or even seen first-hand, rising food costs. (As have I—milk is how much?) Just be grateful you’re not a bi
Why can’t anyone take a dignified mugshot anymore? This man, David Richardson, was arrested for trying to steal used cooking grease from a Burger King. He was to use the grease for his biofuel W
[photopress:vacoconut.jpg,full,center] A Virgin Atlantic airplane fueled by a coconut and babassu nut biofuel mixture flew from London to Amsterdam at the weekend. It was the first commercial airline
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline will conduct a test flight at the end of the month wherein a Boeing 747 will fly from London to Amsterdam using an 80/20 blend of conventiona