Pig farming is tough, foul-smelling, and dirty work. Turns out, that's the good part of it. See, since 2009 the American hog farming industry has been struck with an explosive pork poop problem—in that the decomposing porcine waste will go boom under the right conditions.
A Chinese Dairy Farm Made The World's Largest Machine For Turning Crap…
What happens when a Chinese dairy farm takes the excrement from 60,000 of its 250,000 cows and converts it into electricity? They generate 5.66 megawatts of power, which is roughly enough to power 3500 American homes.
Sped-Up Bacteria Could Transform Carbon Dioxide into Natural Gas
Bacteria naturally turn carbon dioxide into methane gas over billions of years. Now Japanese researchers want to give that process a speed boost, to help counter global warming and create some much-needed natural gas.
Tina Fey's Fart Machine Becoming a Reality...Only With Gaseous Microbes
If you watch 30 Rock religiously, you might have seen one or two references to an out-of-control fart machine.
Scientists Bring Us Closer to Methane-Driven Economy With Powdered Gas
Scientists have found a way to create powdered methane, making it much easier to store the elusive silent-but-deadly gas. By mixing the methane in a blender with water and silica, roughly one liter of the fuel can be stored in about six grams of powder. Though the powder form still needs to be held under light…
