A Gas Pump Is Dirtier Than an EV Charger, Bacteria Swab Test Finds
5 Feb 2023, 23:38 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Needed another reason to switch to EVs? Well here’s a good one – the chargers might be cleaner than the fueling stations, says science
You Have No Idea What Lives in Your Car, So Here's Why You Should Clean It More Often
2 Feb 2022, 10:53 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / A study conducted by researchers at the Aston University reveals that we don't clean our cars well and often enough, as they are dirtier than our toilets
These Are the Dirtiest Spots Inside Your Car
19 Oct 2019, 12:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Make sure to have some antibacterial wet wipes close at hand before reading the following, because it's going to get nasty pretty fast
Your Steering Wheel Is Festering With Germs You Might Want To Know About
6 Oct 2019, 11:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The microscopic zoo on your car’s helm, exposed. Next time you jump behind a steering wheel you might want to wear gloves
Nanoscale Water-Driven Energy is Now Used to Power Evaporation-Driven Rotary Engines
13 Jul 2015, 11:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Simple devices made of bacterial spores, glue, and plastic may allow capturing energy from evaporating water. Ladies and gentlemen, the future happens now
Gasoline Will be Obtained Using Dung-Eating Bacteria
29 Apr 2013, 09:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Good news petrol-heads! Looks like the future of gasoline-powered engines won’t be limited to the underground black-gold deposits. Some scientists managed to make an almost identical chemical ...
Better Biofuels from E.coli
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Once again common bacteria may prove in the future they are more useful than previously thought. If the bacteria saving planet scenario seems as if depicted from the science fiction literature, rese...
Steering Wheels Are Dirtier than Toilets
27 Apr 2011, 12:29 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / A recent study focused on steering wheels shows that these things are up to nine times dirtier as compared to a public toilet seat, according to researchers from Queen Mary University in London, as ...
Oil Eating Bacteria Helps Clear the Gulf of Mexico
25 Aug 2010, 09:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Since the Deepwater Horizon disastrous oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has been pretty much contained, the US was left to wonder what will happen to the billion of gallons of oil which poured into th...