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To: AuBug who wrote (7253)	9/4/2004 8:41:39 AM
From: Selectric II	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

LOL. We DO take the lead in providing technology and tools for the entire planet, and nearly always have. Where do you think the light bulb, microprocessors, the telephone, computers, and the internet came from, to name just a few? Just because we have the lead doesn't mean people will or can follow. Moreover, unless we maintain overwhelmining military superiority, it won't matter. As was so clearly stated at the RNC, it's not the journalists who have preserved and protected your freedom of speech for over 200 years. It's our soldiers.

To: AuBug who wrote (7253)	9/4/2004 8:46:03 AM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27181

Hydrogen Research Will Lead to New Breed of Automobile UA Researchers Named to Presidential Research Initiative Dr. Anthony J. Arduengo, Saxon professor of Chemistry, Dr. David A. Dixon, Ramsay professor of chemistry, and Dr. Joseph Thrasher, professor and chemistry department chair, stand in front of Shelby Hall. Page 1 of 5 by Elizabeth M. Smith The record rise of gasoline prices during 2004 underscored for consumers a need scientists have been interested in for some time — the search for alternative fuel sources. The University of Alabama is on the cutting edge of that search and is working toward innovative solutions to make hydrogen-powered cars and trucks a reality. As part of President George W. Bush's Hydrogen Research Initiative, the Capstone has been named a partner in a Grand Challenge Center for Chemical Hydrogen Storage. The benefits of hydrogen and fuel cell technology will be cleaner air, economic growth and less dependence on foreign oil. The Center, led by Los Alamos National Laboratory and co-led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, requested $6 million in funding annually for five years. It is part of Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham's recently announced $350 million in science and research projects, which represents nearly one-third of the president's $1.2 billion commitment in research funding to bring hydrogen and fuel cell technology from the laboratory to the showroom. UA's share will be at least $250,000 a year for five years. Dr. Anthony J. Arduengo, Saxon Professor of Chemistry, and Dr. David A. Dixon, Ramsay Professor of Chemistry and formerly of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, are the principal investigators with Dr. Joseph Thrasher, professor and chemistry department chair, serving as the co-principal investigator on the project. All three UA scientists are known internationally for their research. For this project, Arduengo's focus will be on synthesizing new compounds capable of taking up and releasing hydrogen on demand; Dixon will study the energetics of hydrogen storage systems and help design molecules that will provide maximum hydrogen storage capacity per unit weight by using advanced computational methods; and Thrasher's work will seek out materials to manage heat exchange during hydrogen uptake and release and that provide for effective hydrogen transport. "We want to be able to develop a working prototype fairly early in the project," Arduengo says. "It may not be the optimal system, but it will allow us to address not only the fundamental problems of hydrogen storage, hydrogen transport and heat transport but also the questions of system integration. The research all three of us are leading will move along hand-in-hand."

To: AuBug who wrote (7253)	9/4/2004 9:18:54 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

Your posts are empty, lazy, i bet you never did homework assignments. this article from last April , seems Bush is ahead of you again but you do not read up on subjects just complain. I am tired of doing your research for you. "awarded $350 million in grant money during a three-city tour, which includes Detroit, Los Angeles and Golden, Colo. The grants represent about one third of the $1.2 billion President Bush has pledged to fund hydrogen and fuel cell research." Automakers, Delphi, WSU awarded money from Energy Dept By Brett Clanton / The Detroit News Comment on this story Send this story to a friend Get Home Delivery Detroit’s three automakers, auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. and Wayne State University received U.S. Department of Energy grants today to fund research programs on hydrogen-powered vehicles. U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham made the formal announcement at Wayne State’s Tech Center. Also today, Ford Motor Co. will share details of a new partnership with oil company BP plc that will put a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles on Metro Detroit roads in the coming years. Fuel cells — which use hydrogen and oxygen to create electric power while emitting only water vapor — are seen as a potential long-term solution to the country’s dependence on foreign oil. However, significant technological hurdles remain before they can be mass produced in automobiles. Abraham awarded $350 million in grant money during a three-city tour, which includes Detroit, Los Angeles and Golden, Colo. The grants represent about one third of the $1.2 billion President Bush has pledged to fund hydrogen and fuel cell research. Ford said Monday it was readying a fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles with “real world” applications for use by the city of Taylor. Spokesman Mike Vaughn hinted the vehicles would be updates of Ford Focus fuel cell vehicles unveiled in Vancouver, Canada, last year. Last year, DaimlerChrysler rolled out a similar plan, based in Ann Arbor, to test hydrogen fuel cells in United Parcel Service delivery trucks. “Over time, hydrogen will become much bigger in the public mind,” said Jim Croce, chief executive of NextEnergy, an alternative energy research center at Wayne State University. But for now, the public will have to keep waiting. Croce estimates hydrogen powered cars won’t be a reality for 20 more years. You can reach Brett Clanton at (313) 222-2612 or bclantondetnews.com.