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New Scientist - Energy and Fuels

Roll up for better hydrogen fuel storage -The thorny problem of how to store hydrogen fuel safely for future vehicles and portable gadgets could be solved by simply storing it in nanoscopic scrolls of carbon. Scientists in Greece say they have found a way to make so-called "carbon nanoscrolls" store more hydrogen than any other material.

Giant microwave turns plastic back to oil - A US company is taking plastics recycling to another level – turning them back into the oil they were made from, and gas. All that is needed, claims Global Resource Corporation (GRC), is a finely tuned microwave and – hey presto! – a mix of materials that were made from oil can be reduced back to oil and combustible gas (and a few leftovers).

ABC News: Technology

The Clash Between Religion and Science -Here's one reason why the war between science and religion cannot be resolved. Most scientists do not believe in God. That's one of the findings in a huge study of leading scientists at the 21 top-rated research universities in the United States.

Like Liposuction, Without the Surgery - Scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have found a natural chemical in mice that seems to control the formation of fat. While the scientists have many more years of work ahead of them, they said the same chemicals may very well work in humans.

Taser, IRobot Team Up to Arm Robots - RoboCops and robot soldiers got a little closer to reality Thursday as a maker of floor-cleaning automatons teamed up with a stun-gun manufacturer to arm track-wheeled 'bots for police and the Pentagon.

Hope This Makes You Mad - Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have found that in some cases, a little anger can actually sharpen our ability to analyze data carefully and make the right decisions.

Amphibious Vehicles: Elite's Ultimate Mode of Transport - The Aquada, a combination sports car and speedboat, will debut in the United States in the early part of 2009 to the tune of $85,000. Currently, it sells overseas for more than $200,000 since entering the U.K. market in 2003.

A Face Worth a Thousand Angry Words - In the last decade tattooing, once the realm of sailors and bikers, has become much more mainstream in the United States. It's not at all unusual to walk down the street and see the occasional butterfly on an ankle, a koi on the lower back or a Celtic band around a bicep. But tattoo experts say it's a different kind of person who wants his or her entire face inked.