Improving fuel mileage for cars

April 7, 2017December 26, 2007 by Brian Wang

Autopia discusses how fuel mileage will be improved. Just 58 of the 1,199 vehicle models listed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2008 Fuel Economy Guide (download zip file) get a combined city and highway fuel efficiency of 35 mpg or better. Industry experts said the first changes will be relatively subtle, relatively cheap and relatively …

Two Stem cells advances: one for vascular treatment another for controlled release of cells

April 7, 2017November 12, 2007 by Brian Wang

South Korean scientists said Monday they used human embryonic stem cells to treat mice suffering from a vascular disease, in an experiment that could lead to cures for strokes and other ailments. The stem cells were differentiated into blood vessels that were grafted onto the animals afflicted with ischemia. Ischemia is caused by a shortage …