ReutersFord targets emerging markets with frugal India engineeringReutersThe car's powerful and fuel-efficient engine will also be fitted into other vehicles Ford plans to export to Africa and Southeast Asia, executives say. "We are being challeng …

Synthetic biology UBER — a portable system for cross-species genetic engineeringNature.comGenetic engineering approaches typically rely on the host's transcriptional machinery and, therefore, can only normally be used in the species for which they were …

Reuters UKIran eyes $185 billion oil and gas projects after sanctions | ReutersReuters UKIran's Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh said the Islamic Republic would focus on its oil and gas, metals and car industries with an e …

Los Angeles TimesRecycled oil field wastewater is clean, Chevron test results showLos Angeles TimesResults of the most recent testing of recycled oil field wastewater that Chevron sells to Kern County farmers for irrigation showed no traces of methylene ch …

GizmodoArchitects Design Wooden Bicycle Frame to Explore Structural EngineeringGizmodoWooden bikes may be beautiful, but they're also a tad impractical. Nevertheless, there may be unexpected value in wooden bike frames, which architects can use to unde …

De Smog Blog (blog)How Much Water Does The California Oil Industry Actually Use?De Smog Blog (blog)The oil industry, for its part, insists it is a responsible user of water. The Western States Petroleum Association, an oil industry lobbying group, for inst …

Los Angeles TimesIn West Texas oil boomtowns, 'the end is near'Los Angeles TimesFear blew in fierce over a patch of West Texas late last year, falling fast and without warning through gray skies to alight on the shoulders of men and women who depen …