Skunk cabbage is one of the first plants to sprout in the springtime in the Northern Hemisphere. The plant itself is 20?C (76?F) warmer than the surrounding air, and it melts the snow around itself so that the shoots can sprout upwards.
Just add water
Just add water New research is helping to produce methods of
blending diesel fuel with water to reduce the pollution produced by
diesel motors. These new methods involve mixing water and a
surfactant with the diesel fuel. The surfactant allows the water to
stay mixed with the diesel fuel, and the water reacts with many of
the pollution-causing molecules in the fuel reducing their emission
as pollution. It is hoped that one of these methods will be
commercially viable so that it can be widely used to reduce air
pollution from diesel fuelled vehicles. 13 MARCH 1999, P. 36-39
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