Bacteria for blastoff: Using microbes to make supercharged new rocket fuel: Scientists have developed a new class of energy-dense biofuels based on one of nature’s most unique molecules
Biofuel scientists used an oddball molecule made by bacteria to develop a new class of sustainable biofuels powerful enough to launch rockets. The candidate molecules have greater projected energy density than any petroleum product, including the leading aviation and rocket fuels, JetA and RP-1. Converting petroleum into fuels involves crude chemistry first invented by humans […]