Biotechnology cuts ethanol feedstock costs in biomass
Genencor International and DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory cut hydrolysis costs for turning corn stalks and wheat straw into ethanol. The 30 fold cost improvement uses cellulosic enzymes to enable fermentation of agricultural waste at scale, with Cedar Rapids operations noted.
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David Wallace
the Gazette
Kim Montague
Montague Farms
Norway
Iowa
Department of Energy
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Gazette
Great Plains
Middle East
Genencor International
Palo Alto
Calif
Midwest
United States
Tom Pekrich
Genencor Group
Bioproducts
Pekrich
Genencor
Cedar Rapids
Tributes honor 17 Iowa soldiers killed in Iraq
Families across Iowa mark the fallen with park benches flagpoles bricks and ceremonies. Des Moines Army Pvt Kurt Frosheiser 22 died near Baghdad in 2003 and his father maintains a daily candle tribute. Cedar Rapids Pfc David Kirchhoff 31 died of heat illness in 2003 and a flagpole and brick memorial honor him at Garfield Elementary and Hope Lutheran Church.
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Gazette
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Des Moines
Army
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Baghdad
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Chris Frosheiser
Cedar Rapids
Nancy Kirchhoff
Garfield Elementary
Army National Guard Pfc
David Kirchhoff
Garfield
Hope Lutheran Church
Liz Condo
the Gazette
Veterans Memorial Park
Army National
Iran says it will suspend uranium enrichment steps
Iran notified the UN watchdog of a written suspension on enrichment and related activities to dispel suspicions of weapons development. Diplomats said Tehran agreed to a temporary, voluntary freeze and to EU backed measures, aiming to gain confidence and support future participation in nuclear fuel production.
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Austria
Iran
U.N
Associated Press
Tehran
Hossein Mousavian
European Union
Hasan Rowhani
United Nations
Europe
Ran
Mousavian
Vandals trash UI labs. ALF claim cited in Seashore Hall damage
Vandals raided University of Iowa psychology labs in Seashore Hall damaging 30 plus computers releasing rats and mice and spraying ALF on a wall. No injuries reported. classes canceled. ALF group claimed past action but no formal claim for this incident.
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University of Iowa
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UI School of Journalism
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