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Astronomers Detect Exceptionally High "Alcohol" Levels In Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
The comet contains higher levels of this simple alcohol than almost all known comets from our solar system.
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James Webb Telescope Detects Methanol and Ethanol Near Young Stars, Hinting at Life’s Origins
NASA’s James Webb Telescope has identified ethanol and methanol isotopes around protostars and HD 100453. These discoveries offer valuable clues about the cosmic origins of life, indicating that comets filled with organic molecules might have seeded early Earth.
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Tanker Carrying Methanol Overturns On Jaipur-Delhi Highway, Leak Reported
A major disaster was narrowly averted on Saturday when a tanker carrying methanol overturned on the Jaipur-Delhi highway near Chandwaji in Jaipur.
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Danish Backpackers Vomited Blood In Final Moments Before Deaths In Laos
Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21, were found dead at Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng on November 14.
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Explained: How Contaminated Alcohol In Laos Led To Multiple Tourist Deaths
The recent deaths of at least six tourists in Laos after they allegedly drank methanol-spiked alcoholic drinks have led to massive concerns, sparking international warnings about the dangers of consuming such beverages.
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Who Was Simone White, UK Lawyer Killed In Suspected Methanol Poisoning
Simone White, from Orpington, Kent, was among the five tourists who allegedly died after consuming drinks thought to have been spiked with methanol in the backpacker hub of Vang Vieng.
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Four Tourists Die After Suspected Laos Methanol Poisoning
Four foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western government officials and media said Thursday.
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Alcohol With Methanol Used To Make Toxic Liquor That Killed 20: Punjab Cops
Alcohol containing methanol content was used for making spurious liquor which left 20 people dead in Punjab's Sangrur district, police said on Saturday.
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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi Seeks Report On Methanol Tragedy
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has sought an action taken report from the State government over the hooch tragedy in the State, that claimed 21 lives, a government source said on Thursday.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari To Make Flex Engines Running On Multiple Fuels Mandatory
In about four months, MoRTH Minister - Nitin Gadkari is planning to make flex engines that can run on more than one fuel mandatory in India.
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2 Dead After Methanol Storage Tanker Catches Fire At Gujarat Port
At least two person were killed today while as many others went missing apparently after a methanol storage tank of a private firm located near Kandla Port in Gujarat's Kutch district caught fire after an explosion, a police officer said.
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Government To Announce Policy On Methanol In Petrol Soon: Nitin Gadkari
Union Roads Minister Nitin Gadkari today said the government will be soon announcing a policy which calls for 15 per cent blending of methanol in petrol to make it cheaper and also reduce pollution. "In the upcoming Parliament session, I am announcing a policy of blending 15 per cent methanol in petrol,"
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Methanol May Soon Become Fuel For Ships, Says Nitin Gadkari
Ships in India may soon run on methanol as Centre is drawing up plans in this regard, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. The Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister also stressed on the importance of developing waterways for their cost effectiveness.
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Volvo, Volkswagen Ready To Supply Flex-Fuel Vehicles: Gadkari
Keen to promote transportation on alternative fuel like methanol and ethanol, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that automobile giants Volkswagen and Volvo have shown interest in supplying such vehicles to be run on a pilot basis in the country.
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New 3D-Printed Polymer Can Convert Methane Into Methanol: Study
Current industrial technologies to convert methane to more valuable products, like steam reformation, operate at high temperature and pressure.
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Astronomers Detect Exceptionally High "Alcohol" Levels In Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
The comet contains higher levels of this simple alcohol than almost all known comets from our solar system.
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James Webb Telescope Detects Methanol and Ethanol Near Young Stars, Hinting at Life’s Origins
NASA’s James Webb Telescope has identified ethanol and methanol isotopes around protostars and HD 100453. These discoveries offer valuable clues about the cosmic origins of life, indicating that comets filled with organic molecules might have seeded early Earth.
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Tanker Carrying Methanol Overturns On Jaipur-Delhi Highway, Leak Reported
A major disaster was narrowly averted on Saturday when a tanker carrying methanol overturned on the Jaipur-Delhi highway near Chandwaji in Jaipur.
-
Danish Backpackers Vomited Blood In Final Moments Before Deaths In Laos
Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21, were found dead at Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng on November 14.
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Explained: How Contaminated Alcohol In Laos Led To Multiple Tourist Deaths
The recent deaths of at least six tourists in Laos after they allegedly drank methanol-spiked alcoholic drinks have led to massive concerns, sparking international warnings about the dangers of consuming such beverages.
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Who Was Simone White, UK Lawyer Killed In Suspected Methanol Poisoning
Simone White, from Orpington, Kent, was among the five tourists who allegedly died after consuming drinks thought to have been spiked with methanol in the backpacker hub of Vang Vieng.
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Four Tourists Die After Suspected Laos Methanol Poisoning
Four foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western government officials and media said Thursday.
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Alcohol With Methanol Used To Make Toxic Liquor That Killed 20: Punjab Cops
Alcohol containing methanol content was used for making spurious liquor which left 20 people dead in Punjab's Sangrur district, police said on Saturday.
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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi Seeks Report On Methanol Tragedy
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has sought an action taken report from the State government over the hooch tragedy in the State, that claimed 21 lives, a government source said on Thursday.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari To Make Flex Engines Running On Multiple Fuels Mandatory
In about four months, MoRTH Minister - Nitin Gadkari is planning to make flex engines that can run on more than one fuel mandatory in India.
-
2 Dead After Methanol Storage Tanker Catches Fire At Gujarat Port
At least two person were killed today while as many others went missing apparently after a methanol storage tank of a private firm located near Kandla Port in Gujarat's Kutch district caught fire after an explosion, a police officer said.
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Government To Announce Policy On Methanol In Petrol Soon: Nitin Gadkari
Union Roads Minister Nitin Gadkari today said the government will be soon announcing a policy which calls for 15 per cent blending of methanol in petrol to make it cheaper and also reduce pollution. "In the upcoming Parliament session, I am announcing a policy of blending 15 per cent methanol in petrol,"
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Methanol May Soon Become Fuel For Ships, Says Nitin Gadkari
Ships in India may soon run on methanol as Centre is drawing up plans in this regard, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. The Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister also stressed on the importance of developing waterways for their cost effectiveness.
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Volvo, Volkswagen Ready To Supply Flex-Fuel Vehicles: Gadkari
Keen to promote transportation on alternative fuel like methanol and ethanol, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that automobile giants Volkswagen and Volvo have shown interest in supplying such vehicles to be run on a pilot basis in the country.
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New 3D-Printed Polymer Can Convert Methane Into Methanol: Study
Current industrial technologies to convert methane to more valuable products, like steam reformation, operate at high temperature and pressure.
