Jet fuel may be grown on iconic Aussie gum trees

Monday, September 19, 2016 - 14:11 in Mathematics & Economics

Scientists are a step closer to using Australia’s iconic gum trees to develop low-carbon renewable jet and missile fuel. Dr Carsten Kulheim from The Australian National University (ANU), a lead researcher in an international study published in Trends in Biotechnology, said renewable fuels that could power commercial aeroplanes were limited and expensive but a solution […]

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