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From Sugar to Ethanol Fuel With a Little Microbial Help

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According to Hackaday, there might be a solution brewing in your basement: using microbes to ferment sugar into ethanol fuel. It's DIY biochemistry as a thought experiment — a maker-friendly look at fermentation as a potential alternative to conventional gasoline.

Source: https://hackaday.com/2026/06/30/from-sugar-to-ethanol-fue...

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