- First, Nature doesn't publish purported "re-discoveries" of old discoveries.
- Second, Nature only publishes articles describing new, novel, original, fundamental, and newsworthy discoveries that are backed by impeccable data and analysis. Before they publish anything, they send everything to be analyzed and peer-reviewed by at least three (and sometimes up to five) independent, world-class experts in the field. At the time of publication they make all information, data, and analysis available to the public (at least those with paid subscriptions to Nature).
Bordynuik hasn't done anything *remotely* like this. It is entirely misplaced to compare the novel and original work reported in Nature, and Bordynuik's purported re-discovery of a Magic Catalyst he claims to have found on a 1970 magnetic tape, that still has yet to been shown capable of doing anything remarkable.
Importantly, you left out those bits of the article that described the actual reasons why this work was reported in Nature:
"Blanch and Douglas Clark, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, extracted the acetone and butanol from the fermentation mixture, according to their paper. Their co-author, chemistry Professor Dean Toste, then created a catalyst that converted the brew into a mix of hydrocarbons similar to those in diesel fuel.
The resulting substance burns as well as petroleum-based fuel and contains more energy per gallon than ethanol, according to the study. It can be produced using a variety of renewable starches and sugars that can be grown in crops.
"You can take a wide variety of sugar sources - from corn, sugar cane, molasses to woody biomass or plant biomass - and turn it into a diesel product using this fermentation process," said Blanch, adding that about 90 percent of the raw material remains in the finished product, reducing the loss of carbon. "Grasses are also a possible source. Eucalyptus could also be used. Anything that's fast-growing."
The blend could be adjusted for summer or winter driving, according to the researchers, who predicted it will be five to 10 years before the fuel is ready to be mass-marketed."
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