Self-Assembling Solar Cells What can a scientist do with salad dressing apart from telling you that it increases the taste of salad manifold? But thats the beauty of this profession. As Newton could give some theories when he saw an apple falling from a tree, salad dressing can inspire scientists towards a brand new type […]
SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERIC INTERACTIONS: A FRESH, SPARKY LOOKWe live in a strongly climate-oriented era, where each one of us is called to choose between sides; are we among the “believers” or the “infidels” of the “Global Warming?”. Two decades ago, a part of the scientific community started engaging in intense discussions around the “unusual” temperature trends […]
Aquamarine Power Makes Riding the Waves More Interesting Every time we turn around we are seeing something new and exciting in renewable energy forms and Aquamarine Power is the latest in a long line of energy sources to be pumped up about. Aquamarine Power is a company that is developing wave energy. This is a […]
Saliva and the PancreasThe pancreas is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine system of vertebrates. It is both an endocrine gland producing several important hormones, including insulin, and somatostatin, as well as an exocrine gland, secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that pass to the small intestine. […]
Worlds Tallest Building - EmptyBurj Khalifa - ClosedThe world’s tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed just a month after it opened. The viewing area had been the only portion of the 2,717 foot building open to the public and it is now indefinitely closed amid Dubai’s struggle to revive it’s economy.Electrical problems are at least partly […]
The Language of BeesBees communicate their floral findings in order to recruit other worker bees of the hive to forage in the same area. There are two main hypotheses to explain how foragers recruit other workers; the “waggle dance” theory and the “odor plume” theory. The dance language theory is far more widely accepted, and […]
Reflections on Copenhagen: The Economics of GreenLast year’s disappointing climate summit in Copenhagen demonstrated if not proved two important things about “saving the earth”: […]
SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERIC INTERACTIONS: A FRESH, SPARKY LOOKWe live in a strongly climate-oriented era, where each one of us is called to choose between sides; are we among the “believers” or the “infidels” of the “Global Warming?”. Two decades ago, a part of the scientific community started engaging in intense discussions around the “unusual” temperature trends […]
Nuclear reactors, dams at risk due to global warming.As climate change throws Earth’s water cycle off-kilter, the world’s energy infrastructure may end up in hot water, experts say. From hydropower installations in the Himalaya to nuclear power plants in Western Europe, energy resources are already being affected.
Climate change task force: Early warning key to adaptation.A […]
Green Battery DesignPrototype DIY Nickel Iron Battery Appropriate Technology Collaborative and Michigan State University Nickel Iron Battery ProjectNickel Iron Batteries have been around for a long time. Edison patented one in 1903, and he wasn’t the inventor. The batteries are rechargeable and they last a very long time. Some NiFe batteries have been in service […]