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The Oil Industry's Deceitful Promise of American Energy Independence4 May, 2012 11:09 am Faced with increasing political obstacles to oil and natural gas exploration in many countries around the world, the oil industry is focusing again on...Transition Town, Reading,18 Nov, 2011 09:54 am The Transition Town movement has spread across the United Kingdom and there is one based in Reading, in the south east of England...Natural Limits to World Wind Energy?20 Jul, 2011 10:39 am From a thermodynamic analysis, it is estimated that the amount of energy available in the Earth system to be extracted by wind-turbines is limited at 18...Shale Gas: Not a 'Game Changer' After All15 Jun, 2011 04:51 pm Newly accessible natural gas from deep shale deposits around the world has been touted as a solution to everything from oil dependence to climate change...Fracking Does Contaminate Groundwater With Methane, But Jury Still Out On Process Overall13 May, 2011 12:15 am A study by Duke University has shown unsafe levels of methane gas in water taken from wells closer than 1000 m to gas-shale hydraulic fracturing ("fracking")...When renewable energy meets quirky culture7 Mar, 2011 05:12 pm To make an impact, small-scale renewable energy systems must fit social expectations and cultural norms.Eradication of endometriosis13 Jan, 2011 06:44 pm Abstract: Is eradication of endometriosis possible via the incapacitation of the mesenchymal endometriotic stem cell?FECUNDITY: a new e-Journal is born12 Jan, 2011 12:36 pm Abstract: FECUNDITY, a new e-Journal is launched Editor: Dr Simon VassiliadisBritish Power is all Wind.14 Nov, 2010 08:37 pm Despite the opening of the new Thanet wind-farm in the English Channel, the present rate of development of wind-power indicates that Britain will struggle...China’s Energy Paradox20 Sep, 2010 09:47 am China is both the biggest user of dirty energy and clean energy; home to the worldÂ’s first eco-cities and also some of the worldÂ’s most polluted; host...Fossil Fuels vs. The Public Interest1 Sep, 2010 12:32 pm The fossil fuel industry often pretends to have the public's best interests in mind. The operative word is "pretends."Beyond Carbon Legislation: Energy Transition2 Aug, 2010 09:08 am Never mind carbon emissions. That game cannot be won. What we can do is work towards replacing fossil fuels with renewables,...Global Coal Supplies: It Might Be Worse Than Anyone Thinks10 Aug, 2010 04:11 pm A new study on global coal supplies suggests a worldwide peak in production from existing fields in 2011.Oil spill: BP shrinks by $16 Billion28 Jul, 2010 12:56 pm Only time will tell whether BP's accountants have included a sufficient 'haircut' in the second-quarter results to allow the new boss to begin rebuilding...Nuclear Energy: Threat or Opportunity?27 Jul, 2010 01:28 pm If nuclear is not to be part of the energy solution of the future, then there will be other costs/risks to bear, some of which could be very dramatic...Battle rages in British Isles over offshore drilling23 Jul, 2010 02:23 pm Here's a question: in which country do you imagine that a police officer might say to a protestor who is trying to prevent an offshore gas/oil drilling...Curtains down on self-cleaning windows?22 Jul, 2010 11:29 am We take the green credentials of nano-TiO2 cleaning agents for a test ride and arrive at some surprising results!"Go gargle razor blades"7 Jul, 2010 07:27 am Climate scientists under attack from alleged US rightwing elements following the infamous University of East Anglia emails leak.The Energy Transition Is Already Underway29 Jun, 2010 01:19 pm We are already developing advanced biofuels and solar power and rather than arguing about starting out, shouldn't we be asking how much we can do now to...195 Californias or 74 Texases to Replace Offshore Oil28 Jun, 2010 12:48 pm Those who would shut down offshore oil drilling might want to consider this. Over the next 20 years, the only real alternatives to offshore drilling are...Revulsion vs. Hard Choices25 Jun, 2010 01:24 pm Before America commits to anything beyond the shortest suspension of deepwater drilling, necessary to ensure that the practice can proceed safely,...BP and the Obama Administration – I Blame You for Ruining My Gulf24 Jun, 2010 11:44 am The US government had zero capability of its own in place to deal with a spill of this magnitude, meaning all of the technical heavy lifting was squarely...Another Wake-Up Call for the World’s Biggest Oil Junkie22 Jun, 2010 12:53 pm OK, America, itÂ’s time to get real about energy. The explosion and destruction of the Horizon deepwater rig and the subsequent oil spill disaster are...The Wages of Complexity18 May, 2010 11:45 am While accusations continue to fly back and forth about who is to blame for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and investigations commence into...Will Toe-to-Heel Air Injection Extend the Oil Age?21 Apr, 2010 12:38 pm When the oil optimists say that new technology will extend the oil age for at least several more decades, they almost never discuss the limitations of...Report Says, Algal Biofuels May Not Cut Carbon Emissions, but Read it More Closely.8 Apr, 2010 09:48 am According to a life-cycle analysis, growing algae to make biofuels is overall worse in terms of carbon-emissions than growing land-based crops like corn...Will Enhanced Oil Recovery Be An Oil Supply Savior?24 Mar, 2010 07:01 pm Oil supply optimists often say that the application of enhanced oil recovery techniques to existing and future wells will vastly expand oil reserves and...Are the health dangers from nuclear radiation exagerated?17 Mar, 2010 02:04 pm The debate about the risks to human health of exposure to nuclear radiation has been rekindled. Two new books, one British and the other American,...North Sea Oil and Gas may Provide One Third of Britain's Energy by 2020.3 Mar, 2010 10:11 pm The North Sea could still be providing one third of Britain's energy by 2020, but only if there is serious investment made and soon.Happy New year 2010!14 Jan, 2010 07:41 pm After a two week break devoted to chocolate digestion process, Scitizen staff is now back to business.My favorite green technology31 Dec, 2009 01:18 pm No offense to those working hard to bring wind, solar or geothermal energy to scale, or to people who are jazzed about energy efficiency,...Google, Jane Goodall, forests and the cloud28 Dec, 2009 10:59 am Not long ago, the only people who could access and analyze satellite images of the earth were government officials, the military,...Why climate change adaptation could make things worse23 Dec, 2009 04:38 pm Because many of the proposals for adaptation to climate change require further extensive release of greenhouse gasses, they will only make climate change...Iran discloses a secret nuclear facility22 Dec, 2009 03:50 pm Pressure for a new round of sanctions against Iran is growing. US President Barak Obama may demand new sanctions as early as January unless Iran's leaders...How green is the green flagship city of the developing world?11 Dec, 2009 08:47 pm During the COP-15 negotiations, where can we find an example of a sustainable city in the developing world? Google the question and you get an answer:...COP15 Primer : Developing Action to Reduce Global Warming Pollution7 Dec, 2009 03:30 pm I'll discuss the willingness of developing countries to undertake significant emissions reductions on their own that tangibly reduce the growth of their...Sceptic Ian Plimer on global warming: "my theories are more evocative and sensual"8 Dec, 2009 10:57 am Professor Ian Plimer is one of the most influential global warming sceptics. A university academic in Australia, his trenchant views on climate change...Climate Conundrum Continues in Run-up to Copenhagen4 Dec, 2009 09:13 am The United States may be stuck in the middle of a climate conundrum. A proposal to establish border tariffs to account for the carbon associated with the...United States Half Way to 2020 CO2 Goal3 Dec, 2009 09:47 am For the fifth consecutive year, EPA is reporting an increase in fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions...The green race to the top26 Nov, 2009 12:37 pm If climate regulation will burden businesses or increase costs, then why are so many companies strengthening their voluntary response to the climate crisis...Gazprom Comes to the U.S.18 Nov, 2009 06:51 pm For several years, Gazprom has had surpassingly bad PR -- worse even than Exxon, which since the 19th century heyday of John D...The Real Policy Lesson From the Chinese Wind Turbine "Scare"12 Nov, 2009 11:02 pm Outcry over a planned Texas wind farm, which will be the first project to import wind turbines from a Chinese manufacturer, has resulted in calls to prevent...Nuclear generation costs - revisiting estimates (once again)10 Nov, 2009 02:06 pm The debate about the true level of nuclear electricity generation cost is far to be closed. The estimates are regularly reviewed and updated...Smart Grid: On its way?slowly29 Oct, 2009 11:11 am Yesterday, President Obama travelled to Arcadia, Florida, home to one of the nation?s biggest solar power plants, to announce 100 grants providing a total...The wider lessons from nuclear power cost inflation26 Oct, 2009 03:32 pm The Guardian newspaper of Monday 19 October broke the story that the UK government is preparing to guarantee a minimum price for carbon dioxide emissions...Green housing for the poor22 Oct, 2009 02:00 pm Lots has been written and said about green skyscrapers (like Bank of America?s $1 billion tower in Manhattan) and green campus buildings and even,...Look Under the Hood of the Climate Negotiations12 Oct, 2009 01:36 pm The two-week global warming negotiations in Bangkok, Thailand are just wrapping up. There are five key elements to the Copenhagen Agreement.New MIT Study: Smaller Cuts, If Taken Now, Can Minimize Climate Risk9 Oct, 2009 09:24 am Even "moderate" cuts in greenhouse gas emissions may be sufficient to avoid the most catastrophic consequences of climate change, says new MIT study...Battery 5006 Oct, 2009 01:19 pm Do you want universe-reshaping disruptive technology? Do you want to experience a classic "knee in the curve" transition? Do you want to see something...SunRun: A new deal for solar18 Sep, 2009 05:50 pm Until recently, you had to be deep green?and have deep pockets?to put solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of your home. The costs were high?$20,...Obama Administration Comes out in Support of Key International Provisions in Climate Bill17 Sep, 2009 12:16 pm Todd Stern the Special Envoy for Climate Change, just testified before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on: The Road...Nano-capacitors: the root towards the super power battery20 Aug, 2009 10:50 am Nanostructured devices have the potential to serve as the basis for next-generation energy systems that make use of densely packed interfaces and thin...Britain's Impending Energy Crisis10 Aug, 2009 10:46 am By 2015, Britain's generating capacity could have dropped by a third as ageing coal and nuclear power stations are closed...Is the International Target of 2 Degrees Warming a "Pipe Dream?"12 Aug, 2009 08:59 pm The Sydney Morning Herald reported late last week that research by Australian National University scientist Andrew Macintosh indicates that,...Agroforestry & Sustainable Agriculture: Vast Potential to Lower Emissions, Store Carbon6 Aug, 2009 05:34 pm Researchers working on a joint World Agroforestry Centre-United Nations Environment Programme project suggest that integrating agroforestry in farming..."Li-ion batteries used for hybrid, electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles should be much more reliable than those for IT devices"28 Jul, 2009 05:48 pm A japanese team succeeded in observing the interior of the lithium battery by using the MRI (Magneting Resonance Imaging) technique,...Averting 22 Water-Electricity Crises in the United States27 Jul, 2009 09:29 pm Conventional power plants could create severe water shortages in 22 metropolitan areas by 2025.Are the proposed UK feed-in tariffs high enough to stimulate investment in small-scale generation?21 Jul, 2009 11:48 pm After months of deliberation, the UK government has announced a range of illustrative figures for feed-in tariffs (FiTs). FiTs are fixed payments made...Global conservation priorities based on human need16 Jul, 2009 11:19 am Gary Luck and colleagues' paper Protecting ecosystem services and biodiversity in the world's watersheds, recently posted online in Conservation Letters..."Two Degrees" of Separation: Obama Needs to Outline his Yardstick on Global Warming1 Jul, 2009 10:46 pm In the midst of the fight of our lives (the House floor debate on the American Clean Energy and Security Act), a coalition of major U.S...Tariffs in the Climate Bill30 Jun, 2009 11:18 pm A number of people have written to ask why I haven't commented on the climate bill. There are two reasons. First, the House and Senate versions are very...Do North Korean and Pakistan Nuclear ActivitiesThreaten Asian Security?17 Jun, 2009 10:40 pm The concerns about North Korea?s nuclear and missile tests come at the same time as concerns about the security of Pakistan?s nuclear weapons.Tropical forests worth more standing8 Jun, 2009 01:57 pm A paper just published online in Conservation Letters by Venter and colleagues entitled Carbon payments as a safeguard for threatened tropical mammals...Feed-In Tariff = Feeding at Trough?4 Jun, 2009 03:39 pm With a FIT, the government sets a price for electricity supplied by a qualifying renewable energy source, and the price is usually sufficiently high to...Where are electricity demand reductions coming from? Not from where we hoped2 Jun, 2009 02:07 pm Electricity demand has fallen substantially in the last couple of years and shows no sign of recovery. The cause could be: the impact of economic slowdown...Quantum Dots and Ultra-efficient Solar Cells?1 Jun, 2009 10:43 am Quantum dots - nanocrystalline particles - offer unique advantages in terms of photovoltaic efficiency, resitance to radiation and light payload in fabricated...Ultrathin, transparent and flexible solar cells30 May, 2009 04:42 pm Prof John Rogers and his colleagues from the University of Illinois developed a method to print ultrathin, semitransparent and flexible cells on plastic...Biofuel Industry Hopes to Recover with Next Generation Fuels27 May, 2009 04:09 pm The 31st Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals sponsored by NREL took place in San Francisco from May, 3 to May, 6...Bioelectricity is more efficient than ethanol25 May, 2009 10:20 am According to a study published in the online edition of the May 7 Science magazine, the best option to maximize our "miles per acre" from biomass is to...Energy: The Achilles Heel of the Resource Pyramid22 May, 2009 04:24 pm When economists say that we have far larger mineral resources today than ever before, they are usually referring to a model known as the resource pyramid...Save Birds by Promoting Wind Energy9 May, 2009 10:53 am A new study shows that wind farms and nuclear power plants are substantially better for avian wildlife than fossil-fueled power stations.Bail Out The Environment?18 May, 2009 11:19 am Across the globe, Governments have been bailing out their failing banks to save the worlds economy. But should they be bailing out something else?How much is it going to cost to decarbonise the economy?12 May, 2009 11:28 am The government wants to emphasise the affordability of climate change mitigation. It produces low estimates of the cost of low-carbon technologies...Sun In Quiet Spell5 May, 2009 11:12 am Climate Change is a hot topic of late. Global warming appears to be slowing despite increasing CO2 emissions, But could the sun hold the answer?Why don?t we pick the low-hanging fruit?23 Apr, 2009 05:54 pm As a reporter who writes about business and the environment, I?ve heard the expression ?low hanging fruit? used to describe energy efficiency countless...What's the Best Way to Promote Renewable Electricity?15 Apr, 2009 06:33 am A new study shows there is no single best way to promote renewable electricity; a combination of policies is needed.The Nuclear Comeback14 Mar, 2009 06:03 pm The natural gas crisis caused by the cutoff of supplies from Russia earlier in the year crystallized for many nations the threat of being overly dependent...GE & Google say: Get Smart24 Feb, 2009 07:37 pm Google?s working on a software, called the Google PowerMeter, to show consumers their consumption in real time. As Ed Lu, a Google executive (and former...Expansion of U.S. Passenger Rail Service as the Ultimate "Off the Shelf" Green Investment (Part I)13 Feb, 2009 11:34 am This is a brief examination of the potential benefits that could be brought to bear through a nationwide revival and expansion of intercity passenger rail...Need More Energy? Look to the Islands6 Jan, 2009 09:02 pm Islands offer many advantages for hosting wind farms without the problems of mounting wind turbines in a hostile marine environment.A Recent History of Oil Prices.28 Dec, 2008 01:39 pm The price of oil has oscillated from an all-time hike of almost $150 a barrel to a low of $30, hand in hand with the credit-crunch and the inextricable...Energy and money22 Dec, 2008 12:59 pm Is energy merely another commodity among many in the modern industrial economy? Or is it the very basis of our financial and material life?Poznan press briefing on the seventh day of the Conference10 Dec, 2008 09:27 pm At the press briefing on the first day of the second conference week, Yvo de Boer gave an update on a number of issues under discussion.Yucca Mountain: Natural Zeolite to Prevent Nuclear Leakage.4 Dec, 2008 09:24 pm The long term security of the Yucca Mountain storage facility for nuclear waste will depend on a complex interplay between human engineering and natural...Reducing standby power consumption20 Nov, 2008 05:38 pm When new electrical devices are bought, the mind of the consumer tends to be firmly on the purchase price. Producers and sellers often reinforce this bias...Obama Seeks Urgent and Quick Action on Climate Change14 Nov, 2008 11:19 am While reassuring the world that ?there is only one president at a time? in the United States, president-elect Barack Obama is sending definitive signals...A new Uranium boost in the West ?13 Nov, 2008 03:59 pm Nuclear power is a sticking point in the debate over energy security in the US. Uranium mines and mills have begun re-opening to provide access to a key...Obama's Top Priority: Spark a New Energy Economy3 Nov, 2008 01:37 pm Barack Obama's top priority if elected president is to launch an Apollo-style national project to build a new, clean energy economy...The (Not So) Invincible Society3 Nov, 2008 03:11 pm Policymakers and the public think of modern industrial society as being resilient and durable. Are they right?Can Cap and Dividend Really Save the Economy or the Planet?21 Oct, 2008 06:20 pm A clean energy economic stimulus plan could truly be climate advocates' "Trojan horse," as columnist Eric Pooley writes. But NOT if they follow Pooley's...Biochar.... a Miracle to Save the Planet?14 Oct, 2008 10:55 am Biochar is a kind of charcoal, produced by the low temperature carbonization of biomass. During the pyrolysis process other materials are produced,...The Rockefeller Foundation and climate change26 Sep, 2008 01:43 pm I noted in early August that the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) closed its Center for Capacity Building, a center focused on social effects...Confusion over Media Report of M.I.T. "Solar Revolution" Claim?28 Aug, 2008 03:44 pm Reports of a new discovery, by a team of MIT researchers, in the popular media are confusing, claiming that a magic "catalyst" has been discovered that...Our New Sputnik Moment13 Aug, 2008 07:01 pm Jesse Jenkins and I published two op-eds recently, one in the San Francisco Chronicle and one in the Baltimore Sun, outlining a proposal for a National...Do food miles matter?17 Jul, 2008 09:56 am There?s no doubt that buying and eating local food is a hot trend. But is it good for the environment?Alternative Energy Will Win Hands Down3 Jul, 2008 04:14 pm If we develop common-sense new ideas, we won?t be importing oil, not to mention the new jobs created. As an energy inventor, here?s how I see it.Energy Delayers, Get Out Of The Way: A New American Energy Future Awaits2 Jul, 2008 07:36 pm Just as the time becomes ripe for a major push towards clean, cheap sources of electricity, the Bureau of Land Management threw a two-year stumbling block...More "Anti-Science" McCarthyism7 Jul, 2008 09:14 am Good grief, there they go again. If you disagree with the progressive political view, er, I mean, the "scientific consensus,...Green power player23 Jun, 2008 04:11 pm Who?s the most powerful person in the world of green business? It might be Jeff Immelt, Lee Scott, John Doerr, Tom Friedman.....Limits to growth? Hush!18 Jun, 2008 04:46 pm The International Energy Agency (IEA) is calling for a major boost in clean technologies to address the world's soaring demand for energy...Airlines, emitting and spinning?10 Jun, 2008 09:26 pm Few businesses are as beleaguered as the airline industry. So I can understand why the airlines don't want their greenhouse gas emissions regulated...Move People, Not Metal6 Jun, 2008 11:51 am Our current transportation system uses enormous amounts of energy primarily to move the weight of vehicles which transport passengers and freight...The Antioxidant Function of Iodide in Kelp Impacts Coastal Climate2 Jun, 2008 03:20 pm A new study found that large brown seaweeds, when under stress, release large quantities of inorganic iodine into the coastal atmosphere,...World Lithium Supplies and Electric Vehicles.3 Jun, 2008 10:58 am In the potential conversion of the world's road fleet from oil-based fuel to electric or PHEV type transport, it is not the amount of lithium in total...Ahead of the Curve 2: States Lead on Climate Change29 May, 2008 11:05 am Part 1 of a 14-minute documentary on state governments' response to the growing threat of climate change.The North Pacific Gyre Oscillation Links Ocean Climate and Ecosystem Change19 May, 2008 11:31 am During the last several decades, dramatic fluctuations in marine ecology have been observed off the western coast of the United States...Marine Pollution Control by Seaweed Planting and Composting12 May, 2008 12:05 pm According to a new study by researchers in China and Japan, we found that marine bacteria were helpful in enhancing composting process of wakame,...Oil, Gas-- and Carrots9 May, 2008 11:58 am (May 8, 2008) While oil and natural gas prices are skyrocketing, the world's energy consumers are trying to find ways to reserve oil and gas for themselves...It's 10 p.m. Do You Know Where Dad Is?9 May, 2008 11:59 am Barry Steinhart and Richard Atkinson debate tagging their father with a nanoscale tracking device to ensure his safety. The Power of Small panel discusses...Climate Change See Modern Echo in 1930's Dust Bowl9 May, 2008 11:59 am Farming pushed natural drought into disaster -- and could do so again...MIT Tracks Carbon Footprints of Different Lifestyles8 May, 2008 03:23 am In America, even the smallest footprints are large...Climate Changes and Effects on Marine Resources in Greenland and Polar Waters, Part II25 Apr, 2008 09:53 am Part II of the video above from Ms. Helle Siegstad, TACC2008.Climate Changes and Effects on Marine Resources in Greenland and Polar Waters25 Apr, 2008 09:53 am Ms Helle Siegstad, MSc in Biology, is the Department Manager of the Department of Fish & Scrimps in Greenland's Nature Institution...Unconscious Decisions in the Brain23 Apr, 2008 11:32 am Already several seconds before we consciously make a decision its outcome can be predicted from unconscious activity in the brain.A New Model to Protect Biodiversity14 Apr, 2008 12:37 pm In an era of climate change, pollution, and rapid habitat loss, it?s all too easy for doom and gloom to prevail when discussing conservation issues...Nepal's Electricity Woes10 Apr, 2008 04:40 pm Nepal does have one resource in abundance: water. And its neighbours are looking to exploit that resource to power their economies with hydroelectricty...Can the natural gas economy become a reality?5 Apr, 2008 11:49 am Natural gas has been often been prophesied as the fuel of the future, one that will fill the gap when oil declines and give us the time we need to transition...The Geochemical Origin of Part of CO2 Emissions in Semiarid Climates4 Apr, 2008 11:49 am The implementation of the Kyoto Protocol has raised, among other pressing matters, the need of getting to know the annual levels of carbon in different...Meteorites Rich in Amino Acids2 Apr, 2008 11:44 am The origins of life on Earth have not yet been clearly established. It is thought that the first living systems may have made use of organic materials...Streams are Important Nitrogen Filters in the Landscape31 Mar, 2008 01:12 pm If you plan to vacation at the beach this summer or open the tap for a clean glass of water, that small stream in your neighborhood may be more important...Ancient Tundra Fires Provide Clues for the Future of the Arctic28 Mar, 2008 12:46 pm The impacts of climate change in the Arctic depend strongly upon feedbacks between different components of the environment."Fuelling Animals or Fuelling Cars": the U.S. Energy Policy and the Gulf of Mexico17 Mar, 2008 08:25 am Recently, the U.S. Senate announced its energy policy aims of generating 36 billion gallons annually of ethanol by the year 2022,...Arctic Climate Models Playing Key Role in Polar Bear Decision18 Mar, 2008 05:24 pm The pending federal decision about whether to protect the polar bear as a threatened species is as much about climate science as it is about climate change...Obama Talks Energy11 Mar, 2008 11:42 am Sen. Obama poses a clean energy future as good for the economy as well as national security, proposing a $150 billion investment in renewable energies...Green Computing11 Mar, 2008 11:43 am As companies expand, one of their concerns is restricting their carbon footprint. BBC World interviews Sean Whetstone, head of IT Services at Reed,...UK May Struggle to Meet Electricity Demands4 Mar, 2008 09:59 am A gap between demand and supply for electricity may strike the UK within 5 - 7 years, coinciding with the likely arrival of peak oil...Nitrogen Pollution Boost Plant Growth7 Mar, 2008 09:36 am Overview from Laurens Rademakers on Biopact.com*: A study by UC Irvine ecologists finds that excess nitrogen in tropical forests boosts plant growth,...Hybrid Cars: A Troubled Future?3 Mar, 2008 02:54 pm According to a recent study, hybrid vehicles that run on both internal combustion engine and electric batteries are no more than a temporary step until...Virgin Airlines Flies Biofuel Plane26 Feb, 2008 10:51 am CNN's Rosemary Church speaks with Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Airlines about the biofuel flight. The world's first biofuel-powered commercial aircraft...The Pintadas Project27 Feb, 2008 11:13 am The film is about an SouthSouthNorth Adaptation project implemented in the semi-arid region of Brazil. The focus of the project is to improve agriculture...How Many Windmills Does It Take to Power the World?26 Feb, 2008 10:51 am Power densities are a measure of the land required for both energy sources and energy users. The current infrastructure matches the small footprint of...Reviving the Coral Reef20 Feb, 2008 12:37 pm A report from CNN examines a project which uses electricity to revive the dying coral reef in Bali.A New Way to Assess Local Ecosystems Sustainability29 Feb, 2008 09:08 am Ecosystems are in flux around the world. Important species are disappearing due to mismanagement and climate change, while invasive new species are appearing...The Bad News about Going Green15 Feb, 2008 04:58 pm Wal-Mart. GE. DuPont. Starbucks. Timberland. Coke and Pepsi, Ford and GM, BP and Shell. Is there a big company in America that isn't saying all the right...Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptation Needs for Food Security in 203021 Feb, 2008 01:55 pm The potential impact of climate change on the world's poor is a topic with wide and growing interest, but there remains much uncertainty about how specifically...Where Ecological Footprints Fall: Poor Nations Fare Badly18 Feb, 2008 01:05 pm In the past 50 years, human society has rapidly transformed the environment at a dizzying pace, and poor nations have been made to bear a disproportionate...Penguin Peril12 Feb, 2008 11:53 am How will Antarctica's penguins adapt to climate change? John Blackstone spoke to a researcher studying penguin colonies at the bottom of the world...Focus on Nigeria: the SELF Project8 Feb, 2008 06:09 pm CNN's monthly series 'Global Challenges' travels around the world to bring feature reports on sustainable development, focusing on small-scale community...Molecular "Mouse-trap" for Stem and Cancer Cells8 Feb, 2008 06:09 pm Six years ago, biomedical engineer Michael King was exploring the strange rolling motion of white blood cells when his research took a radical turn.Massive Power Outages Hits China1 Feb, 2008 05:16 pm In China, Chinese people are facing severe power shortages. The main problem is that coal prices are rising, but the prices of electricity are fixed...Permaculture: = Permanent Oil-Dearth Culture1 Feb, 2008 05:17 pm Permaculture is both a strategy and a philosophy which may help us to re-adapt our societies in order to survive as a collective of small communities...Does Carbon Trading Really Work?29 Jan, 2008 05:03 pm Larry Lohmann, the editor of Carbon Trading: A Critical Conversation on Climate Change, discusses carbon trading.Building a Better Bacterium for Butanol25 Jan, 2008 07:30 am A group of University of Alberta students have spent the summer working on building a new kind of bacteria: one that might hold some answers to the planet's...Challenges in Making Superstrong Materials Based on Carbon Nanotubes28 Jan, 2008 10:07 pm Thinking of carbon nanotube (CNT) composites, one might expect superstrong materials. But a closer look at the steep challenges to improve the mechanical...Spatial Pattern and Mechanism of Heat Content Change in the North Atlantic5 Feb, 2008 04:30 pm Parts of the Earth?s climate system are clearly changing through anthropogenic forcing: a rise in surface and atmospheric temperatures,...Working Together to Prevent Decline of Coastal Ecosystems31 Jan, 2008 04:32 pm Recent scientific studies have documented the alarming decline in coastal ecosystems and habitats worldwide.On Algal Biodiesel29 Jan, 2008 05:11 pm Eons ago, microalgae (tiny plants) growing in primeval oceans died and formed a layer on the sea bed. Over geological time, i.e., millions of years,...Renewable Energy Technologies Just as Reliable as Fossil Fuel Plants24 Jan, 2008 01:15 pm The "intermittency" of wind and solar is not a reason to reject renewablesDeep-Sea Biodiversity Conservation Needed to Avoid Ecosystem Collapse12 Feb, 2008 11:53 am The exploration of the abysses of our planet is one of the last frontiers of ecological research. The dark portion of the biosphere likely hosts millions...The Merger of GDF and SUEZ15 Jan, 2008 11:54 am In an interview with the European Energy Review, Professor Chevalier discusses the merger between Gaz de France (GDF) and Suez and its economic,...Climate Change Linked to Human Mortality14 Jan, 2008 12:10 pm Scitizen interviews Dr. Mark Jacobson, whose recent study demonstrates a cause-effect relationship between increased levels of carbon dioxide and increase...Switchgrass Science10 Jan, 2008 01:37 pm At the University of Tennessee, switchgrass is all the buzz - a plant that's farmer & environment-friendly, and a cheap alternative to high-priced corn...The AVE Concept: A Paradigm Shift on How Energy Sources are Evaluated2 Jan, 2008 11:40 am The "Atmospheric Vortex Engine" is a thermal heat engine, in the sense defined by Carnot, which absorbs an amount of heat at one temperature and rejects...U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidates on Subsidies for Biofuels27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Christopher Dodd, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton describe how they would address subsidies, conservation, and biofuels at "The Des Moines...Water, Beer, and the White House27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Marc Gunther discusses the topic of climate change in the upcoming 2008 U.S. presidential election.Trouble for Birds21 Dec, 2007 11:41 am 6-14% of birds are likely to go extinct in the 21st century as a result of habitat loss, hunting, pet trade, and introduced animals like cats that kill...Improving Soil Strength Under Roads with Ethanol Co-Products27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Iowa?s soil is great for growing corn. But it?s not so great for building roads. Iowa?s soil is mostly soft clay and till deposited by glaciers. It?...My Predictions for 200820 Dec, 2007 01:31 pm Each year the Center for Bioethics and Culture asks me to predict what will happen in the next 12 months regarding the major bioethical and biotechnological...Human Influence on Ecology18 Dec, 2007 11:30 am Scientists have reclassified biomes like deserts and forests into ecosystems that show how humans have altered the Earth. Jorge Ribas (Discovery News)...Habitat Protection for the "Big Picture" of Environment Conservation27 Dec, 2007 12:08 pm Amphibians across the globe are facing a mass extinction event, believed by many to be worse than any other witnessed by humans...Bali Conference: Feinstein on Final Negotiations17 Dec, 2007 11:05 am US Green Party member Mike Feinstein reports on the controverisal breakdown of negotations on the final morning of the United Nations Framework Convention...Bali Buzz: U.S. Finally Dragged Kicking and Screaming into UN Climate Deal17 Dec, 2007 11:06 am Apparently the United States delegation to the Bali International Climate Negotiations - well, the fake delegation, not the real delegation - has finally...Global Warming Creates a Stairway to Heaven21 Dec, 2007 11:41 am Climate change is leading to increased temperatures, especially noticeable in mountains and other cooler climes. Many animals and plants,...Time to Ask Congress for a Down Payment on the Future10 Dec, 2007 10:47 am The House has a new energy proposal out that you should support. Not because it's perfect, but because it's the right thing to do right now,...Together Better than Alone: Network of Wind Farms Can Generate Smoother Power Supply7 Dec, 2007 06:24 pm Wind is a clean and never ending source of energy, but also an unreliable one, because it blows intermittently. This intermittency and unpredictability...Just Plain Weird: An Odd Star Proves to Be a New Type of Object5 Dec, 2007 10:35 am On the night after Thanksgiving two years ago, I was at the Keck Telescope, trying to identify some very blue objects in the sky...Industrialized Kyoto Countries Can Meet Reductions, If...27 Nov, 2007 10:41 am On Tuesday, the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat announced (also here) that although emissions from 40 industrialized countries almost reached...Greater Groundwater Loss Due to Rising Seal Levels28 Nov, 2007 11:29 am People who live near the coast could lose their fresh water supplies due to sea-level rise caused by global climate change. Our study indicates that they...Midwest Climate Pact Generates Little Attention20 Nov, 2007 11:04 am Midwest Governors (plus Canadian officials) signed a couple of climate agreements in Milwaukee last Thursday.Surprising Sustainability of Great Plains Agriculture22 Nov, 2007 11:01 am A century-long examination of trends in population, farm income and crop production in the Great Plains reveals stability of farm income and population...The Island Rule: Made to be Broken?25 Nov, 2008 05:51 pm Think of island-dwelling animals and enormous Kodiak bear, giant tortoises, and huge man-eating lizards alongside miniature mammoths,...Climate Change Politics12 Nov, 2007 12:52 pm President Bush is willing to sign climate change legislation, if Congress passes a bill that meets with his approval. That, at least, is what U.S...Biofuels and Rationality7 Nov, 2007 11:30 am There were several studies on biofuels issued last week, while I was away...Post-Peak Oil (PPO) and Climate Change: A Call to Peaceful Arms23 Nov, 2007 11:34 am This is a short article on community transformation in a time of preparation for a post cheap oil future. On the face of it,...Quantum Cascade Laser Nanoantenna21 Nov, 2007 10:54 am Imaging techniques with high spatial resolution in the mid-infrared region of the optical spectrum (wavelength ranging from 3 microns to 25 microns) have...Attention Nordhaus and Shellenberger: Time to Call A Cease-Fire!31 Oct, 2007 05:30 pm In 2004, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger released their provocative and much-discussed essay, "The Death of Environmentalism,...Paving the Way2 Nov, 2007 10:09 am This is the second in a series of video podcasts for the PBS series e2 energy. Each podcast takes you beyond the episodes and deeper into the world of...Making Biofuel from Straw?26 Oct, 2007 11:30 am Researchers from Warwick University assess straw as a source of alternative energy.The Long Hard Reign of Acid Rain24 Oct, 2007 11:59 am For many environmentalists, acid rain was the cause c?l?bre of the 1980s, but how far have we come in solving the problem? Recent work shows how continuing...Ad Astra! News and Discoveries from the the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn29 Oct, 2007 01:01 pm The Cassini-Huygens mission was launched on 15 October 1997; 10 years later, we speak to Professor Andrew Coates, head of Planetary Science Group in the...Brazil's Atlantic Forest Under Threat17 Oct, 2007 10:59 am Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo travels to the Mata Atlantica, which is as rich in biodiversity as the more famous Amazon and in danger of disappearing under...Increase in Humidity: A Response to Human-Induced Climate Change11 Oct, 2007 04:40 pm Scientists have observed significant increase in the specific humidity (a measure of how much water vapour there is in a given volume of air) over the...Summer in the City 2050: City Swelter, Rural Roast15 Oct, 2007 11:00 am Global warming could nearly double heat-related mortality in the New York City metropolitan region by the 2050s. Researchers projected the future impacts...Late Stages of Planetary System Evolution: the Case of V 391 Peg b12 Oct, 2007 11:15 am Exoplanets are of high interest, not only because questions regarding alien life in the universe have accompanied humanity for a long time,...Inverting Sustainable Development: Rethinking Ecology, Innovation, and Spatial Limits10 Oct, 2007 12:38 pm The public debate on environmental sustainability seems to be oscillating between two unsound extremes: either radical reforms aimed at dramatic reductions...Spatial Patterns of Tropical Tree Species Retain Little Signature of Species Interactions8 Oct, 2007 04:30 pm A persistent challenge in ecology is to explain the high species diversity of tropical forests. One approach to facing this challenge is to analyze the...San Francisco's Green Power Goal: Solar Panels at San Francisco Airport (SFO)2 Oct, 2007 11:14 am Your Green Life Eco News is a 90-second news segment airing 4 times a day / 5 days a week (9:58a, 1:58p, 7:58p and 9:58p) on Your TV20 (KBWB-TV San Francisco)...Biofuels Could Boost Global Warming4 Oct, 2007 10:33 am A new study led by Nobel prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen shows that the combustion of biofuels may release a larger amount of N2O,...Climate Change- Biggest Security Threat26 Sep, 2007 10:11 am News from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: the Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty says that climate change will make border security...Nervous Conduction of Excitation Without Action Potentials3 Oct, 2007 12:08 pm The functioning of neuronal networks involves the conduction of excitation along the axon which is the wire-like part of the neuron...Nuclear vs. Coal: A False Choice?24 Sep, 2007 03:59 pm Anybody that has recently watched television discussions about electricity policy or read popular newspaper articles in the U.S...Biodiversity: a "Rock-Paper-Scissors" Game Played at Multiple Scales26 Sep, 2007 11:08 am Biological diversity is being lost at unprecedented rates around the world, both in the number of different species and the genetic variety within a species...Hobbit: "The Wrist ends the debate!"20 Sep, 2007 08:22 pm A new study published today in Science attempts to resolve the Hobbit argument. The report states that the so called Hobbit fossils found in Flores,...Authors@Google: Don Kennedy18 Sep, 2007 12:13 pm Don Kennedy, editor-in-chief of Science is the author of Science Magazine's State of the Planet 2006--2007 which brings together leading environmental...'Slowed Brain-Activity' in Frequent Mobile Phone Users20 Sep, 2007 12:47 pm The present study employs standardized data acquired from the Brain Resource International Database to study the relationship between mobile phone (GSM)...Gutenberg and New Top-Down Tools: Learning How to Make Things Small18 Sep, 2007 01:44 pm Projection lithography (photo lithography) is the preferred top-down tool for device fabrication. Projection lithography has been highly successful during...Two Hundred More Endangered Species than Last Year13 Sep, 2007 04:02 pm IUCN-The World Conservation Union released yesterday its 2007 Red List of Threatened Species. There are now 41,415 species endangered and 16,...Swiss Geothermal Energy Project Causes earthquakes.12 Sep, 2007 12:16 pm The Swiss Deep Heat Mining Project, located near Basel and which involves injecting water under pressure in quantity into three mile deep boreholes,...New Research Gives Insight into Biological Mechanisms Involved in Cerebral Aneurysms14 Sep, 2007 01:02 pm Research using single gene knockout mice has led to a finding which confirms the importance of nitric oxide biochemistry in the formation of cerebral aneurysms...Higher Social Skills Are Uniquely Human6 Sep, 2007 08:02 pm A new study published today in Science reports that humans have distinctive social skills. Esther Herrmann, lead author of the study,...Predicting the Climate for the Next 10 years10 Sep, 2007 02:40 pm We live in a changing climate. The latest assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts widespread warming by the 2080s in...Congress, Ready to Act on Climate Change3 Sep, 2007 01:31 pm I?m at lunch with a Washington lobbyist who has good news. ?It?s quite plausible that we can get a cap-and-trade bill through this Congress,?...Miswired memory networks in developmental disorders4 Sep, 2007 02:14 pm Developmental disorders including Down syndrome and Fragile X syndrome share the symptom of impaired memory. Theories on the origins of these disorders...Laser-Fusion: Techno-fix to World Energy Crisis?22 Aug, 2007 12:17 pm A huge laser is to be constructed at a cost of half a billion Euros in a project rated as "priority" by the European Union and named HiPER...Indo-Pacific Coral Reefs are Disappearing More Rapidly Than Expected31 Aug, 2007 10:49 am Until now, we knew very little about geographic and temporal patterns of coral loss in the Indo-Pacific, which contains 75% of the world?...Mosquito Immunity ? Combating the Resurgence of Malaria and Dengue17 Aug, 2007 11:41 am The sequencing of the second mosquito genome, that of the dengue and yellow fever transmitting mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has enabled comprehensive comparative...Word Learning in Children3 Aug, 2007 10:59 am Bob McMurray is a speech learning specialist. He explains his study on children's word aquisition ability and how this relates to learning in general...Al Gore: Global Warming Testimony 3/21/078 Aug, 2007 11:20 am Al Gore testifies to the House Energy & Science committees in Washington, D.C.Bio-inspired Super-strong Carbon Materials2 Aug, 2007 02:08 pm Our work in the July 26, 2007 issue of Nature demonstrates a materials platform that can be further tuned through chemistry to perhaps yield super-strong...Climate: A Bigger Picture26 Jul, 2007 03:08 pm Stephen Sitch, lead author of a study published today in Nature, reports that current climate models overlook the effects of atmospheric chemistry on global...I Didn't Notice I Lost a Gene27 Jul, 2007 09:49 am In the year 2000, at around the time that the first human genome sequence was completed, an inventory of the genetic material of the small mustard plant...Are You Listening as Well as You?re Hearing?26 Jul, 2007 07:03 pm When we listen, we do more than just hear. We make sense of a complex sound environment. We?re so good at it that we take our auditory processing skills...World Oil Supply May Fail Within 5 Years.25 Jul, 2007 07:14 pm Oil prices look set to skyrocket during the next five years, which coincides with peak-oil, the point of maximum global oil production beyond which an...Metagenomics Meeting Report25 Jul, 2007 12:00 pm A report on the Metagenomics 2007 meeting*. For those who do not know - metagenomics is the simultaneous sequencing of the genomes of communities of microbes...Britain Became Separated from Mainland Europe After A Catastrophic Flood18 Jul, 2007 07:00 pm Sanjeev Gupta, geologist, explains his findings published today in Nature on glaciers role in forming the English Channel.Scientists Hunting for Missing Carbon May Have Been Looking in the Wrong Place23 Jul, 2007 05:39 pm An analysis of airborne atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements has revealed that forests in northern mid- to upper-latitudes are removing much less carbon...?Water is There!?11 Jul, 2007 07:01 pm Giovanna Tinetti, lead author of a study published today in Nature, reports presence of water in the atmosphere of an extra-solar planet.?The Really Big Problem for UK Science at the Moment Is Ensuring that We Will Have Enough Scientists in the Future?11 Jul, 2007 12:54 pm As new Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled his long-term vision to ?make Britain one of the best places in the world for science,..."We Are Too Earth-Centric in Our Search for Alien Life"11 Jul, 2007 12:54 pm The American National Research Council published last week a report entitled ?The Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems? suggesting that ?..."The More Ecosystems Services, The Greater The Biodiversity Needed to Underpin Those Services"11 Jul, 2007 07:01 pm Andy Hector is a specialist on biodiversity. According to his study published today in Nature, biodiversity plays a more important role in ecosystem functioning...Arctic Biodiversity: certain loss, potential discoveries?5 Jul, 2007 10:06 am Biodiversity in the Arctic is undergoing rapid changes, which is a serious concern to scientists. On the other hand new access to the Arctic waters could...Arctic in The Balance5 Jul, 2007 10:07 am The Arctic is becoming increasingly accessible because of climate change, and as such governments and big Industry see much to be gained from the potential...Genes and the development of obesity6 Jul, 2007 01:36 pm Obesity is one of the main health problems of our times, and it is estimated that it concerns nearly 300 million people in the world. Furthermore,...The Neuroscience of Decision-making5 Jul, 2007 11:54 am We often make decisions based on imperfect information from a variety of potentially conflicting sources. A new experiment reveals how monkeys and their..."We Are Frightened of Pollution and New Invasive Species Taking Over"4 Jul, 2007 03:51 pm Terry Callaghan, professor of Arctic biology states that the biodiversity in the Arctic is in grave danger, which could have parallel consequences for...The Political Brain29 Jun, 2007 03:15 pm A recent brain-imaging study shows that our political predilections are a product of unconscious confirmation bias. Psychologist Drew Westen,...Choose Our Ends, And We'll Find The Means28 Jun, 2007 04:27 pm We all have our own personal fantasy worlds. Mine is to live in a world of balanced political debate where liberal and conservative politicians bring forward...Nanotechnology and Sustainability22 Jun, 2007 05:04 pm Nanotechnology has the potential to make a big impact on sustainability; but to achieve this potential, we need a multiple of cross disciplinary approaches..."A Considerable Error" in Current Estimates of The Ocean Nitrification21 Jun, 2007 11:14 am Adrian Martin discusses his findings published in this week?s edition of Nature on the nitrification in the world?s oceans.The Political Brain19 Jun, 2007 02:29 pm Research in clinical and social psychology takes up what prompts our political judgement.Rising Ocean Temperature Leads to Coral Disease Outbreaks7 Jun, 2007 04:11 pm Disease is one of the primary factors causing the global loss of reef building corals. Results from a paper recently published in PLoS Biology indicate...Stem Cells Cultures are Confronted to Heterogeneity7 Jun, 2007 04:11 pm Identification, isolation and large scale culture of stem cells for potential medical applications is a major challenge in cell biology. However,...Increasing Inequality Threatens Biodiversity29 May, 2007 07:30 pm Biodiversity?the great variety of populations, species, and ecosystems?is now being eroded at a rate not seen since the last mass extinction some 65 million...Global Warming and FIsh Migrations28 May, 2007 12:19 pm Past variations in ocean climate have affected location and migrations of fish stocks. This indicates that global warming will have similar effects...Genetic Links Between Hyperactivity and Academic Achievement29 May, 2007 07:29 pm Hyperactive behavioral problems consisting of overactivity, impulsivity and inattentiveness are often associated with academic under achievement such that...Pixie Dust and Carbon Nanotubes18 May, 2007 11:27 am Predictions of the use of carbon nanotubes (CNT) are so overwhelming that some call it pixie dust. Bright prototype CNT based flat screens can be seen...[Video] IPCC Working Group II Report: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability16 May, 2007 03:41 pm The live report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II. Headed by Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri. A one hour 6 part series...Hot Running Water? Climate Change Effects on Stream Ecology15 May, 2007 12:36 pm Recently, we reported on a 25-year study that has shown just how far-reaching climatic effects on streams might be. Writing in ?..."Our Job is to Find Another Earth"3 May, 2007 12:05 pm St?phane Udry is the lead-author of a study issued last week reporting the finding of a habitable Earth-like planet. He answers Scitizen?s questions.Climate Changes Means More Mushrooms4 May, 2007 12:45 pm Species that used to start fruiting in September now do so in July or August. The end of the season now ends later. It used to be in October,...Too Much of Too Many Good Things3 May, 2007 12:04 pm The idea of niche dimension is that greater diversity at lower levels in a food web allows greater diversity at higher levels: greater diversity of limiting...Architectures of Flexible Control: Incongruence and Change Detection24 Apr, 2007 01:11 pm Among nature's most impressive feats of engineering is the remarkably flexible and self-optimizing quality of human cognition...Parasite Hijacks the Mind of its Host17 Apr, 2007 06:08 pm It sounds like something from a science fiction film: a parasite that enters the brain and manipulates the behaviour of its host...A New Editorial Policy2 Apr, 2007 11:22 pm Scitizen's editorial policy has changed: scientists fact check the news submissions, the editors select the opinions and may ask for reviews,...Impacts of Climate Change on the European Marine and Coastal Environment:12 Mar, 2007 12:13 pm Although all ecosystems have been influenced by many other factors, such as eutrophication and overfishing, every sea in Europe has shown already at least...Strange Stirrings in the Arctic Drive Ecosystem Changes Far Downstream5 Mar, 2007 11:14 am Changes in Arctic climate during the late 1980s pumped large amounts of low-salinity water into the shelf ecosystems of the NW Atlantic...Gravitational waves from the Big Bang6 Feb, 2007 10:56 am Gravitational waves are copiously produced during the violent process of reheating the Universe after cosmic inflation, i.e. at the Big Bang...Status of large predatory fish stocks in the Pacific Ocean23 Jan, 2007 05:49 pm In December 2006, my colleagues John Hampton from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Pierre Kleiber from NOAA Fisheries,...Human Behavior Needs To Change To Preserve Biodiversity15 Jan, 2007 11:13 am Dr. Michel Loreau is professor of theoretical ecology at McGill University. He was the recipient of the Silver Medal of the National Centre for Scientific...Patagonian Ecosystem Threatened By Anchovy Fishing5 Jan, 2007 03:23 pm Ms. Skewgar and her associates published a paper in Science about the threat to Patagonia wildlife posed by the opening of an anchovy fishery. Ms...A Human Taste for Rarity Spells Disaster for Endangered Species22 Dec, 2006 04:34 pm In a study published in PLoS Biology, a group of scientists argue that the value on rarity placed by humans incites the exploitation of rare species,...Biodiversity Erodes Fast in Amazonian Forest Fragments6 Dec, 2006 11:11 am Amazonian rainforests contain some of the most biologically-rich ecosystems on the planet and are being cleared and fragmented at truly alarming rates...By 2048 All Current Fish, Seafood Species Projected to Collapse6 Nov, 2006 12:55 pm In a study published in the journal Science (3 November), an international collaboration of ecologists and economists shows that the loss of biodiversity...How Can We Make Nanoscale Capacitors Even Smaller?3 Nov, 2006 03:25 pm By modeling a material?s nanoscale behavior, researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have pinpointed a performance-limiting layer vital...Supercapacitors Start a Revolution in Energy Storage Devices4 Oct, 2006 08:31 am When shopping for power sources to make Palm Pilots, iPods, and other ubiquitous personal electronic devices work, a capacitor is probably the last thing...Semiconductor Polishing: New Spherical Nanoparticle Abrasive Could Advance Chemical-Mechanical Planarization in Integrated Circuit Production14 Jun, 2006 01:11 pm Semiconductor polishing ? known technically as chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) ? has become more critical as feature sizes on integrated circuits...Scitizen, the first open science news source, is launched today!14 Jun, 2006 01:42 am Scitizen brings together a community of scientists and science writers who provide the public with an accurate, balanced and accessible description of...Terms and conditions16 Nov, 2005 12:06 am The following terms and conditions shall govern the materials, products and/or services provided to you by Scitizen from this web site (the "Site").The Scitizen Initiative12 Nov, 2005 12:00 am Scitizen aims to bring together a community of scientists and science writers who provide the public with an accurate, balanced and accessible description...Editorial and Moderation Policy10 Nov, 2005 02:04 am Scientists fact check the news submissions, the editors select the opinions and may ask for reviews, readers moderate comments in response to articles... |
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