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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...Global Warming is No Threat?14 Feb, 2012 09:56 am A group of 16 eminent scientists has written a letter to The Wall Street Journal arguing that climate change is no imminent threat,...Shaky Foundations for Offshore Wind Farms14 Feb, 2012 10:00 am Offshore wind farms are far more difficult and expensive than developing on-shore wind power. If the UK is serious about providing 25% of its electricity...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...A call for an international collaboration for the eradication of endometriosis (1)17 May, 2011 10:06 am This work has been published in the "Journal of Endometriosis" (3:1-7, 2011) and has as a major objective to stimulate discussions about the eradication...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")...The Road to Fukushima: The Nuclear Industry's Wrong Turn11 Apr, 2011 10:32 am Nuclear researchers knew long ago that reactor designs now in wide use had already been bested in safety by another design. Why did the industry turn its...Endangered Elements: Threat to Green Energy.8 Feb, 2011 11:00 am Demand for rare earth elements (REEs) is projected to exceed current supply, 97% of which comes from China. Since neodymium and dysprosium are needed for...Eradication of endometriosis13 Jan, 2011 06:44 pm Abstract: Is eradication of endometriosis possible via the incapacitation of the mesenchymal endometriotic stem cell?The Electric Car Fetish29 Dec, 2010 01:01 pm Many automobile enthusiasts believe that the electric car is the wave of the future that will help save the environment while expanding the availability...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."Australia Plans to be Carbon-Neutral by 2020.25 Aug, 2010 10:48 pm By means of a huge new installation of concentrating solar thermal (CST) and wind-power and the electrification of its transportation infrastructure,...Planet burning: Russia fires threaten climate19 Aug, 2010 11:19 am Besides causing 700 extra deaths a day in Moscow alone - due to the smoke from forest fires, according to its top health official - the smoke has quickened...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.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...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!Rejecting Reactive Energy Policy12 Jul, 2010 01:15 pm Overly-reactive policies focused on the Macondo spill and the political opportunity it presents risk misallocating our priorities and creating a legacy...Putting US Energy Security At Risk7 Jul, 2010 01:17 pm If the Congress is serious about enhancing United States' energy security, then it should focus its efforts on reining in consumption,..."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...Is Net Energy Peaking?5 Jul, 2010 06:28 pm When most people think of fossil fuel supplies, they think in terms of barrels of oil, cubic feet of natural gas and tons of coal...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...Vestas: Will business be brisk again?18 Jun, 2010 01:42 pm “Wind is all we do,” says Martha Wyrsch, the president of Vestas Americas.Investigating the Resource Curse in Southeast Asia24 May, 2010 03:23 pm New evidence suggests that the developing countries of Southeast Asia are not prone to the resource curse when it comes to oil and gas production.Worrying about copper15 Apr, 2010 12:15 pm I travel much by railroad. In the last 6 months it happened twice that my train did not run because thieves had stolen the copper wires that are essential...Biofuels and land use3 Mar, 2010 04:08 pm Current transport biofuels are mainly made from crops producing starch, sugar and edible oils. In doing so, they divert those crops from providing food...Do Texas and the North Sea Foretell the Future of Oil Production?25 Feb, 2010 12:22 pm Oil supply optimists claim that new technology combined with private development of the world's remaining oil resources--most of which are now under the...Prices of Various Energy Sources25 Jan, 2010 04:14 pm As we continue to develop biomass as a renewable source of energy, it is important to keep the cost of energy in mind, because this has a very strong influence...The Renewable Power Rebellion25 Jan, 2010 04:13 pm Last week, I speculated on how Southern California and Arizona might fare in a relocalized future where small regions are forced to become self-sufficient...The Known Universe24 Jan, 2010 09:16 pm The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang.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,...My Top 10 Energy Related Stories of 200930 Dec, 2009 05:34 pm Here are my choices for the Top 10 energy related stories of 2009. Previously I listed how I voted in Platt's Top 10 poll, but my list is a bit different...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...It's not just about Climate Change21 Dec, 2009 07:46 pm This past week delegates from 192 countries descended upon historic Copenhagen to tackle the one of the most divisive issue of our times: how to limit...From Japan: Eco Products Exhibition 200918 Dec, 2009 12:19 am It?s that time of the year again where the world gets together to see what we can do about solving energy and climate problems. That?s right, I?...Real Solutions to the Energy and Climate Crises16 Dec, 2009 02:00 pm As my regular readers know, I've spent much of this year contemplating big themes, like the long-term picture for energy, energy and monetary policy,...Coal - fuel of the future?14 Dec, 2009 04:38 pm Two pieces of news provide evidence of a fightback by coal. American Electric Power's Mountaineer plant in West Virginia is reporting significant success...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:...2010 Cleantech Predictions10 Dec, 2009 01:58 pm My good friends over at Cleantech Group put out their 10 for 2010 cleantech predictions after Thanskgiving, and after our usual "webside" chats on the...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..."Biofuels would be actually worse than conventional gasoline"1 Dec, 2009 10:27 am According to a new study titled "Indirect Emissions from Biofuels: How Important, published online in Science on October 22,...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...Can Renewables Replace Fossil Fuels?23 Nov, 2009 11:57 am With peak oil already upon us, sustaining oil supply is akin to running up a down escalator. Or, as Nate Hagens put it at the ASPO peak oil conference..."Where next for Climate Refugees?"19 Nov, 2009 05:38 pm A new report of the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) predicts 150 million climate refugees by 2050 and calls for a new global legal framework...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...Algae to the rescue5 Nov, 2009 04:19 pm I?m more convinced than ever that liquid fuels from algae will be a major component of our energy and environmental future...Hydrogen to play a key role in the transportation sector30 Oct, 2009 11:48 am Although much of the ink these days about innovative vehicles relates to plug-in hybrids, work continues to explore the potential for hydrogen-based fuel...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...Resource Nationalism: The Last Stand for the Oil Optimists23 Oct, 2009 03:53 pm The price of oil has more than doubled from its nadir of $30 a barrel earlier this year. To explain the resilience of oil prices in the face of a severe...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,...CLASSICAL CHAOS IN QUANTUM WORLD15 Oct, 2009 05:19 am Professor Poul Jessen of the University of Arozone explored through experiment that the worlds of quantum mechanics and classical are connected through...Energy Efficiency: How NOT To Do It13 Oct, 2009 03:31 pm On October 5, First Energy (NYSE: FE) announced a planned energy efficiency program, involving the delivery of two compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs)...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...Carbon nanotube springs have potential to compete with batteries5 Oct, 2009 02:46 pm MIT scientists find that carbon nanotubes springs have potential to store as much energy as lithium-ion batteries. They are also more reliable and more...Oil Optimists Grow More Outlandish24 Sep, 2009 06:07 pm As the troubling realities of future oil supplies begin to penetrate official circles, the oil optimists are making even more outlandish claims.Can the production of nuclear materials for nuclear weapons be banned?10 Sep, 2009 12:24 pm An international treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons, referred to by US President Barack Obama on 5 April 2009 in Prague(1)...Biofuel Contenders7 Sep, 2009 02:11 pm On the other hand, there are some renewable fuel options that have either proven themselves as solid contenders, or have not yet demonstrated fatal flaws...Can Solar Compete?3 Sep, 2009 05:32 pm In this month's briefing on low-carbon electricity technologies, MIT's Technology Review concluded[1] that while the cost of solar power has declined significantly...Biofuels pretenders1 Sep, 2009 12:19 pm Broadly speaking, in the world of next generation biofuels there are contenders, pretenders, and niches. Over the past decade,...Burning Picassos for Heat26 Aug, 2009 11:05 pm Burning natural gas to extract and process oil from the Canadian tar sands has been likened by one industry insider to burning Picassos for heat...Electric Vehicle Charging Passes Inspection22 Aug, 2009 10:55 pm Plug-in Hybrids (PHEV) and Battery Electric Vehicles (EV) are destined for success. Thousands of key players have converged at the Plug-in 2009 Conference...The Climate-Industrial Complex24 Aug, 2009 08:54 am According to the Center for Public Integrity the number of companies and groups now lobbying the US Congress on the subject of climate change has passed...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...Solar industry : "We are within 5-15 years of full competitiveness"8 Aug, 2009 10:11 pm Last week, solar-industry experts at a symposium of the National Academies in Washington DC on the topic of scaling up the solar industry complained 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...The World Bank's coal problem1 Aug, 2009 12:32 pm In Washington, it's a popular climate conundrum everyone talks about: Even if the U.S. lowers its greenhouse gas emissions,...Can Mushrooms Save the World?30 Jul, 2009 07:08 pm Mycelium may offer a natural source of insecticides, antivirals, biological filters, ethanol fuel from cellulose, the means to clean land contaminated..."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...Biodiesel from Sugar Cane14 Jul, 2009 10:14 am I was intrigued by a story in MIT Technology Today concerning a company that is applying biotechnology to convert Brazilian sugar cane to diesel,...An Energy Bill for the Other 92%4 Jul, 2009 08:18 am Now that the Waxman-Markey Bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009--all 1428 pages of it--has been narrowly passed by the House of Representatives...What does solar want? Lots!26 Jun, 2009 09:19 am Ordinarily, when an industry comes to Washington to seek special favors from the government, it hires a lobbyist or two, meets with members of Congress...Sustainable Energy25 Jun, 2009 10:27 am I just ran a quick search on Google Trends to check my hunch that the phrase "sustainable energy" has become a lot more common, lately...Which Matters Most? The Size of the Tap or the Tank?22 Jun, 2009 11:19 pm Energy optimists are fond of citing very large numbers for worldwide fossil fuel resources such as oil and natural gas. But they conveniently leave out...The greening of banking20 Jun, 2009 06:26 pm Wind turbines in Europe, micro-credit in Africa, organic mango-growing in Asia -- Dutch bank Triodos only finances sustainable projects...World's Most Powerful Laser Unveiled20 Jun, 2009 12:11 pm The world's most powerful laser was dedicated at the Livermore National Laboratory in California. It's designed to shore up the nation's aging nuclear...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.It's Always Something16 Jun, 2009 06:38 pm I spend a lot of time thinking about the trade-offs involved with different energy options. Cheap petroleum has enabled numerous people a level of mobility...Australia: A Climate Changing23 Jun, 2009 01:17 pm Droughts and Fires. Severe Heatwaves and Epic Flooding. Not only a picture painted by climate scientists of a future climate changed by global warming...Domestic heat pumps: enthusiasm needs to be tempered12 Jun, 2009 03:53 pm Domestic heat pumps: enthusiasm needs to be tempered Friday 12 June 2009 in uncategorized by Chris Goodall | No comments Mitsubishi Ecodan. Image source...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...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...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...The Water Behind Ethanol7 May, 2009 01:42 pm While last year's "food vs. fuel" controversy has largely died down, thanks to lower corn prices, a new study from the University of Minnesota suggests...Trying to make me go to rehab, I?m saying Nano, Nano, Nano3 May, 2009 02:24 pm Amy Winehouse, who shot to stardom with her hit single ?rehab?, may never have to see rehab, if researchers have their way. Scientists have taken a significant...Geoengineering the Climate: Bad for You and Our Energy Future3 May, 2009 06:29 pm Proposals to reduce global warming through giant engineering projects or so-called geoengineering abound. Almost all are in the idea stage...New industries: a dramatic use of energy29 Apr, 2009 10:00 am In a study published in Environmental Science &Technology, researchers from the MIT and the University of Kentucky used a thermodynamic framework to characterize...Governments Must Cooperate for "Power-Down" as Oil Runs Out27 Apr, 2009 08:33 am Oil production is expected to fall by around 3% per year, beyond the oil peak. To avert catastrophe, oil-producing nations must agree to reduce their production...A closer look at geochemical carbon management24 Apr, 2009 08:55 am In view of the ever more pressing problem of climate change, options to reduce CO2 emissions and to increase CO2 sequestration become increasingly important...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...North Korea's Missile and Nuclear Programmes19 Apr, 2009 11:21 am The nuclear programme of North Korea is again in the news. Selig S. Harrison, a specialist on South Asia and East Asia and a senior scholar of the Woodrow...Nanoparticles come at the top of occupational chemical risks22 Apr, 2009 09:10 pm It is estimated that each year there are 74,000 work-related deaths linked to hazardous substances encountered in the workplace...Perfect Energy16 Apr, 2009 08:17 am The recent start-up of the latest large-scale nuclear fusion experiment, the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,...Natural Gas Gaining Momentum8 Apr, 2009 09:52 am I have said a number of times that I would prefer to take the natural gas we use to make ethanol and just use it directly in compressed natural gas (CNG)...Biofuels and water3 Apr, 2009 09:29 pm The oil company Shell has announced that it will end its investments in wind energy. It intends to focus on biofuels. This remarkably comes at a time...The Wrong Enemy31 Mar, 2009 09:23 am While reading an article on oil company taxation in the Wall Street Journal, I ran across a quote from Treasury Secretary Geithner that crystallized my...Pollution Radar Exposes Urban Smog2 Apr, 2009 01:57 pm Scientists and industrials from the Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, the University of Leicester and EADS Astrium have developed a air quality mesure device...The Benefits of Plugging-In Your Vehicle18 Mar, 2009 04:11 pm Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles could drastically alter our conception of transportation for the better, but face potential social obstacles.EPA To Begin Regulating New Coal-Fired Plant Carbon Emissions24 Feb, 2009 07:36 pm The Environmental Protection Agency has made a start with the active regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from newly built coal-fired power plants...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...Over the Cliff for Natural Gas in North America?26 Jan, 2009 09:23 am Is natural gas production in North America headed for cliff? No one can know for sure; but all signs point down.Alternative Energy And Natural Gas13 Jan, 2009 06:08 pm At the end of the first full work week of the new year--a week I suspect I am not alone in having found a bit of a slog--a pair of articles in MIT's Technology...Mercury and Compact Fluorescent Bulbs8 Jan, 2009 01:50 pm Compact fluorescent bulbs are rapidly replacing incandescent bulbs. Recently, the European Commission opted for a phase out of the latter in the next decade...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?Another Way to Skin the Carbon Cat9 Dec, 2008 11:56 am by Richard T. Stuebi. The challenges associated with climate change are so daunting -- so much emission reductions to achieve, so much money to invest...A huge fall off in demand? ?We actually haven?t seen it yet!?3 Dec, 2008 11:08 pm Andrew Sutton, an oil market expert, gives Scitizen his opinion on what is happening with oil demand. He argues that the market are ?selling the news?...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...The Economic Crisis as a Window of Opportunity1 Dec, 2008 10:58 am The twin pillars of climate change and peak oil has recently been joined into a troika of challenge, with the onset of the global economic crisis...Of Speculative Bubbles, the Crisis in Finance, Corn & Ethanol26 Nov, 2008 12:08 pm By Andrew Burger. Alternative energy and clean technology businesses and investors are rightfully concerned that the credit crisis and the utter and complete...Civil plutonium can be used to make effective nuclear weapons15 Dec, 2008 10:02 pm Can the plutonium recovered from spent civil nuclear-power reactor fuel elements (civil plutonium) be used to fabricate nuclear weapons with significant...A New Chapter on Climate Change21 Nov, 2008 11:30 am President-elect Obama recorded a message for the Global Climate Summit, promising "a new chapter of American leadership on climate change."Future War Revisited21 Nov, 2008 11:18 am Think of a futuristic war scenario where soldiers are firing smart weapons from the confines of their command centres. Weapons that are capable of intercepting...A totally electric America21 Nov, 2008 12:13 pm In introductory remarks to his first press conference, President-elect Barack Obama on November 7, 2008 said, ?The auto industry is the backbone of American...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...The security consequences of the nuclear renaissance11 Nov, 2008 11:03 am On 30 October 2008, the Royal Society, the British academy of science, announced the launch of a major new study looking at whether planetary scale geoengineering...UK Scientists Compare Official G8 Proposals To Combat Climate Change With Real Carbon Cycle Data7 Nov, 2008 02:01 pm A few UK scientists have done a smart thing; they?ve combined the proposals of G8 policymakers for combating climate change with actual data on the status...Election Predictions for Cleantech and Carbon in a Post Obama World5 Nov, 2008 02:01 pm Here are the top 5 reasons tonight's election results mean lots of money for cleantech investors.Iran's Oil Shield Slips4 Nov, 2008 05:18 pm Between the US election and the gyrations of the financial markets, some important implications of the declining price of oil haven't received the attention...At both poles: ?Warming is directly attributed to human activities?30 Oct, 2008 07:04 pm Alexey Karpechko works at the University of East Anglia, and is co-author of a study published in this week?s issue of Nature Geoscience that shows that...Reinventing optical microscopy with nanotubes31 Oct, 2008 10:53 am Nanotube have a diameter two orders of magnitude smaller and about one order of magnitude longer than the size of the focal spot of the microscope...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?Canada's biofuels promise27 Oct, 2008 11:17 am An article giving an overview of Canada's bioenergy potential has been published on the Renewable Energy World.com website. The author, Douglas Bradley...Solar Powers more Vehicles as Gasoline use Drops23 Oct, 2008 11:05 am By John Addison. Solar is powering more vehicles. American?s have reduced their use of petroleum 5 percent this year. So far,...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,...We can make it better10 Oct, 2008 12:42 pm The news on climate change is more than a little depressing. The IPCC Synthesis Report projects that by 2100 the global average temperature will be at...Could Russia become a biofuel superpower?6 Oct, 2008 10:21 am This is a bit of a long shot but reading this report in the UK's Daily Telegraph about Russia using big a good harvest as a foreign policy tool,...Transform America?s Approach to Energy R&D29 Sep, 2008 01:18 pm The U.S. federal government should fully fund ARPA-E, its transformative energy R&D organization.Carbon capture and storage is an end-of-pipe dream15 Sep, 2008 12:34 pm The Government is basing its enthusiasm for new coal-burning power stations on the notion of retrofitting CCS (carbon capture and storage) in the future...METALS SHORTAGES.16 Sep, 2008 11:04 am It is not only an impending gap in demand and supply of oil that imposes upon the conservation of human civilization, the pressing and imminent depletion...Oil Prices and the Mayflower Problem29 Aug, 2008 02:34 pm Do oil prices really tell the market what it needs to know when it needs to know it?Alzheimer's Breakthrough Treatment?4 Aug, 2008 08:18 am People suffering early and moderate Alzheimer's have great reason for hope today as a new medication appears to materially impact of the disease in Stage...Carbon Forest Protection Payments: Who Gets the Check?16 Jul, 2008 03:15 pm I have long protected my forests, now where is my money? The Rights and Resources Initiative provides some interesting cautionary advice in new reports...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?Nuclear power: False climate change prophet?21 Jul, 2008 09:31 am A new study reveals that nuclear power is not as clean as the industry claims.Are biofuels causing food price rises?18 Jul, 2008 04:11 pm The Gallagher Review into biofuels has a view on how the diversion of food into biofuel crops affects prices but its not clear...Electrify America: The Founders Were Right, Let's Look to France!25 Jul, 2008 11:14 am "The French are most advanced in all manner of Arts, and refined Conversation, and in the Use of electric Cars." - Thomas Jefferson,...Show Me10 Jul, 2008 10:28 am A kick out of this story from the newest issue of Subsidy Watch: New research from Missouri refutes allegations that ethanol mandates save money...Tidal vs Nuclear4 Jul, 2008 10:41 am Even as Gordon Brown gives support for more nuclear newbuild, tidal stream energy makes big strides forwards while nuclear costs rise and problems continueAlternative 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.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,...Adult Stem Cells: The New Plastic Surgery?27 Jun, 2008 05:23 pm A new article in Live Science predicts that adult stem cells may replace silicone breast implants and other contemporary plastic surgery techniques...Hell in a handbasket?24 Jun, 2008 11:35 am So what is information technology doing to our brains? Neuroscientist Susan Greenfield has written a book about the upside and the downside of a world...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.....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...Surely Taking Corn out of the Market will Raise the Price30 May, 2008 04:16 pm I've been in conversation with David Benson, about the role of biofuels in the current round of food price rises across the world.Who's Afraid of Nuclear Power? (Part 1)30 May, 2008 04:15 pm Almost every day seems to bring more horror stories on fossil fuels. We're bombarded with reports about global warming. The price of oil keeps increasing...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.John McCain on Energy Policy23 May, 2008 02:00 pm Senator McCain in North Bend, Washington on May 13 discussing energy policy and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.Competing in the Green Economy22 May, 2008 01:04 pm With our current renewable energy policy, the U.S. risks losing its competitive edge in the green economy. Applied Materials President and CEO Michael...Redundant Ethanol Subsidies22 May, 2008 01:04 pm The proposed farm bill just sent to President Bush (and expected to be vetoed) contains several ethanol provisions. One is to cut the corn ethanol subsidy...Permanent Wood Sequestration as a Means to Solve the Global CO2 Problem28 May, 2008 11:57 am By Drs. Fritz Scholz and Ulrich Hasse: The increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere ranks first among the global environmental threads...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...Power From Formic Acid20 May, 2008 11:05 am One of the central challenges of our time is the supply of enough environmentally friendly and resource-efficient energy to our society.Daily Greens - Grolar Bears & Grease Thieves15 May, 2008 12:37 pm Put your hands up! Daily Greens investigates McCain's environmental proposals, why burglars have greasy fingers and a new hybrid species that'll rival...Bio-Char: An Eco-solution12 May, 2008 12:05 pm A segment on CNN discusses bio-char (biomass-derived black carbon).Technological Breakthrough in the Fight to Cut Greenhouse Gases14 May, 2008 09:13 am Two of the major problems facing scientists at the start of the 21st century are undoubtedly: combating climate change and breaking the reliance of the...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...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...UN Rapporteur Talks about the Global Food Crisis1 May, 2008 01:35 pm he United Nations is expected to reveal a so-called battle plan to tackle the growing global food crisis. The meeting in Switzerland on Monday comes...Carbon Markets Need a Strong Urge from the Government29 Apr, 2008 10:24 am A senior adviser on carbon management to PricewaterhouseCoopers and adjunct professor at UNSW's Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC),...The Costs of Major Energy Accidents, 1907 to 200729 Apr, 2008 12:11 pm Conventional energy technologies-- namely nuclear, coal, oil, gas, and hydroelectric power generators-- may kill more people than you think.The Smell of Money: Mixing Farm Waste to Make Energy25 Apr, 2008 09:57 am Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis, using an impressive array of imaging and tracking technologies, have determined the importance of mixing...Slowly Developing Primates are Not Dim-witted25 Apr, 2008 09:56 am Some primates have evolved big brains because their extra brainpower helps them live and reproduce longer, an advantage that outweighs the demands of extra...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.Computer Models Simulate the Present-Day Climate Well22 Apr, 2008 11:40 am Information about climate and how it responds to increased greenhouse gas concentrations depends heavily on insight gained from numerical simulations by...The Role of Business in Tomorrow's Society14 Apr, 2008 12:36 pm This is a video by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development on the roles of businesses can play in the 21st century.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...Food Reward in the Absence of Taste Receptor Signaling10 Apr, 2008 04:40 pm It is well accepted that palatability, or the property of being pleasurable to the sense of taste, is a major factor leading to the overconsumption of...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...New Organic Molecule in Space1 Apr, 2008 01:07 pm Scientists detect amino acetonitrile near the center of our Milky Way"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,...Clean Diesels14 Mar, 2008 10:51 am Modern diesel cars are not only quieter than their predecessors but also release considerably fewer exhaust fumes into the atmosphere...Changes in the Gulf Stream Correlates with Changes in Climate13 Mar, 2008 01:01 am A paper in this week's Nature studies the Gulf Stream in depth and the potential of this ocean current on influencing the climate...The Mystery of the Auroras13 Mar, 2008 01:01 am The arrival of spring heralds a season for enthusiasts to observe aurora borealis.Energy Trends & Technologies: Regent's Lecture at UC-Berkeley14 Mar, 2008 10:51 am Steven Koonin, Chief Scientist for BP & Professor of Physics, Caltech, gives a lecture on future energies. The world's demand for energy will grow by some...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,...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...Full of Hot Air28 Feb, 2008 11:10 am Are you willing to pay $9 to fill up your gas tank? According to this author/investor, Matthew Simmons, who talks to the "Money Honey" on Wall Street Journal...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...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.The sQuba18 Feb, 2008 01:04 pm A Swiss inventor, Frank Rinderknecht, has modeled a car that goes under water after one in a James Bond movie.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...Midwest Oil Refineries Gobble Up Canadian Tar Sands, Spew Greenhouse Gasses14 Feb, 2008 12:07 pm Midwest oil refineries are gobbling up more and more crude oil from Canadian tar sands and are set to belch out up to 40 percent more greenhouse gas emissions...UK Looks to a Nuclear Future14 Feb, 2008 12:04 pm Britain has given the go ahead for the construction of a new generation of nuclear power stations in its search for cleaner,...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...Nanovalve Material Captures and Stores Gases20 Feb, 2008 12:37 pm In a different approach to gas storage, a Ph.D. student, Brett Chandler and two professors, George Shimizu and David Cramb, at University of Calgary along...Storm on the Horizon13 Feb, 2008 07:30 pm Trouble is brewing. Trouble I have been warning about since I started writing this blog. Trouble that was a big factor in me starting to write this blog...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.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...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...Butanol: the New Catchphrase in Biofuels?25 Jan, 2008 07:30 am Dr Lars Angenent at Washington University in St. Louis talks briefly about his research on making butyrate from plant biomass.Nanotechnology in Medicine: Massive Advances on a Tiny Scale24 Jan, 2008 01:15 pm Professor Naomi Halas at Rice University (TX) discusses her nanotechnology research and its applicable uses in science and medicine of the future. (CNN)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,...Richard Heinberg on a Post-Carbon Future22 Jan, 2008 10:14 am Ecologist Richard Heinberg, author of The Party's Over, Power Down, The Oil Depletion Protocol, and Peak Everything, talks about energy wars,...The Exploration of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth in West Antarctica23 Jan, 2008 09:43 am Ever since the discovery, ten years ago, of Lake Vostok as a large deep freshwater body beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists have been fascinated...Annapolis Police "Go Green" with New Rides17 Jan, 2008 10:38 am The police department in charge of patrolling the state house and other government buildings in Annapolis, Maryland is going green. (WBAL TV, Baltimore)Question about Long-Term Tropical Forest Decline22 Jan, 2008 10:16 am Despite widespread concern about tropical forest loss, plenty of local evidence of deforestation and frequent estimates of global deforestation rates,...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,...Human Development Report 2007 - Interview with Mary Robinson14 Jan, 2008 12:09 pm Interview with Mary Robinson, former UN Human Rights Commission talking about climate change as a human right.A Not-So-Bubbly Fate for Sea Floor Methane17 Jan, 2008 10:38 am Good news about methane bubbling up from the ocean floor near Santa Barbara, CaliforniaGreen Car Conversions11 Jan, 2008 10:42 am DieselGreen Fuels in Austin, Texas is a company that converts cars that run on diesel to cars that will run on vegetable oil.Will Nuclear Power Stations be Insurable?11 Jan, 2008 10:42 am The Government has announced its decision on nuclear power, which is SUCH a surprise!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...Fueling Up at the Air Pump: Air-Powered Car7 Jan, 2008 10:20 am In a superb leap of eco-tech, Guy Negre and son, Cyril, have created a car that runs on compressed air. Too good to be true? (BBC News)Renewables-Based Technology.4 Jan, 2008 12:25 pm Making hydrogen from sugar is not feasible on any sensible scale, since to do so would require using the world's arable land in competition with food production...My Top 10 Energy Stories of 20073 Jan, 2008 11:53 am On his blog, R-Squared Energy Blog, Robert Rapier shares his top 10 energy stories of 2007.Oil Hits $100 per Barrel3 Jan, 2008 11:47 am Crude oil prices have spiked, briefly reaching $100/barrel yesterday, and it may not be over. CNN's Jim Boulden reports. The Middle East is not so sure...Rizhao, a Solar-Powered City in China8 Jan, 2008 11:20 am Australia news media, SBS, is praising a China north City, Rizhao, for its using solar power to save environment.Action on Surfaces: Moving Molecules and Nano Particles on Surfaces28 Dec, 2007 02:13 pm To build devices at molecular scale, we need to control the position, orientation and movement of individual molecules on surfaces...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...Oklahoma's "Green Gold"2 Jan, 2008 11:22 am Oklahoma is in the race to develop alternative energy sources to help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.Philippine Oil Palm Cultivation Raises Food Concerns2 Jan, 2008 11:22 am Al Jazeera's Marqa Ortigas in the Southern Philippines reports on how the palm oil industry has raised fear for local food supplies and sustainable practiceWater, 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.Trading Pollution for Clean Development28 Dec, 2007 02:12 pm This film, in 2 parts, gives an introduction to global warming and the Kyoto Protocol. It shows how one NGO in Karnataka is trading reduced carbon emissions...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)...Charlie Hall's Balloon Graph19 Dec, 2007 10:11 am Energy researcher Charlie Hall's balloon graph challenges the notion that alternative energy sources will provide a smooth transition to a post-fossil...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 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...Australian Boost for Kyoto12 Dec, 2007 10:56 am Kevin Rudd, Australia's new prime minister, has formally handed over the papers for his country's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change...Large-Scale Use of Harvest Residues for Biofuel Production: a Bad Idea20 Dec, 2007 01:31 pm Plans for large scale use of harvest residues to produce biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel will be detrimental to soil quality...A Red Sea Dam: Huge Power and Massive Destruction18 Dec, 2007 11:30 am Today?s technological know-how makes it possible to construct a dam across the southern entrance of the Red Sea. Evaporation is high in the Red Sea,...Seeding the Ocean: a Discredited Strategy10 Dec, 2007 10:51 am New research indicates that the putative strategy of "seeding" the oceans with iron filings and other nutrients in an effort to cause blooms of phytoplankton...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,...After Cheap Oil12 Dec, 2007 10:56 am This is a short article follow-up to my earlier article "Peak Oil and Climate Change: A Call to Peaceful Arms". Although I do revisit a few issues from...Did a Starchy Diet Fuel Gene Copying in Early Humans?11 Dec, 2007 10:45 am Biologists usually think of gene mutations as the raw material for evolution. But a wide-ranging analysis of a correlation between genes and diet across...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...What's Really Wrong With Nuclear Power?30 Nov, 2007 01:30 pm In terms of its achievable potential, financial and social cost, and even carbon dioxide emissions, nuclear power is not an optimal solution.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...Bacterial Genomes and Evolution29 Nov, 2007 10:59 am The seminar that I give most often when I am invited to speak at other universities begins with a brief introduction to genomes,...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...Fertilizing the Ocean to Slow Global Warming22 Nov, 2007 11:00 am Scitizen interviews Professor Oliver Wingenter, of the Department of Chemistry at New Mexico Tech, who recently suggested fertilizing the ocean to grow...Ethical Stem Cell Breakthrough! "Like Turning Lead Into Gold"21 Nov, 2007 10:54 am A huge advancement in stem cell research--and a stake in the heart of human cloning--was announced yesterday.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...Do the World?s Oceans Take Up Less Carbon Dioxide?19 Nov, 2007 11:33 am The answer is: Yes, for the North Atlantic over the last decade.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,...A Vaccine for Cancer12 Nov, 2007 10:21 am Efforts to train the immune system to attack cancer cells has been met with limited success, mainly because the immune system recognizes cancer cells as...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...Reporting from the Wall Street Journal29 Oct, 2007 12:59 pm I just finished reading an article from the Wall Street Journal that left me shaking my head.Making Biofuel from Straw?26 Oct, 2007 11:30 am Researchers from Warwick University assess straw as a source of alternative energy.Oil Independence Possible for U.S. by 203026 Oct, 2007 11:49 am Oil independence is possible for the U.S. if comprehensive and aggressive energy policies are implemented aimed at reducing demand for oil,...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...Nanotechnology Researchers at Northwestern University Revolutionize Drug Delivery with Advanced Nanomaterials22 Oct, 2007 10:09 am Nanodiamonds, a revolutionary class of nanomaterials, are 2 nanometers in diameter in single-particle form, and can be manipulated to form clusters with...Fodor on Natural Selection16 Oct, 2007 11:50 am Philosopher Jerry Fodor offers up the latest example of a familiar genre: essays declaring the forthcoming demise of natural selection,...Biofuel Production Threatens Water Supplies in China and India11 Oct, 2007 05:03 pm A study released this week by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) reports that the biofuel production in China and India exacerbates the...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,...Ozone Modifies Pulmonary Innate Immune Response18 Oct, 2007 09:56 am It is well known that air pollution can cause health problems in susceptible populations. Our study, recently published in the Journal of Immunology,...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...Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV).5 Oct, 2007 05:40 pm Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is a version of photovoltaic (PV) technology which can be incorporated into the the roofs and walls of both commercial...Functional Genomic Screens in Stem Cells Using Clonal Microarrays10 Oct, 2007 12:18 pm The field of functional genomics explores the various functions of genetic sequences within the human genome. Gene function discoveries provide researchers...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,...DNA Markers and Computer Science Methodology Can be Used to Trace Individual Ancestry1 Oct, 2007 12:57 pm Genetic markers (variations in the DNA among individuals) can be used to infer population structure, a task that remains a central challenge in many areas...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...Climate change talks at U.N.25 Sep, 2007 12:46 pm The UN climate change meeting yesterday announced an upcoming round of new talks that must reach a breakthrough in reducing greenhouse gas emissions...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...A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash24 Sep, 2007 01:59 pm The idea that the world?s oil supplies have peaked, or will soon, is gaining mainstream currency. OilCrash, produced and directed by award-winning European...Kyoto Protocol, EU ETS and Determinants of CO2 Prices21 Sep, 2007 12:26 pm The Kyoto Protocol is the international response to climate change. By ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, industrialized countries make the commitment to reduce...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...Three Good Reasons to Do Nanotechnology: 1. For a Sustainable Energy Economy20 Sep, 2007 12:57 pm When I was in Norway a few months ago, I was talking to an official from their research council about the Norwegian national nanotechnology strategy...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)..."There is a Huge Difference in Biofuels but Policies Just do not Make this Distinction"14 Sep, 2007 02:46 pm In a report on the impact of biofuels released Tuesday, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said biofuels may "offer a cure...The Claim: Politically Liberal Brains are Better at Handling Change13 Sep, 2007 03:04 pm A recent report in Nature Neuroscience has gotten a lot of press. The headlines proclaim that "left-wing" brains are different from "right wing" brains...Coal & Nuclear: Problem or Solution?12 Sep, 2007 01:01 pm A three minute excerpt from PBS series e2 energy narrated by Morgan Freeman. This episode is the last in the series and titled "Harvesting the Wind...Brussels Minute: Climate Struggle at EU Parliament11 Sep, 2007 11:15 am The European Parliament on Monday 10 Sept started a series of hearings to bring clarity on how to approach the issue of climate change. A EUX...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,..."About 65 Million Years Ago a Very Large Asteroid Hit the Earh in the Yucatan Peninsula"5 Sep, 2007 07:12 pm A study published today in Nature reports the identification of the killer asteroid shower. William Botkke, lead author of the study,...The Energy Diet5 Sep, 2007 02:56 pm An article I read over the long weekend got me thinking about how we talk about energy supply and demand, particularly when we're looking at alternatives...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,?...New Insights into Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder6 Sep, 2007 12:57 pm Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common debilitating psychiatric disorder, yet the cause of OCD is unknown and few effective treatments are available...Increase CO2 Levels Could Alter Rangelands31 Aug, 2007 03:41 pm Jack Morgan reports in this week issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that wide-open rangelands may become less common as shrubby...The Most Conservative Protein of Flu Virus: Death Sentence or Life Saver?5 Sep, 2007 01:30 pm If there were ?popularity awards? for viral proteins, the two most likely candidates would be two proteins exposed on the surface of influenza (flu) virus...Howard Makes Climate Change a Key APEC Objective30 Aug, 2007 10:13 am Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared yesterday that he wanted the APEC gathering of regional leaders next week in Sydney to discuss the need...Finding the Best Way to Train Older Brains3 Sep, 2007 01:30 pm Memory training programs are becoming popular, but do they work for everyone? The bad news is that the older we get, the less likely we are to show improvements...Scientists Discover ?Volume Control? for Connections between Brain Regions29 Aug, 2007 12:59 pm Nerve axons, the hair-like processes that connect brain regions, have been likened to telephone wires in that they faithfully relay information without...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...Biofuels or Forests?23 Aug, 2007 11:37 am Carbon-free transport fuels present some of the most difficult problems in adapting to a low carbon economy and, while there are solutions like hydrogen...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...A Robot Controlled by a Simulated Rat Brain20 Aug, 2007 11:09 am For a long time scientists have been quite intrigued by the rat?s ability to perform spatial tasks such as maze solving. Rats can combine scent and visual...Thinking Clearly about Biofuels: Ending the Irrelevant ?Net Energy? Controversy15 Aug, 2007 11:50 am The age of petroleum is ending. If we are to make sound choices about our energy future, we will have to think clearly and carefully...Jesus Freaks for Climate Change10 Aug, 2007 11:40 am Today's Washington Post includes an exploration of a relatively recent trend among evangelical Christians: environmentalism, or more specifically,...New Research Explores Making Electrical Contact with Nanotubes14 Aug, 2007 11:26 am With walls that can be just one atom thick, carbon nanotubes promise to enable technology that??s smaller, faster and more energy efficient than seems...Agriculture and Food Workers Challenge Nanotechnologies9 Aug, 2007 12:10 pm We analize the first declaration issued at a continental level by a federation of trade unions on nanotechnologies. In March, 2007,...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.Learning a Second Language: Is It All In the Head?8 Aug, 2007 11:20 am Learning a foreign language can be quite difficult for some. In a world of hundreds of languages much of it can end up sounding like Greek...Varying Environments Can Speed Up Evolution31 Jul, 2007 11:28 am Nadav Kashtan is a specialist of evolution computer simulations. He authored a study on the subject published in the Proceedings of the National Academy...Do You Know That Aluminum Can Be Used As a Hydrogen Source for Fuel Cells?6 Aug, 2007 11:35 am Metal Al has been widely used in industry and daily life because of its light weight and good oxidation resistance. However,...CNN/YouTube 2008 Democratic Presidential Debate on energy issues27 Jul, 2007 09:49 am This is an extract of the first presidential debate of the 2008 race sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee held in South Carolina on July 23...Controlling the Kids with Chemicals30 Jul, 2007 10:20 am Honey bee queens control their offspring with chemicals (pheromones), but how these chemicals work has largely remained a mystery...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...Spot the Difference: How Do Brains Tell one Place from Another?25 Jul, 2007 05:11 pm Our brains are continuously bombarded by shifting patterns of sensory inputs evoked by our environment. Even subtle changes in these patterns need to...Human Most Likely Origin Is "Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa?18 Jul, 2007 07:00 pm A new study published today in Nature shows new evidence that humans probably evolved in Africa. Interview with Dr Andrea Manica,...Oceanites: On the Front Line of Climate Change17 Jul, 2007 11:52 am News report spotlights the effects of Climate Change on two Antarctic Penguin species; the Adelie and Gentoo. Oceanites founder, Ron Naveen,...Are Men as Talkative as Women?16 Jul, 2007 02:51 pm Yes, according to a USA Today article on a study that says that both sexes speak about 16,000 words a day.Bush "Muzzles" the Surgeon General of the US13 Jul, 2007 03:08 pm Former Surgeon General, Dr. Richard Carmona, speaks with Wolf Blitzer from CNN on how he and the two previous Surgeon Generals have been muzzled by the...New Drugs Offer Stroke Treatment by Changing Activity of DNA19 Jul, 2007 10:59 am The discovery of small molecules that act as inhibitors of enzymes, small machines in cells, that are involved in the chemical modification of proteins...No More Nuclear Energy? A Lost Fight Before It Even Starts!12 Jul, 2007 04:05 pm Jacques Foos analyses questions on world development in an un-dogmatic style. He is a professor at the National Conservatory of the Arts et Metiers and...?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 Growth Rate in Chinese Emissions Has Been Incredible?13 Jul, 2007 04:46 pm Gregg Marland is an expert scientist on climate change, and he discusses the the findings by the Neatherlands Environmental Assessment Agency that show...?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,...World Map of Oil Production Peaking9 Jul, 2007 02:01 pm This animated map is an excerpt from a conference presentation by Randy Park. He is a professional level member of the Canadian Association of Professional...Carbon Nanotubes Are Tougher and Supercompressible11 Jul, 2007 12:54 pm We show that under repeated high compressive strains, the long nanotube block shows a viscoelastic behavior similar to that seen in the soft tissue membranes..."The Glacial Period Did Not Happen Until Several Thousand Years After The Toba Super Eruption"5 Jul, 2007 08:00 pm Michael Petraglia is a University Lecturer in Human Evolution. His study published today in Science reveals that super-volcanic eruptions are perhaps...Jeremy Leggett: Peak Oil Meets Climate Change9 Jul, 2007 02:00 pm Jeremy Leggett Lecture in the Cultivate Centre, Dublin where he discusses Peak Oil and its affects on climate change. He spent the 1980s in the service...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...The Creation Museum 3: General Overview5 Jul, 2007 11:54 am The Creation museum that opened on May 28 in Kentucky keeps fueling the debate between evolution and creationism. Jason Rosenhouse tells here his visit...Nuclear Energy: ?Everyone Wants It?3 Jul, 2007 12:30 pm For Philippe Garderet, the scientific director of Areva, the world leading company in nuclear energy, ?the real subject at hand is not knowing whether...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...Stem Cell Veto3 Jul, 2007 12:30 pm On June 20, President Bush vetoed for the second time a bill passed by Congress that would have allowed federal funding to study frozen embryos from fertility..."The Arctic is a Treasure Trove of Natural Resources"4 Jul, 2007 04:00 pm Rob Huebert is a specialist on the politics of the Arctic. He believes that if oil prices remain high, the Arctic will become a major strategic interest...Make Assurance Double Sure ? Dual Networks for Behavioral Control9 Jul, 2007 02:01 pm The ability to exercise voluntary control over one?s own actions forms a central aspect of what it means to be human. The number of possible responses...Steve Koonin on Energy Trends and Technologies for the Coming Decades2 Jul, 2007 04:50 pm In his talk organized by the University of California, San Diego's Center for Energy Research as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series,...Vast Oil and Life in the Deep-Earth.5 Jul, 2007 11:54 am Two books speculate that oil is formed continually within the earth by geological processes and will not therefore run-out,...Hope For Parkinson Patients29 Jun, 2007 03:14 pm This is CBS News on a new gene therapy treatment for the incurable brain disorder that affects millions of Americans.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,...Focusing on attention29 Jun, 2007 03:15 pm There are many things in the world around us, too many for the brain to process in detail at the same time. A lot of these things, however,...Seduction by Neuroscience: Resisting the Allure25 Jun, 2007 04:43 pm At Professor Adam Kolber's Neuroethics & Law Blog, I learned of a new article now in press at the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience...Explaining the Relation Between Birth Order and Intelligence22 Jun, 2007 05:04 pm The purposes of our study were to quantify the size of a birth order effect on IQ, if any, and to provide evidence that could support or oppose prevailing...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 Sensible Cap and Trade Scheme for National Carbon Emissions?22 Jun, 2007 05:04 pm The Austrialian PM?s taskforce recommends a cautious start to carbon emissions trading by 2012 with carbon caps being initially set generously to take...Fungi for Biofuel: Prof. Amir Sharon of Tel Aviv University15 Jun, 2007 03:45 pm A new technology can not only make better biofuel, but revolutionalize a whole range of markets including the pharmaceuticals and food industry.The Political Brain19 Jun, 2007 02:29 pm Research in clinical and social psychology takes up what prompts our political judgement."Someone Is Going to Have to Make Up The Supply That Is Always Being Demanded for Food and Feed"15 Jun, 2007 03:45 pm Ronald Steenblik is the Director of Research for the Global Subsidies Initiative of the International Institute for Sustainable Development based in Geneva...Neurons and How They Work20 Jun, 2007 07:19 pm What are neurons and how do they work ? What allows us to think imaginatively and create ideas ? A comprehensive picture by Discovery Channel.Biofuels: A Danger for Latin America15 Jun, 2007 03:45 pm Renewable fuels, in particular Biofuels, energy sources derived from agricultural crops have suddenly won the support from the United States...Transferring Quantum Information from Light to Matter and Back Again12 Jun, 2007 02:18 pm A quantum computer is a device that can perform certain tasks much more efficiently than a classical computer byexploiting unique aspects of quantum mechanics...Bypass the US in G8 Climate Talks6 Jun, 2007 03:15 pm A leaked document shows that the US remains rigidly opposed to any action on global warming that involves firm targets and timelines.Discovery of Stem Cells in Muscle Could Advance Development of Regenerative Therapies8 Jun, 2007 04:13 pm Stem cells provide the starting material for the development and repair of every organ and tissue in the body and they are present in all stages of life..."Jatropha Is Not Competing with Existing Food Crops to Produce Biodiesel"5 Jun, 2007 03:19 pm The biofuel market is growing, and with it the development of certain crops to meet energy needs. One of which is Jatropha, a plant that is gaining importance...Musical Tones Discovered in Speech4 Jun, 2007 12:25 pm A striking feature of music is the use of 12 specific tone intervals in musical composition and performance across many human cultures...I Think I Can Feel My Brain Evolving29 May, 2007 07:29 pm There?s a Far Side cartoon where a kid in a classroom raises his hand and says, ?May I be excused? My brain is full.? After two intense days at a brain...BioJustice 2007 International Farmers Speak Out Pt. 131 May, 2007 04:10 pm University of California-Berkeley professor, Ignacio Chapela, speaks as part of the opening panel discussion during BioJustice 2007,...Study attempts to separate health from social influences on brain development25 May, 2007 03:55 pm Much research has found that there are IQ differences based on socioeconomic background of children: poorer children have lower IQs...France: ?What We Demand Is That Laboratories Regain the Ability To Self Finance.?24 May, 2007 05:53 pm ?Sauvons la Recherche? (Save Research) is a group created in March 2003 to fight a dramatic drop in budgets and recruitment decided by the government at...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...How the Brain Translates Money into Force: a Neuro-imaging Study of Subliminal Motivation24 May, 2007 05:53 pm Most of us consciously work for the paycheck, along with other material and emotional benefits. But motivation may also be hidden...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...The Adult Brain Can Rapidly Reorganise to Compensate for Functional Interference21 May, 2007 12:40 pm When a person suffers brain damage, for example a stroke, their ability to move their limbs is often impaired. Over time, some degree of recovery can occur...Future Squinter? No Right to be Born18 May, 2007 11:27 am Well, we have fallen along way off the moral cliff in a very short time; from tossing away embryos with genetic defects for serious illness in infancy..."Nuclear Energy Represents an Enormous Commitment for Investors"10 May, 2007 06:58 pm Segment of an interview with Jan Horst Keppler, director of the Energy program at the French Institute of International Relation (IFRI) and professor at...[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...3.4%10 May, 2007 06:57 pm The percentage of renewable energies out of the current overall energy supply.20%10 May, 2007 06:57 pm The agreement reached by the European Union on renewable energies out of the combined energy consumption by 2020.Coal, a Future Energy?10 May, 2007 06:57 pm To consider coal, known to be highly polluting, as an energy source of the future seems somewhat of a paradox. Yet, that is the bet being made by some...Ethanol, a Possible Replacement to Gasoline10 May, 2007 06:58 pm Ethanol is not a newly discovered component. It has been used for a long time in industrial chemistry, for example, in solvents, or disinfectants...Energies of the 21st Century10 May, 2007 06:59 pm The debate over energy resources used by modern societies is of the utmost urgence. Not so much because the traditional forms of energy will run out,...[Video] Free Fall Experiment - Time Perception18 May, 2007 11:27 am Research being done in psychologist Dr. David Eagleman's lab, piloting free fall experiments to explore time warping during high adrenaline situation...Neuronal Communication: The Need for Persistence16 May, 2007 03:43 pm Scientists at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, USA, studying mammalian spinal cord cells,...Clue to Onset and Progression of Huntington's Disease is Discovered18 May, 2007 11:27 am Huntington?s Disease is a devastating neurodegenerative genetic disorder which affects particular areas of the brain, progresses with time and worsens...Bad Brake Leads to Addiction15 May, 2007 12:36 pm Two weeks ago, lying on a hospital bed after surgery, I was hooked up to a morphine pump so I could self-administer morphine whenever I had pain...Bionic Vision with Brain Implants7 May, 2007 12:27 pm Implants in the relay station of the visual brain may one day be able to restore sight to those blinded by eye disease. That's what suggests Harvard Medical...Of Mammals and Mass Extinctions9 May, 2007 01:10 pm It's a story that everyone knows. Some 65 million years ago a giant asteroid slams into the Earth. The resulting catastrophe spreads around the world,...A New Approach Towards the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease9 May, 2007 01:09 pm Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurological disorder that slowly attacks and purloins the minds of its victims...Brain 'Niceness' Protein Required for Social Behavior14 May, 2007 12:42 pm The cell surface protein CD38, found on many immune cells such as leukocytes, is also present in neurons and astrocytes in the brain...Nanotechnology for Healing Damaged Vascular Tissue4 May, 2007 12:45 pm Atherosclerotic vascular disease, characterized by artery hardening and vessel narrowing through plaque accumulation, has become the leading cause of death...[Video] Introduction to the Renewable Energies26 Apr, 2007 01:55 pm A (quite fair) introduction to the renewable energies by WWF.Migraine Headaches: Maybe Not So Bad for the Brain after All?26 Apr, 2007 01:56 pm There is an urban myth circulating about migraine headaches, namely that they result in dysfunction of the central nervous system and may ultimately cause...Friendly Neighbors May Become Neuron Killers24 Apr, 2007 01:11 pm Neurodegenerative diseases, like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are characterized by a loss of specific subsets of brain cells called neurons..."All Biofuels Contain Health Risks As Does Diesel"20 Apr, 2007 01:32 pm A report published this week on the safety of Ethanol suggests that in fact this popular potential replacement for oil has some drawbacks...Magnetic Resonance Imaging May Predict Alzheimer's Disease25 Apr, 2007 11:39 am The "holy grail" of Alzheimer's disease research is prevention. For prevention of Alzheimer's disease we need two components: a way of detecting normal...Climate Change's Winners and Losers20 Apr, 2007 03:04 pm I've long maintained that one of the biggest mistakes that the environmental community -- and many of us -- made around climate change is relegating it...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...The dynamics of crowd disasters16 Apr, 2007 02:36 pm Science News has an intriguing article on how physicists have applied models of fluid dynamics to successfully understand dangerous crowd stampedes.New Method Overcomes Drug Resistance in HIV/AIDS5 Apr, 2007 04:54 pm A major problem in HIV/AIDS is the virus ability to rapidly mutate which leads to the virus? escape from the body?s immune defense and the appearance of...Fly Attention5 Apr, 2007 04:53 pm In this article I show how one can study selective attention in flies by measuring their brain responses to competing visual stimuli...?A Global Carbon Permit Market Is Not A Very Good Idea?30 Mar, 2007 11:42 am Interview with Warwick McKibbin, the director of the Center of Applied Macroeconomic Analysis at the Australian National University and a professorial...Using Your DNA to Remember21 Mar, 2007 07:12 pm In our article entitled ?Covalent modification of DNA regulates memory formation,? published in the current issue of the journal Neuron, Dr...Characterization of Ovarian Tumor Vascular Cells, a New Source for Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers26 Mar, 2007 11:36 am We recently characterized the genes expressed by ovarian tumor blood vessel cells[1]. This work demonstrated that the blood vessel cells in ovarian cancer...Genetic Mapping in Combination with Brain Imaging May Help Diagnose Early Dementia20 Mar, 2007 10:51 am My recently presented thesis suggests that genetic mapping and brain imaging can be used to identify people who will go on to develop Alzheimer's disease..."Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol is The Most Competitive Renewable Energy Worldwide."14 Mar, 2007 11:31 am Interview with Jose Goldemberg, a Brazilian physicist and the current Secretary for the Environment of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil,...New Tank Innovation Makes Small Natural Gas Vehicles Attractive9 Mar, 2007 10:31 am Technology uses corncobs to create space-saving briquettes for low-pressure tanks. A development in natural gas technology will make it possible to...Hydropower Switched to Dual Clean and Renewable Energy Source8 Mar, 2007 11:22 am Narrowly linked to climate change issues, this article is intended to somehow foresee the rise of a new clean and renewable energy resource...Oil: "There Is No Evidence That a Peak Will Occur In the Next 10 to 15 Years"1 Mar, 2007 05:24 pm Peter Jackson, the senior director of CERA Oil Supply, recently published a widely debated article entitled, "Why the Peak Oil Theory Falls Down"...Higher Levels of Education Do Not Protect Against Age-Related Memory Decline1 Feb, 2007 07:22 pm In the current issue of the journal "Research on Aging" our article, ?Education and Cognitive Decline in Older Americans,? suggests that after age 70,...Hybrid Materials of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanowires24 Jan, 2007 04:36 pm As scientists look for new materials to replace silicon for faster computers, carbon nanotubes and nanowires of various kinds have appeared to be the most...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,...A black hole in a globular cluster22 Jan, 2007 07:13 pm This report discusses the recent discovery of strong evidence for an accreting black hole in a globular cluster in the galaxy NGC 4472,...Diverse Renewable Energy Sources Is The Best Option16 Jan, 2007 11:28 am Dr. Daniel Kammen is the director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley...The European Commission has released its Climate Change Strategy -Is It A Good Plan?11 Jan, 2007 04:19 pm The European Commission has issued a Climate Change Strategy which focuses on controls on the emissions of carbon dioxide to limit the human intervention...Why Hydropower is Not Clean Energy9 Jan, 2007 02:53 pm Dr. Philip M. Fearnside is a research scientist in the Ecology department at the National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA) in Manaus,...Autumn 2006 is Very Likely the Warmest of Over More Than Half a Millennium23 Dec, 2006 05:03 pm Detailed insight into high-resolution temporal and spatial patterns of climate change during previous centuries is essential for assessing the degree to...Stem Cells Aid Dogs With Muscular Dystrophy to Walk More Normally28 Nov, 2006 06:07 pm Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease that has not treatment and severely limits motility and life expectancy in people...New Process to Produce Completely Renewable Fuels and Chemicals10 Nov, 2006 04:02 pm What happens if you overheat vegetable oil or sugar in your kitchen? Vegetable oil smokes and turns brown and sugar turns black...Stem Cells on Their Way to Becoming Smooth Muscle Tissue: ?We Can Say We Are Midway There?7 Nov, 2006 06:08 pm When stretched, a type of adult stem cell taken from bone marrow can be nudged towards becoming the type of tissue found in blood vessels,...Fossilized Liquid Assembly: A Bio-Inspired Route to Complex Structures8 Nov, 2006 10:00 am The advanced capabilities of many materials result from their exceptional surface properties. While coatings and paints improve surface properties through...Bioreactors: Toward Miniaturation26 Oct, 2006 03:15 pm Scientists have shown that you can directly transfer electrons to a mineral using a purified protein. Using pure protein opens up the possibility of shrinking...New Compound Counters Avian Flu17 Oct, 2006 03:00 pm UW-Madison researchers have found a flu-fighting peptide, a small protein molecule which is a fragment of a larger human protein...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...On the Importance of Locality When Estimating the Aerosol Effects on Climate2 Oct, 2006 12:57 pm It is well understood how the emission of greenhouse gasses (GHG) warms the atmosphere. Some of the key greenhouse molecules stay in the atmosphere hundreds..."The technique has been out for a number of years, it?s been proven to be safe"25 Sep, 2006 10:27 am In a letter published in August in Nature online [1], Robert Lanza and his team reported a new technique to generate embryonic stem cells ?..."The cyclic universe model is a simple mechanism for solving the cosmological constant problem"19 Sep, 2006 10:22 am The search for a single theory of everything has led scientists to propose a surprising, new and non-intuitive description of our Universe...Who discovered carbon nanotubes? - All you need to know about the discovery of carbon nanotubes.6 Sep, 2006 05:06 pm On reading articles in newspapers and science and technology magazines one gets that impression that Suomo Iijima, a scientist at NEC Japan,...Skin Cells Could Potentially Be Used To Repair the Nervous System4 Jul, 2006 12:06 pm Nerve cells communicate via precise electrical signals called action potentials. In order to maintain speed and intensity of these signals over long distances...1st UK Mesenchymal Stem Cell Meeting28 Jun, 2006 11:41 am Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have attracted widespread interest as promising candidates for the cell-based treatment of different degenerative disorders...?I am optimistic about the ability of humans to draw the line between appropriate uses and inappropriate uses?26 Jun, 2006 10:28 am Larry Goldstein is Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology. He reviews for Scitizen the ethical debate on stem cells..."My Proposal Is To Concentrate On Green Energy at Large"22 Jun, 2006 07:31 pm Ibrahim Dincer is chair of the Second International Green Energy Conference that will take place in Ontario, Canada from the 25 to the 29 of June..."Simply Put, the Earth 3C Warmer Would Be a Different Planet Than the One that We Know"18 Jun, 2006 01:06 pm James E. Hansen is the lead climate scientist and director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Science. He comments for Scitizen on a draft report...Slippery Nanopipes15 Jun, 2006 10:32 am Imagine the amount of water that comes out of a fire hose attached to a hydrant. If you replace the fire hose with a regular garden hose,...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...Carbon Nanotubes as Deformation Cells on the Nanoscale12 Jun, 2006 09:24 am Nanocrystalline materials are composed of crystallites with sizes of a few nanometers. It has been observed since decades that such materials are mechanically..."Carbon nanotubes might have a role in targeting drugs to tumour cells or delivery of drugs to the nervous system"30 May, 2006 01:55 pm Todd Pappas is co-author of a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology on the ability of carbon nanotubes to carry..."New strategy for optimizing the nanostructured metals"3 May, 2006 01:36 pm In a report published in the April 14 issue of Science [1], a team of scientists observes that a nanostructured metal can be hardened by annealing and...The real value of embryonic stem cells?10 Apr, 2006 05:58 am Several controversies surround the use of human embryonic stem cells: Is it ethical to use them? Will embryonic stem cells ever be used to treat human...Stem Cells - ethical debates and historical remarks9 Apr, 2006 03:11 pm Ethical concerns about stem cell research are deeply rooted in the past. Understanding the historical content of these concerns may help to foster an open...The Future of Fuel Cells.31 Mar, 2006 12:54 pm Fuel cells are often perceived as being part of the future solution to the 'energy crisis', providing 'clean' electricity with virtually no emissions...Few Guidelines for the Article Authors21 Jan, 2006 10:56 am Readability, length of the article, references?Few Guidelines for the Reviewers21 Jan, 2006 10:52 am The panel of reviewers is responsible for the reliability of information published under Subjects |
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