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| Apollo Solar Energy funds new $1.5 million CdTe solar research center at NJIT Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(New Jersey Institute of Technology) NJIT received today from Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. a three-year, $1.5 million grant to establish a solar research center. The company, based in Chengdu, the People's Republic of China, mines and refines tellurium (Te) and high-purity tellurium-based metals for specific segments of the global electronic materials market. |
| Frogs, foam and fuel: University of Cincinnati researchers convert solar energy to sugars Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Cincinnati) In natural photosynthesis, plants take in solar energy and carbon dioxide and then convert it to oxygen and sugars. The oxygen is released to the air and the sugars are dispersed throughout the plant -- like that sweet corn we look for in the summer. Unfortunately, the allocation of light energy into products we use is not as efficient as we would like. Now engineering researchers at the University of Cincinnati are doing something about that. |
| UV exposure has increased over the last 30 years, but stabilized since the mid-1990s Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA scientists analyzing 30 years of satellite data have found that the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching Earth's surface has increased markedly over the last three decades. Most of the increase has occurred in the mid-and-high latitudes, and there's been little or no increase in tropical regions. |
| A NASA satellite mosaic of twin tropical troublesome cyclones: Tomas and Ului Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tropical Cyclones Tomas and Ului are both causing problems for residents in the South Pacific Ocean today, March 16, and watches and warnings are in effect for the Fiji Islands and the Solomon Islands, respectively. NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites passed over each storm and their images were combined to show the close proximity of the troublemaking twins. |
| Catastrophic flooding may be more predictable after Penn researchers build a mini river delta Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Pennsylvania) Researchers created a miniature river delta that replicates flooding patterns seen in natural rivers, resulting in a mathematical model capable of aiding in the prediction of the next catastrophic flood. |
| Major report reveals the environmental and social impact of the 'livestock revolution' Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(Stanford University) Global meat production has tripled in the past three decades and could double its present level by 2050, according to a major report on the livestock industry by an international team of scientists and policy experts. The impact of this "livestock revolution" is likely to have significant consequences for human health, the environment and the global economy, the authors conclude. |
| Study highlights forest protected areas as a critical strategy for slowing climate change Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(World Wildlife Fund) A new study involving scientists from 13 different organizations, universities and research institutions states that forest protection offers one of the most effective, practical, and immediate strategies to combat climate change. The study, "Indigenous Lands, Protected Areas, and Slowing Climate Change," was published in PLoS Biology, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, and makes specific recommendations for incorporating protected areas into overall strategies to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses from deforestation and degradation (nicknamed REDD). |
| Urban CO2 domes increase deaths, poke hole in cap-and-trade proposal Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(Stanford University) In the first study ever done on the local health effects of the domes of carbon dioxide that develop above cities, Stanford researcher Mark Jacobson found that the domes increase the local death rate. The result provides a scientific basis for regulating CO2 emissions at the local level and points out a significant oversight in the carbon dioxide "cap-and-trade" proposal that was passed by the House of Representatives in June 2009. |
| Solomon Islands under warnings for Category 4 Cyclone Ului Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) There are two powerful cyclones in the Southern Pacific Ocean this week, Tomas and Ului. Ului is a Category 4 Cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale and is affecting the Solomon Islands where warnings and watches have been posted today, March 15. NASA satellite data has confirmed that Ului is a strong cyclone with a wide reach. |
| Powerful Cyclone Tomas battering Northern Fiji islands Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tomas grew into a monster Category 4 cyclone and thrashed the northern Fiji Islands with heavy rains and maximum sustained winds of up to 170 mph (275 kph). The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of most of Cyclone Tomas on Mar. 14 10:21 p.m. ET and noticed the storm's eye is cloud-filled. |
| Southern Ocean winds open window to the deep sea Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(CSIRO Australia) Scientists have discovered how changes in winds blowing on the Southern Ocean drive variations in the depth of the surface layer of sea water responsible for regulating exchanges of heat and carbon dioxide between the ocean and the atmosphere. |
| Private drinking water supplies pose challenges to public health Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT |
(Canadian Medical Association Journal) An estimated 3 to 4 million people -- about one in every eight Canadians -- drink water from private supplies. Infrequent testing and maintenance puts consumers of these water supplies at greater risk of contamination than public systems, states an article in CMAJ. |
| NASA's Aqua Satellite shows strong convection in Tropical Storm Ului Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Tropical Storm Ului during the morning hours (Eastern Time) on March 12 and noticed a large area of strong convection in the storm's center, indicating strengthening. |
| GOES-12 captures south Atlantic Tropical Storm 90Q far from Argentina's coast Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The second-ever known tropical cyclone in the South Atlantic Ocean can't escape satellite eyes, and today, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-12 captured a visible image of Tropical Storm 90Q now located off the coast of Argentina. |
| Tropical Storm Tomas approaching Nadi this weekend Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tropical Storm Tomas is on a southern track in the South Pacific Ocean, and residents of Nadi, Fiji will be watching it as it approaches the eastern side of the island late this weekend. A tropical cyclone alert is in effect for all of Fiji this weekend. |
| Lost into space Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(University of Leicester) Space physicists from the University of Leicester are part of an international team that has identified the impact of the sun on Mars' atmosphere. |
| Southampton oceanographers awarded IMarEST Denny Medal Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK)) At a ceremony held in London on March 11, scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton were awarded the prestigious Denny medal by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology for the most worthy paper published in its technical proceedings. |
| Tropical Storm Tomas calls for alerts in south Pacific Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) System 97P was looking pretty impressive on NASA satellite imagery early today, March 11, and by 10 a.m. ET, it strengthened into Tropical Storm Tomas. |
| 3 FASTSAT instruments pass tests Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The outer layers of Earth's atmosphere hold many secrets yet to be uncovered and three scientific instruments will fly soon on the FASTSAT-HSV01 satellite and seek to uncover them to benefit us here on Earth. Known as MINI-ME, PISA and TTI, these instruments recently passed a series of important final tests to prove their readiness for spaceflight. |
| Second only south Atlantic tropical storm: 90Q, moving away from Brazil Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tropical Storm 90Q is the second known tropical cyclone to form in the cooler South Atlantic Ocean, and two NASA satellites confirm it is now moving away from Brazil's coast. The first tropical cyclone ever seen in recorded history in the Southern Atlantic was called "Catarina" in 2004. |
| Hubert's remnants still raining on southern Madagascar Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Hubert may not be a tropical storm now that it has made landfall in southeastern Madagascar, but it's still a formidable and large storm system. NASA's Aqua satellite revealed that there are still some very high, strong thunderstorms in Hubert's remnants as it continues to bring rains and gusty winds to southeast and south-central Madagascar. |
| Aquatic 'dead zones' contributing to climate change Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science) The increased frequency and intensity of oxygen-deprived "dead zones" along the world's coasts can negatively impact environmental conditions in far more than local waters. In the March 12 edition of Science, UMCES oceanographer Dr. Lou Codispoti explains that the increased amount of nitrous oxide produced in hypoxic waters can elevate concentrations in the atmosphere, further exacerbating the impacts of global warming and contributing to ozone "holes" that increase our exposure to harmful UV radiation. |
| Survey shows lack of confidence in national hurricane response planning Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(Louisiana State University) According to a study recently completed by an LSU group charged with conducting studies on improving hurricane crisis communication in coastal communities, many families have a well-developed hurricane response plan of their own but have little faith in the preparation developed at higher government levels. |
| Plants in mining areas can cure soil affected by contamination in very short time Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST |
(Elhuyar Fundazioa) When conditions become complicated, there is no choice but to adapt to them. Plants have to do the same. Some of them growing in mining areas have unusual strengths, accustomed as they are to living in a toxic environment and knowing how to deal with this. Based on this capacity to adapt, researcher Ms. Lur Epelde used these plants as medicinal herbs for contaminated soils. |
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