Three EPRI Scientists Selected
July 12, 2010Leave a Comment
PALO ALTO, Calif. – July 7, 2010 — The Electric Power Research Institute announced today that three of its scientists have been selected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as lead authors for its fifth assessment report on climate change, which will be released in 2013-2014.
They will serve on the [...]
Methane in Gulf “astonishingly high”: U.S. scientist
June 28, 2010Leave a Comment
Tue Jun 22, 2010
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) – As much as 1 million times the normal level of methane gas has been found in some regions near the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, enough to [...]
One word–Plastics
June 17, 2010Leave a Comment
Forty-three years ago, the movie The Graduate made a one liner famous: “One word, plastics. Will you think about that?”. One man did think about that, but he was thinking about polymers from plants. “People thought I was nuts!”
However, Frederic Sheer, Chairman and Chief Executive of Cereplast, (CERP – NasdaqCM) always believed in the exponential [...]
The Biology of Stress
April 14, 2010Leave a Comment
Andy Soos, ENN — Scientists at The University of Western Ontario have discovered a biological link between stress, anxiety and depression. By identifying the connecting mechanism in the brain, this high impact research led by Stephen Ferguson of Robarts Research Institute shows how stress and anxiety can lead to biological causes [...]
DuPont Sustainable Solutions Targets Substantial Market Opportunity to Drive Aggressive Growth
April 13, 2010Leave a Comment
Integrated DuPont Business Meets Market Needs by Delivering Transformational Solutions for Safety, Operational and Environmental Improvement
WILMINGTON, Del., April 13, 2010 — To strengthen its global customer offering, DuPont Sustainable Solutions announces the expansion and integration of its consulting services, training, and technology products and services. DuPont Sustainable Solutions is a catalyst for transforming workplaces and [...]
Retreating Glaciers
January 21, 2010Leave a Comment
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, world wide glaciers are retreating.
The recent publicity over some of the statements in the IPCC (UN International Panel on Climate Change) report is a distraction that leaves two scientists a bit defensive and defiantly angry. They see the increased focus on errors as discouraging new science, not helping. [...]
“Stop Gambling with our Future”
December 15, 2009Leave a Comment
Deal with Climate Change
There are some things that speak louder, and more clearly, than anyone could have imagined. But the UN Foundation has done just that for climate change. They created a full deck of playing cards featuring a selection of the words from the more than 2,000 text, photo and video submissions (from more [...]
Computer from the 19th Century
December 10, 2009Leave a Comment
Click here to see the NPR video of the computer Charles Babbage designed but didn’t get built until 165 years after his death.
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Janine Benyus shares nature’s designs
December 10, 2009Leave a Comment
Janine Benyus shares her insights into using nature to design innovative solutions for technology problems.
Synthetic Biology
December 2, 2009Leave a Comment
Economist interview with Synthetic Biology Rob Carlson, who started building synthetic biology parts that can mimic computer chips in his garage. His thoughts on what he is doing, and what the future looks like for synthetic biology.