New Metal-Organic Frameworks In Action for Capturing Carbon Dioxide
Climate change is one of the most controversial subjects of the century, because it is changing our planet in an non-imaginable way. Scientists have developed different ways (more or less efficient) to capture the CO2 excess resulted from human activity.
UK Scientists Predict Aircraft as Significant Source of CO2 for Next 10 Years
A 10-year prediction made by Bethan Owen and her colleagues from the UK's CATE (Center for Air Traffic and the Environment) says that aircraft emissions will become the a significant source of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, and will double or triple by 2050.
How to Measure a Stirling Engine's Efficiency (video)
The next video shows a Stirling engine while working to achieve its best, powered by a 70W light bulb. The poster also shows how he measured various parameters of the engine, like speed, torque, input/output power.
Besides Warming the Planet, High CO2 Levels Could Also Affect Our Crops' Nutritional Qualities
We have been talking about global warming lately, and implicitly of carbon dioxide as being one of the gases associated with it. We have also been talking about carbon dioxide's indirect effect on warming through the modification it brings to trees, but never has the carbon dioxide been associated with crop plants' nutritional values before, which affect us, humans, directly.
MIT Designs Fuel-Efficient Airplanes That Emit Less NOx for NASA
A team of engineers from MIT have designed fuel-efficient aircraft that are expected to reduce the emission of nitrogen oxides and unlike conventional models, to consume 70 percent less fuel.
'Smart Grid' Pilot Project to be Launched by Mitsubishi
The Japanese giant company, Mitsubishi Electric, recently launched a "smart grid" pilot project that according to the company will be able to boost the stability of the electricity supplied from weather-dependent sources such as wind and solar power.
The Bottled Water Industry: Selling Tap Water 2000 Times More Expensive
I admit I use to buy bottled water when I get thirsty and there's no nearby water source available, but a kiosk selling stuff. Where do all water bottles get to, what is this huge industry doing with all the garbage it leaves behind?
Too Much CO2 Causes Plants Not to Cool The Earth As They Should, Says...
Trees and green plants, generally, are used by the planet as a way to keep itself cool. A regular tree can evaporate as much as ten gallons of water a day, acting as a natural air conditioner for its surroundings. So trees are important for their CO2-sequestration capabilities and keeping things cool(er).
Link Between Whale Droppings and Carbon Sequestration Discovered
The Australian Antarctic Division performed a research in this area, and found out that the whale poo is very rich in iron - about some 10 million times richer than sea water, as Steve Nicol, one of the scientists, said: "The plants love it and it actually becomes a way of taking carbon out of the atmosphere."
Muammer Yildiz Magnetic Motor at Delft University, Netherlands
An inventor from Turkey, Muammer Yildiz, as Overunity.com and Pesn.com report, has just demonstrated his own version of a magnetic motor at the University of Delft, in the Netherlands, in front of an audience made of university staff and students. His device ran for more than 10 minutes, rotating a fan. The wind speed was measured and it has been concluded that the power of Yildiz's magnetic motor is about 250 W.
