Mention uranium, and you may think of two applications right off the bat, nuclear power generation and atomic weapons. These two things may bring some problems to mind, such as nuclear meltdown, fallout, and winter.
Physicists, on the other hand,...
Modern society depends on electricity, and without it, most everything ceases to function, including heating and cooling, refrigerators, mobile phones, computers, and the list goes on. In emergencies, such as Hurricane Sandy knocking out power for millions of people,...
If you saw this car running down the street with your radio on, you'd fail to notice it makes almost no sound as it passes. And if you, in your fancy supercharged Honda Civic, dared to challenge the owner...
In a detailed study in the January 31st issue of the journal Nature, an international team of scientists posited that global warming deriving from greenhouse gasses affects rainfall patterns differently than from solar heating.
The scientists use computer model simulations...
An extremely controversial Norwegian climate change study released over the weekend posited that global temperatures have remained steady over the past several years, suggesting the climate may not be as susceptible to carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere as...
Novel methods and materials that can be used in building integrated circuits have the potential to reduce power, which would ultimately lead to extending battery life of mobile applications up to 10 times.
This was demonstrated by a team of...
It is a well-known fact that wind is created due to differences in temperature- when warm air rises and it is replaced by cool one. What is not so well-known, however, is that winds that control atmospheric circulation are...
Palm oil trees have been a subject of quite a debate lately, as they are considered environmentally unsustainable. Adding to this, a new study just published in the journal Nature reveals that deforestation in the peat swamps of Malaysia,...
China is at a crossroads. China has more air pollution than any other country in the world, and the amount of particulate matter in the air is staggering.
On January 22nd, the 4 a.m. particulate reading near Tiananmen Square reached...
One of the wealthiest men in China, Chen Guangbiao, worth an estimated $740 million, has traded in his entrepreneurial endeavors for ecological ones. Chen, a high profile philanthropist, made his fortune in the recycling business. Wednesday, he handed out cans...
