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Middle East ‘Cern’ taking shape
Originally Published by BBC - Middle East's 'Cern' bridges regional divides.
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IEEE Conference Brings Together Technology and Development Community
N. R. Narayana Murthy receives the Hoover Medal Award, presented by IEEE President Gordon Day. Image Credit: Peijung TsaiThe second-annual IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC)...
View ArticleScientists Develop Standardized Analysis of City Pollution Emissions
Originally Published by e360 – A team of Israeli researchers has developed a method to track pollution over the world’s mega-cities, a satellite-based process they say could help hold nations...
View ArticleNational Geographic unveils new phase of genographic project
Originally Published by EurekAlert! – The National Geographic Society today announced the next phase of its Genographic Project — the multiyear global research initiative that uses DNA to map the...
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The Benefits of Airborne Wind Energy
Originally Published by IEEE Spectrum - Tower-mounted wind turbines dot the landscape, but airborne systems offer some surprising advantages.
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New Assessment Tools for Landscape Ecologists
Figure 1: The GUIDOS Interface. Image Credit : Dr. Peter Vogt.The theme of this year’s International Union of Forest Research Organizations Landscape Ecology (IUFRO-LE) Working Group International...
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Powerful PVs Approach 50 Percent Efficiency
Originally Published by IEEE Spectrum - Start-up Solar Junction thinks it has the right recipe in a triple-cell scheme
View ArticleIsraeli Researchers Use Rust To Store Solar Energy
Originally Published by ENN – Using the power of the sun and ultrathin films of iron oxide, researchers at the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology, have found a novel way to split water...
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Eggshells for Energy Storage
Originally Published by IEEE Spectrum - Researchers hope to improve supercapacitors using chicken-egg shells.
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Electricity consumption rises in households despite more efficient appliances
Originally Published the by EC Joint Research Centre - A new JRC report shows the status of energy consumption (up to 2010) in the EU-27 residential and tertiary sectors, with a special focus on the...
View ArticleGreening the car: can we really do it?
Originally Published by The Ecologist – Gavin Haines asks whether battery powered cars have finally turned a corner or whether their unpopularity thus far is surpassed only by their disappointing eco...
View ArticleNASA Is With You When You Fly
Originally Published by Space Daily – During 2012, NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate continued a wide range of research projects aimed at advancing the science of flight.
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Squishy Power Generators
Originally Published by IEEE Spectrum - Deformable acrylics could turn human motion into electricity.
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LEON: the space chip that Europe built
Originally Published by SpaceDaily - Many of ESA's coming missions will use an advanced 32-bit microprocessor - engineered and built in Europe.
View ArticleWorld Class Speakers Attract Record Visitors to LiDAR Mapping Forum
Originally Published by GeoConnexion – The third ELMF held in Salzburg, Austria from 4-5th December 2012, has been hailed as the most successful yet.
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SpectrumWiki: A New Resource for Cataloging the Radio Spectrum
SpectrumWiki is under development as a new Web resource for cataloging band-by-band uses of the radio spectrum. There are two basic components to SpectrumWiki. The first is an electronic interface to...
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Five science apps to check out in 2013
Originally Published by EarthSky.org - From tiny molecules to gigantic planets, science apps can help you to explore the world in new ways.
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Mussels with backpacks monitor Mississippi’s health
Originally Published by New Scientist - River mussels wearing tiny sensor backpacks could help monitor the Mississippi for dangerous pollutants.
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Monitoring urbanization in the 21st century
Figure 1. Cairo, Egypt, is the largest city in Africa, with more than 17 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Image Source: European Commission, 2009. In 2011, the global population passed the...
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Japan’s Digital Grid Scheme
Originally Published by IEEE Spectrum - Japan’s plan to phase out its nearly 50 gigawatts of nuclear capacity over the next two to three decades has opened a window for renewable energy in the country.
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