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Fraunhofer Launches New Institute for Wind Energy

Fraunhofer launches new institute for research into renewable wind energy

17 Feb 2009

Russia Moves to Outlaw Walls of Death Drift Net Fishing

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed outlawing fishing with drift nets, otherwise known as "walls of death", following a lengthy campaign by fishermen and politicians in Kamchatka as well as local organizations including WWF-Russia

17 Feb 2009

Solar Powered Touch Phone Launched by Samsung

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today unveiled the innovative solar powered full-touch screen phone "Blue Earth" at Mobile World Congress 2009

17 Feb 2009

What Happens If New Mexico Ignores Climate Change Warnings

If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, New Mexico could experience some $3.2 billion in associated costs - led by wildfires and health-care. This could translate to a tab of 8 percent of annual household income by 2020

17 Feb 2009

What Is Likely to Happen If Washingtonians Don't Address Climate Change

If nothing is done to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Washington is likely to experience some $3.8 billion in associated annual costs - including $1.3 billion in health related costs alone, according to a report produced for the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative’s Program on Climate Economics by ECONorthwest

17 Feb 2009

Master's Degree Program Added to VCU Nuclear Engineering Curriculum

As interest soars in the potential of nuclear power to produce electricity without greenhouse gases, Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Engineering is rapidly expanding its curriculum to provide the next generation of nuclear engineers

17 Feb 2009

What Will Happen If Climate Change Is Not Addressed by Oregonians

If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Oregon will face some $3.3 billion in annual costs, which translates to about 4 percent of annual household income by 2020, according to a report produced for the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative’s Program on Climate Economics by ECONorthwest.

17 Feb 2009

Nanotechnology Behind a Giant Leap Forward in the Detection of Toxins and Pollutants

For centuries, animals have been our first line of defense against toxins. A canary in a coalmine served as a living monitor for poisonous gases. Scientists used fish to test for contaminants in our water. Even with modern advances, though, it can take days to detect a fatal chemical or organism. Until now.

17 Feb 2009

Grant From Iowa Power Fund Allows Researchers to Investigate More Efficient Solar Power

Vikram Dalal and a team of Iowa State University researchers are trying to improve thin film solar cells. A $1.69 million grant from the Iowa Power Fund is allowing the researchers to look for efficiencies in new materials, new structures and organic semiconductors

17 Feb 2009