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IEEE Spectrum
November 2008 |
Electrical Engineering Leader Casts Doubt on Biofueled Future Georgia Tech's Deepak Divan finds that Earth's land and water cannot sustainably support the most ambitious visions for ethanol or biofuels. But he sees great promise in other renewable energy.   |
Popular Mechanics
November 19, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
How to Save and Purify the World's Water Supply: Experts Weigh In For things to really move forward, national policy has to change so that scientists can create new and better ways to filter, move and save water. |
Chemistry World
November 18, 2008
Matt Wilkinson |
The promise of algae As the hype surrounding corn-derived ethanol fades, interest in liquid fuels harvested from an alternative biological source - algae - is rapidly increasing. Several companies' efforts are detailed. |
Scientific American
December 2008
Michelle Press |
Visual Science Books: Revealing Science through Images Scientific American reviews 10 books showcasing the beauty of our planet and beyond |
Scientific American
December 2008
Barbara Juncosa |
Stations in the Seas: Permanent Underwater Observatories Scientists envisage unmanned labs on the floor of the ocean to conduct experiments and monitor climate change |
Scientific American
December 2008
Linda Baker |
Turf Battles: Politics Interfere with Species Identification As nations view their flora and fauna as commodities, science suffers. |
Popular Mechanics
November 17, 2008
Jon Luoma |
Scientists Recommend Permanent Method For Carbon Sequestration: Turn CO2 into Rock A breaking study indicates that 4 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year could be locked up in rock formations that cover half of Oman and the same principle could be transferred to rock formations in shallow seas. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008 |
Is Recycling Worth It? PM Investigates its Economic and Environmental Impact Almost overnight, it seemed, recycling was embraced by the public as a kind of all-purpose absolution for our environmental sins. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Scientists Go Indoors to Test Next-Gen Hurricane Hunter Quality testing a new, ultrasensitive weather radar requires a room that is guarded from any conflicting emissions. |
Popular Mechanics
November 10, 2008 |
Recycling Myths: PM Debunks 5 Half Truths about Recycling The dominant factor in virtually every case is the enormous amount of energy required to turn raw materials into metals and plastics compared to the energy needed to reprocess products that already exist. |
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