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IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Sandra Upson |
Singapore's Water Cycle Wizardry Singapore's toilet-to-tap technology has saved the country from shortages -- and a large electricity bill |
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Samuel K. Moore |
The Water Cost of Carbon Capture Coal power's carbon savior could double its water woes |
Chemistry World June 2010 Bibiana Campos Seijo |
Editorial: Averting disaster The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico currently affects 6500 km 2 of ocean and threatens a number of delicate ecosystems. |
Chemistry World May 7, 2010 Rebecca Renner |
US oil spill testing ground for dispersants The operation to clear up the spill, and limit its environmental impact, has involved a massive and unprecedented use of oil spill dispersants - blends of surfactants and solvents designed to prevent oil slicks by breaking up the oil. |
HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Amber Dance |
Peering Back in Time Joseph P. Noel wants to use paleontology to learn how plants endured history's harsh climates and how to ready crops to face severe conditions in the future. |
Chemistry World May 2010 Bibiana Campos Seijo |
Editorial: Volcanic vexation The offending volcano spewed ash and smoke up to 10km into the sky - just short of typical aircraft cruising height - prompting the authorities to take immediate action and ban all flights across the region. |
Outside May 2010 Thayer Walker |
Just Don't Call It a Submarine If Graham Hawkes new "flying" submersible works, he may be the first man to go 36,000 feet below the ocean's surface alone. That's deep. |
Outside May 2010 Abe Streep |
Books: Shell Games Craig Welch's new book Shell Games: Rogues, Smugglers, and the Hunt for Nature's Bounty, centers on the efforts of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife detectives to lock up the West Coast's largest poacher of geoducks -- outsize, phallic-looking clams that fetch top coin on the Asian market. |
Popular Mechanics March 15, 2010 Trevor Williams |
Iceberg Forensics: Predicting the Planet's Future With Antarctic Ice Something new is happening with the ice streams and glaciers. They are getting thinner, and they are getting thinner because they are speeding up. |
Chemistry World February 8, 2010 Rebecca Renner |
Coming clean on emissions outsourcing Industrialized countries 'outsource' a large proportion of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with manufacturing the items they consume, according to a new study that, for the first time, details this outsourcing on a global basis. |
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