News tagged with ambient air

Fujitsu develops power saving system control technology for container data centers

Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of a power conservation system control technology that reduces overall power consumption in container data centers by closely coordinating the operation ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obama yields on smog rule in face of GOP demands (Update)

(AP) -- In a dramatic reversal, President Barack Obama on Friday scrubbed a clean-air regulation that aimed to reduce health-threatening smog, yielding to bitterly protesting businesses and congressional ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (12) | comments 445

Climate change increases the risk of ozone damage to plants

Ground-level ozone is an air pollutant that harms humans and plants. Both climate and weather play a major role in ozone damage to plants. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now shown that climate change ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Making liquid power

(PhysOrg.com) -- Power is a game of supply and demand. Unfortunately, it is also a very time sensitive game. You not only have to make the right amount of power, but you have to make it at the right time. ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 22 | with audio podcast weblog

Braking news: Particles from car brakes harm lung cells

Real-life particles released by car brake pads can harm lung cells in vitro. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology found that heavy braking, as in an emergency stop, caused ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Diesel Exhaust Is Linked To Cancer Development Via New Blood Vessel Growth

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists here are the first to demonstrate that the link between diesel fume exposure and cancer lies in the ability of diesel exhaust to induce the growth of new blood vessels that serve as a food supply ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1