News tagged with technological change

Climate change expert: Australia will go nuclear by 2030

A University of Adelaide scientist believes it is inevitable that Australia will become a user of the world's most advanced nuclear power technology, if the country is serious about cutting carbon emissions.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created 3 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Counting penguins from space

A new study using satellite mapping technology reveals there are twice as many emperor penguins in Antarctica than was previously thought. The results provide an important benchmark for monitoring the impact ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

NASA's new 'Earth now' app: your world, unplugged

A free, new iPhone app from NASA literally puts the whole world in the palm of your hands. "Earth Now" immerses cyber explorers in dazzling visualizations of near-real-time global climate data from NASA's ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Climate: Nine bids to host future technology centre

Plans for a global centre to help transfer clean technology to poorer countries have drawn nine bids, including from Iran's oil industry and a team led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN climate forum said on ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cap and trade programs do not provide sufficient incentives for innovation: research

Cap and trade programs to reduce emissions do not inherently provide incentives to induce the private sector to develop innovative technologies to address climate change, according to a new study in the journal Proceedings of ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 42 | with audio podcast

First patent on low density parity check coding with soft decision decoding for spin-torque transfer MRAM

Researchers at the A*STAR, Data Storage Institute (DSI), have filed a patent on low-density parity-check (LDPC) coding with soft decision decoding, which is an advanced error correction coding scheme for spin-torque transfer ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Alternative-energy innovations on display

Climate change is in dispute. Oil and gas are staging a comeback. Republicans are questioning federal funding for energy research as a waste of money in a time of deficits.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Australia's Barrier Reef to get Google treatment

Australian scientists mapping the Great Barrier Reef will broadcast their findings in partnership with Google, emulating its "Street View" to spotlight the impact of climate change.

Technology / Other

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Tech giants get lecture on perils of gadget worship

Silicon Valley giants at the prestigious TED innovation conference here on Tuesday were warned that the worship of technology will ruin the world before it saves it.

Technology / Other

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Early ripening of grapes pinned to warming, soil moisture

Researchers in Australia say they have pinpointed key factors in the early ripening of grapes, providing potential answers for wine growers threatened by global warming.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Researchers: Information flow can help farmers cope with climate change

The instant communications technology that nurtured grassroots revolutions in the Arab world could also help farmers cope with climate change, according to Iowa State University researchers.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

White fish from the North Sea is equally climate friendly as farmed fish

The environmental impact of plaice and cod caught wild in the North Sea is similar to that of imported farmed fish like salmon, tilapia and pangasius. This was the conclusion arrived at by LEI, part of Wageningen ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Proposals for reducing carbon dioxide emissions must balance with development needs

Efforts to combat climate change should take into account the development levels of different countries when negotiating agreements, according to a study published in the Dec. 21 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Solar power generation more powerful in Europe this century

(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change will increase the amount of electricity generated by solar power in some parts of the world while decreasing it in others.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 14

Microneedle sensors may allow real-time monitoring of body chemistry

Researchers from North Carolina State University, Sandia National Laboratories, and the University of California, San Diego have developed new technology that uses microneedles to allow doctors to detect real-time ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast