Empowering the powerless—let's end energy poverty
"Power to the people," the activists chanted in the 1960s.
Energy & Green Tech
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A novel approach could help manage the impact of invasive species
Some species of plants and animals can cause harm when introduced to areas where they aren't found naturally. They can affect biodiversity, ecosystems, health and livelihoods. On the other hand many newcomer species are harmless. ...
Ecology
Jan 30, 2018
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We can sustainably manage the environment—but we need to work at it
This past week, Veronique Greenwood filed an important report in the New York Times on plastic pollution in our coral reefs. She summarized some of the work of Cornell professor Joleah Lamb and her colleagues, which estimated ...
Environment
Jan 30, 2018
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Tracking microbial diversity through the terrestrial subsurface
Deep underground, the earth beneath our feet is teeming with microbial life, the majority of which has yet to be characterized. Cut off from sunlight, these enigmatic organisms must obtain life-sustaining energy and carbon, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 30, 2018
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Forest conservation can have greater ecological impacts by allowing sustainable harvesting
New research at the University of Missouri has found that forest owners at greater risk of illegally cutting trees from their forests prefer to participate in conservation programs that allow sustainable timber harvesting. ...
Environment
Jan 30, 2018
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Scientists catch light squeezing and stretching next-gen data storage material
Scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have seen for the first time how atoms in iron-platinum nanoparticles – a next-generation material for magnetic data storage devices – respond ...
General Physics
Jan 30, 2018
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Giant earthquakes: not as random as thought
By analyzing sediment cores from Chilean lakes, an international team of scientists discovered that giant earthquakes reoccur with relatively regular intervals. When also taking into account smaller earthquakes, the repeat ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 30, 2018
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A magnetic brake on proton acceleration
Shine a powerful laser onto a solid, and you get a beam of high-energy protons. Far from being a curiosity, this phenomenon has important applications, such as in neutron-generation research. Theoretically, the more intense ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 30, 2018
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Cluster measures turbulence in Earth's magnetic environment
For the first time, scientists have estimated how much energy is transferred from large to small scales within the magnetosheath, the boundary region between the solar wind and the magnetic bubble that protects our planet. ...
Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2018
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Sanchi oil tanker disaster—how spills and accidents can make ships safer
The Sanchi tanker was carrying 136,000 tonnes of oil from Iran to South Korea when it collided with the Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship CF Crystal, 160 nautical miles off the coast of Shanghai, China. The collision on January ...
Environment
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