(PhysOrg.com) -- How does size affect the organization and physiology of superorganisms such as bacterial communities, insect colonies or human cities? James Waters and Tate Holbrook, graduate students in the School of Life ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2011
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Large birds, such as storks, save energy on the flight to their wintering grounds by soaring through the air on thermal currents. Until now, however, we knew nothing about the flight patterns of small migrating songbirds, ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2010
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Next time you're searching for a parking space and someone grabs a spot from right in front of you, it might seem like the last space left on Earth, but ponder this: there are at least 500 million empty spaces in the United ...
Environment
Dec 1, 2010
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In the developing world, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is often seen as being in conflict with alleviating poverty, since improving the standard of living is usually associated with increased energy use.
Economics & Business
Nov 25, 2010
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While almost every other piece of the consumer electronics business has gotten wired and then wireless over the last 10 years, home security systems have remained stubbornly low-tech.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 28, 2010
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Solid-state lighting pioneers long have held that replacing the inefficient Edison light bulb with more efficient solid-state light-emitting devices (LEDs) would lower electrical usage worldwide, not only "greenly" decreasing ...
General Physics
Aug 24, 2010
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Americans are using less energy overall and making more use of renewable energy resources.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Challenges of the future include energy use and continued population growth. And, while there are millions of square miles of land available in the world, not all of it is considered fit for human habitation. ...
For many homeowners, electricity use is highest during the summer -- that means steeper energy bills are just around the corner.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 16, 2010
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is slowly beefing up a Web site aimed at helping people monitor their home energy use and pinpoint ways to cut costs.
Energy & Green Tech
May 26, 2010
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