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Have the ‘Mavericks’ Left Our Shores?
I have to say that I am generally sympathetic with the misgivings that Joshua Kosman voiced in the Sunday Datebook section of today’s San Francisco Chronicle. The title of his article is “Maverick idea for Symphony festival – new players;”...
Container Security Test Bed Enables Researchers to Explore Novel Ways to Detect Threats in a Cargo Container
Every day, thousands of cargo containers from around the world pass through our nation’s sea ports carrying items we need, and possibly some that are not so welcome: drugs, explosives, chemical, biological, or radiological weapons – even human...The Future of Plant Science – a Technology Perspective
Plant science is key to addressing the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st Century, according to Carnegie’s David Ehrhardt and Wolf Frommer. In a Perspective published in The Plant Cell, the two researchers argue that the development of...
Scientists Establish Links Between Agricultural Use And Transport to Streams
Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey have, for the first time, demonstrated how aquifer composition can affect how excessive levels of phosphorous (an essential nutrient contained in fertilizers) can be carried from fertilized agricultural fields...Use of Microfluidic Chips a First in Bitumen-gas Analysis
A University of Toronto research team has developed a process to analyze the behavior of bitumen in reservoirs using a microfluidic chip, a tool commonly associated with the field of medical diagnostics. The process may reduce the cost and time of analyzing...Can Industrial Parks be More Environmentally Friendly?
Although industrial parks are often considered major economic engines for the communities in which they reside, they can also consume environmental resources and produce significant pollution that can negatively affect human health and quality of life....Cut Airplane Emissions, Not Trade Ties
WWF has said that countries should focus on cutting climate-changing emissions from aviation, rather than retaliating against the European Union for trying to limit emissions from aviation in its airspace. The EU has included aviation in its emissions...Indigenous Peoples At Forefront of Climate Change Offer Lessons on Plant Biodiversity
Humans are frequently blamed for deforestation and the destruction of environments, yet there are also examples of peoples and cultures around the world that have learned to manage and conserve the precious resources around them. The Yanesha of the upper...
