and desalination plants. Now, for the first time, researchers at MIT have found a way to control this process, literally with the flick of an electrical switch.
First, it scans 3-D space to capture wireless reflections off objects in the environment,
the device then monitors how these reflections vary as someone moves in the environment and intelligently stitches the person reflections across time to reconstruct his silhouette into a single image.
who is the Truman and Nellie Semans/Alex Brown & Sons Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment.
which reduces coal plants'negative environmental impacts. Pratson and Haerer published their study in the peer-reviewed journal Energy policy.
"Unfortunately, growth of cells in these oversimplified environments has been shown not to correlate well with human cell responses in the body.
The International space station is an international science laboratory in low Earth orbit where astronauts conduct scientific research in biology, human biology, astronomy, meteorology and other fields in a gravity-free environment.
the right-wing government proposed to"introduce a new criterion to exclude companies whose conduct to an unacceptable degree entail greenhouse gas emissions."
though its conclusions had left environmentalists and the political opposition disappointed. They had wanted to see the fundhich is valued at 835 billion euros ($885 billion),
the tobacco industry and companies that are found guilty of violating human rights, causing serious environmental damage, or corruption.
whose business models were deemed no longer tenable because of climate change or environmental costs. The white book also proposed an increase in the share of earmarked"green"investments
Therefore, his breakthrough has a significant economic impact as well as an impact on the energy industry and environment.
electronics and the environment,"said Michael L. Cherry, chair and professor, LSU Department of physics and Astronomy."
to understand how the particles evolve in reactive environments. Explore further: New nanomaterials will boost renewable energy More information:"
"Our findings highlight one of the amazing mechanisms that bacteria have evolved to provide protection from changes in their environment.
Data on 50,000 systems reveal they stand up to hurricanes, hail Kurtz and NREL's Dirk Jordan have analyzed data from 50,000 solar energy systems installed between 2009 and 2013 and discovered that just 0. 1%of all PV systems reported being affected by damaged or underperforming modules per year,
Despite hurricanes hail, shading, vandalism, and hookup delays, approximately 85%of all systems each year produced 90%or more of the electricity predicted,
"It's not always a smooth ride operating electronics in such a harsh environment, "said Jingbo Ye,
Digital imaging is expected to enable many emerging fields including wearable devices, sensor networks, smart environments, personalized medicine,
"Michopoulos wants to offer design engineers a simulation environment based on actual data.""Instead of asking the question,
and a significant amount of waste is generated. Professor Kobayashi's application of flow chemistry techniques to the production of fine chemicals using heterogeneous catalysts has resulted in simple method to synthesize (R)
The thefts have caused other environmental disasters in the past and a deadly explosion in December 2010, when an illegal tap caused a blast that killed 29 people in the central town of San martin Texmelucan.
#New software analyses the effect of climate change on buildings from the cloud Large Spanish construction companies have begun to use a simulation software package,
enabling the effect of global warming on constructions to be identified. Brothers Pau and Antoni Fonseca, Inlab FIB researchers from the Centre for Innovation
"Another of the software's most original features is the ability to simulate models to show how global warming may affect construction.
and engineering work using online mixed-reality environments. The technology, using a large screen to enhance the sense of reality and interactive avatars,
It means they work together in the virtual environment but manipulate the equipment in the real environment.
Working together on an intelligent home prototype, the project meant the scientists at Instituto Tecnológico de León in Mexico could immediately see the effect of their actions on the equipment at Essex.
if this is a good platform for people working together across the world in this mixed-reality environment."
will react to a warming climate, said JPL glaciologist Eric Rignot, a coauthor of the paper.
It is stable in the acidic stomach environment but dissolves in the small intestine near-neutral ph,
because it is both safe and stable in the stomach environment. Traverso and Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT and a member of the Koch Institute, are the senior authors of a paper in the July 27 issue of Nature Materials that describes the application
Park. e know that asthma is related to genes, environment, and the interaction between the two,
By coupling the bulk gel with a small eptidederived from the extracellular environment of genuine stem cell niches,
and less effective waste accumulates, forming deposits. ifferentiating RPE cells is quite easy. But in order to undertake a complete therapy,
and desalination plants. Now, for the first time, researchers at MIT have found a way to control this process, literally with the flick of an electrical switch.
of how nanomaterials interact with molecules in their environment by looking at the individual nanoparticle as opposed to looking at many of them at the same time,
so that it is possible to study nanoparticles one at a time in their actual environments. This ability to observe nanoparticles outside the lab could prove to be a key development for studies on the impact of nanoparticles in the environment e
#An Electric car Heater Can't Be Too Thin or Too Economical Just about every electrical device seems to want to slim down to a thin filmf possible,
longer battery life or lower power consumption in data centers to reduce their costs and greenhouse gas emissions, and ultra-sensitive and low-power biosensors and gas sensors to enhance the Internet of things.
and the Green revolution from 1940-1960 have largely been exhausted. Rates of yield increases for major crops have been trending negatively on a 10-year curve at the very time that global forces of population growth, prosperity,
and more concerned about the impact that agriculture has on the environment. Agriculture now accounts for about 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions
a 75 percent increase since 1990, which makes agriculture a huge target for disruption. In addition, informed consumers are demanding locally grown, sustainable food with fewer chemicals,
and have not fostered a robust environment of entrepreneurship and innovation. Big hairy audacious goals Like cleantech before it
I was immersed in an environment that was filled with highways of neurons sprawled out in every direction.
Indicated embedded a few trigger points in the environment that show additional content such as educational videos,
the process that makes desalination possible. At a glance, the Naked Filter looks like any other camping water bottle.
a full scale immersive 3d environment that enables users to create drawings on hand-held tablets, which can then be manipulated on the tablets to create a 3d design within the space.
and Cisco is working on is an environment to enable easier onboarding for enterprise users. There no reason for a corporate customer to use phones that aren good for their employees simply
where depth could capture a real environment (like an apartment for sale or a teleconferencing room)
or otherwise interacts with the environment. They work well for indoor situations and benefit from an existing base of software designed for this technique,
Real-time environment maps provided by depth sensors are being used to test self-driving taxis and autonomous delivery drones.
and unearthed clay minerals after drilling Martian rock again suggesting an aquatic environment in the planet past.
Transport minister Andrew Jones says advanced biofuels have the potential to save at least 60%of the greenhouse gas emissions from equivalent fossil fuel.
Transport minister Andrew Jones says advanced biofuels have the potential to save at least 60%of the greenhouse gas emissions from equivalent fossil fuel.
and natural gas to run future cars without polluting the environment. A research team has created an artificial leaf that produces methane,
Doudna says it"can be undertaken in a basic lab environment at remarkably low cost"."Mali confirms that it is"very easy to use
"Earthly life adapts to many hostile environments, but Don juan Pond is lifeless. Others are not so certain.
Microorganisms in the worms'guts biodegrade the plastic in the process. This first ever finding holds out hope for a world that is being swamped by plastic.
These findings, published studies in Environmental science and Technology, are authored co by Wei-Min Wu, a senior research engineer in the Department of Civil and Environmental engineering at Stanford."
"Our findings have opened a new door to solve the global plastic pollution problem, "Wu said. The world produced nearly 300 million tonnes of plastic according to 2013 data published by the Worldwatch Institute.
Understanding how bacteria within mealworms carry out this feat could potentially enable new options for safe management of plastic waste."
and their waste appeared to be safe to use as soil for crops. Researchers, including Wu,
the larvae of Indian mealmoths, have microorganisms in their guts that can biodegrade polyethylene, a plastic used in filmy products such as trash bags.
however, because Styrofoam was thought to have been non-biodegradable and more problematic for the environment. Researchers led by Criddle,
a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, are collaborating on ongoing studies with the project leader
whether microorganisms within mealworms and other insects can biodegrade plastics such as polypropylene (used in products ranging from textiles to automotive components),
Microorganisms in the worms'guts biodegrade the plastic in the process. This first ever finding holds out hope for a world that is being swamped by plastic.
These findings, published studies in Environmental science and Technology, are authored co by Wei-Min Wu, a senior research engineer in the Department of Civil and Environmental engineering at Stanford."
"Our findings have opened a new door to solve the global plastic pollution problem, "Wu said. The world produced nearly 300 million tonnes of plastic according to 2013 data published by the Worldwatch Institute.
Understanding how bacteria within mealworms carry out this feat could potentially enable new options for safe management of plastic waste."
and their waste appeared to be safe to use as soil for crops. Researchers, including Wu,
the larvae of Indian mealmoths, have microorganisms in their guts that can biodegrade polyethylene, a plastic used in filmy products such as trash bags.
however, because Styrofoam was thought to have been non-biodegradable and more problematic for the environment. Researchers led by Criddle,
a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, are collaborating on ongoing studies with the project leader
whether microorganisms within mealworms and other insects can biodegrade plastics such as polypropylene (used in products ranging from textiles to automotive components),
and it provides the embryo with oxygen and nourishment in a relatively foreign environment. In a manner of speaking, tumors do much the same,
they grow aggressively in a relatively foreign environment.""The process has already been tested in cells and on mice with cancer,
This structures mimics that of human bones and increases stability while providing a good environment for regrowth.
promising to help us reduce our deadly carbon footprints and reliance on nonrenewable fuels, the reality is that most electric cars can only drive short distancesnywhere from 25-312 milesefore they need to be recharged.
Short clip of the Microcube's capacitieshis inspiration came from watching an Alabama tornado in 2011 and observing how the wind was harnessed by a pedestal fan.
and has increased dramatically global warming. 3d printing technology has made already huge contributions to address both of these concerns individually,
which faces extreme weather blowouts, climate change, and increasing demand for renewable energy sources. Today, more than 1. 3 billion people worldwide have no access to an electric grid,
associate laboratory director for Energy and Environmental sciences at ORNL. ur research provides solutions on a small scale,
this breakthrough technology is the first step towards robust prorprioceptive soft grasping. f we want robots in human-centered environments,
water contamination and pollution is an increasing concern. The ecological devastation from major oil spills can last for years,
The aim of his organization Opthalmicdocs is to reate an environment and ecosystem that makes eye care borderless and accessible to people all around the world despite limited financial resources and geographical isolation.
The Robotix Mentor allows trainees to practice the surgery in a virtual environment using step-by-step guidance, performance metrics, anatomy recognition,
advanced motion that underwater creatures use to function in their liquid environments. The microfish were manufactured with microscale continuous optical printing (COP), an advanced,
Although first-use PET (the waste from cut PET sheets) can already be used to extrude filament,
as well as a direct electrical stimulation can promote the attraction of charged ions from the environment to the cells.
Look at Hurricane sandy, at Hurricane katrina. There a need for an energy solution that goes beyond the traditional approach to doing energy.
without any of the waste that goes into mass manufacturing parts. e used over 20,000 pounds of material for this project,
and tampering with the natural environment, we may soon reach a point where we can no longer enjoy the pleasures that lay within the world waters.
which works by using a unique material that absorbs pollutants while the wearer is swimming.
which is a form of sugar has a highly porous structure that is simultaneously water-repellant and pollutant-absorbent.
while the material itself is able to absorb up to 25 times its own weight in pollutants
the pollutants are trapped within the pores of the material, ensuring that the absorbed material never makes contact with the wearer.
What if we were to stop thinking about plastic waste as something to be disposed of,
On the path to commercialisation, her team found an even more effective approach was to use the polymers in another type of waste used car tyres.
In Australia alone, this technology has resulted so far in over two million used car tyres being converted from waste into a valuable feedstock for steel production.
"It will increase its performance in cold environments-it can swim faster, has faster reaction times
This simple and affordable alternative to ground-mounted systems is particularly suitable for water-intensive industries who cannot afford to waste either land or water.
fully recyclable, has low environmental impact and is cost effective. To date the system has been installed in the UK,
the amount of expansion depends on the chemical properties of the gel and the environment around it.
The hydrogels used in the NIST-NIH project were engineered to swell in neutral environments and to shrink in low-ph environments.
which move the cargo between two chemically distinct environments. Modulating the ph levels of the solutions in those environments triggers the aptamers to atchor eleasethe target biomolecule.
After using computer simulations to test their novel approach, in collaboration with Prof. Anna C. Balazs from the University of Pittsburgh, Aizenberg team conducted proof-of-concept experiments in which they successfully separated thrombin, an enzyme in blood plasma that causes the clotting of blood
The authors say that the system could provide a means of removing contaminants from waternd even be tailored to enable energy-efficient desalination of seawater.
The demonstrated silicon colors can sustain high temperatures and harsh environment.""The reason these colors are so vibrant is
After that, the researchers exposed the nanowires in an oxygen environment at high temperature (450 degreescelsius) for a short time,
This real-time analysis in a liquid environment sets the ORNL team approach apart from other characterization methods. sually
leading to high costs and risk of gas accidentally escaping into the environment. Additionally, the tunable pressurization and antifouling properties could result in more than 50-percent energy savings compared to current methods."
'This makes them easier to use in an everyday environment. The music player can simply be rolled up
including food safety, environmental monitoring (of both liquids and gases), medical diagnosis, and chemical analysis. Optokey customers include a major European company interested in food safety,
where a nanophotonic sensor could be built to scan for pollutants not just in food but also in air and water.
and accumulate in tumors where they take advantage of a tumor's acidic environment.""The chemical bonds holding the polypeptide cage together are stable in blood,
In order to visualize the structure of proteins in their native environment, scientists can blast powerful X-ray beams at tiny volumes of proteins in solution.
OE light sources offer a rich environment for tackling wonderful math problems whose solutions can make a major impact on fast moving sciencesays Sethian. ombining Zwart insight into the problem with Donatelli
or in filters to remove chemicals or dyes from industrial waste. However, to be effective and safe,
and environmental concerns, said Nidia Trejo, a Cornell doctoral student in the field of fiber science. Trejo, who with Margaret Frey, professor of fiber science, authored the study, comparative study on electrosprayed, layer-by-layer,
Manufacturing methods vary depending on the liquid environments in which the membranes would be used. Adhering nanoparticles of iron oxide to nylon fiber is done in three ways:
you wouldn want the particles themselves to become pollutants if are they releasing from the membranes
To prevent pesticides from harming the environment Frey and her students have encapsulated pesticides into biodegradable nanofibers.
and preventing agricultural chemical release into the environment, these nanofibers just might save a life, she said o
The nanoparticles then react to the change in acidity in their environment: It is this reaction that causes the particles to aggregate in the dark
In addition to durable ewritable paper, Klajn suggests that future applications of this method might include removing pollutants from water certain nanoparticles can aggregate around contaminants
#Novel Nano-Dispenser Systems Uses Less Insecticide to Kill Citrus Greening Bugs Researchers with the University of Florida and several other institutions have found a way in laboratory tests to use
Using insecticides is one of the few ways farmers currently have to treat their groves for greening, also known as Huanglongbing or HLB.
Citrus greening bacterium first enters the tree via the psyllid, which sucks on leaf sap and leaves behind greening bacteria.
Citrus greening was detected first in Florida in 2005. The citrus industry in Florida has lost approximately 100,000 citrus acres and $3. 6 billion in revenues since 2007, according to researchers with UF/IFAS.
Although current methods to control the spread of citrus greening are limited to the removal and destruction of infected trees and insecticide-based management of psyllid populations
Researchers also said that less insecticide could have beneficial environmental impacts. Further field tests are necessary to see how the nano-dispensers perform in sunlight
and therefore functions not just under controlled conditions in the laboratory but also in the constantly varying environment of the real world.
and can accumulate over time in the environment and living animals, including humans. Flame retardants are added to foams found in mattresses, sofas, car upholstery and many other consumer products.
these chemicals can migrate out of the products over time, releasing toxic substances into the air and environment.
#Environment Friendly Paper-Based Security Tags to Protect Shipments In collaboration with its EU project partners,
particularly as applied to medicine and health, energy and environment, entrepreneurship and security. With 91 tenured/tenure-track and 40 additional full-time faculty, 1, 300 undergraduate students, more than 900 graduate students and more than 23
Therefore, governmental regulations have influenced the growth of the tank level monitoring system market in the industrial and power sectors, due to their use in the monitoring and control of carbon emissions.
The findings could also lead to new applications in environmental monitoring using genetically engineered microbes to issue warning signals in the presence of pollutants or toxins,
which people control their environment with simple gestures. Xia Zhou, an assistant professor of computer science and co-director of the Dartnets Lab at Dartmouth College,
and understanding of the challenging environments they are working in, whilst also protecting themselves from extremely loud noises such as gunfire.
bacteria and other microbes can also contaminate rivers and lakes for example, the algal blooms in Hong kong.
A similar concept powers the new missiles used by the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter plane, for instance. Ramjets can move a plane very fast.
and could be a contributing factor to global warming. And that effect could be worse than the current fleet of long-haul airliners the longer that water vapour remains."
"Lapcat-II also plans for their Mach 8 Esa-variant airliner to fly well above 33 km, hopefully minimising the environmental impact.
critics such as Greenpeace say, higher energy bills for consumers. Security concerns have also been raised about allowing China a central role in Britain's nuclear future.
but stringent, legally-binding carbon dioxide emissions targets mean this is not possible. There is some room for an increase in gas-generated power
#Major earthquake strikes Nepal A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, two weeks after more than 8, 000 people were killed in a devastating quake.
The latest earthquake hit near the town of Namche Bazar, near Mount everest. The US Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 7. 4. An earthquake on 25 april,
centred in western Nepal, had a magnitude of 7. 8. The latest tremor was felt as far away as the Indian capital Delhi,
which was damaged badly in last month's earthquake.""This is a really big one,"Prakash Shilpakar,
The epicentre of the latest earthquake was 83km (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, in a rural area close to the Chinese border.
Shallower earthquakes are more likely to cause more damage at the surface. The BBC's Yogita Limaye, who was with an aid convoy in Nepal
when the latest earthquake struck, tweeted:""We're safe. Did feel the earth shake for quite a long time.
which is primarily an anaerobic environment-without oxygen. As a result, the organisms that usually lead to the decomposition of organic material are not present,
meaning the carbon remains locked in the environment for longer. Because of their surrounding habitat and the lack of readily available fuel
"After the 2004 (Indian ocean) tsunami, it became evident-particularly in Sri lanka which was impacted severely-that those villages that had suffered intact mangroves significantly less damage than those that did not.
A report by the International union for conservation of nature (IUCN) published 12 months after the devastating tsunami compared two coastal villages in Sri lanka that were hit by the wall of water.
In trials at 25 contaminated water sources in South africa, Ghana and Bangladesh, the paper successfully removed more than 99%of bacteria.
Dr Dankovich had tested already the paper in the lab using artificially contaminated water. Success there led to the field trials
In trials at 25 contaminated water sources in South africa, Ghana and Bangladesh, the paper successfully removed more than 99%of bacteria.
in English as well as the local language Dr Dankovich had tested already the paper in the lab using artificially contaminated water.
Scientists believe it is the first time helper robots have been developed in a"real-life"environment. Dr Praminda Caleb-Solly, from BRL, said the robots could step in
a personal air pollution monitor called the Cleanspace tag. It has been created by Drayson Technologies as part of a drive to improve air quality in cities
and give individuals some insights into the extent of pollution. A battery in the device is recharged continually by a Freevolt energy harvester.
They also provide an environment tailored to their needs, according to Dan Gold, a postdoc who led the research in the laboratory of Jeroen Saeij, the Robert A. Swanson Career development Associate professor of Life sciences in MIT Department of biology.
#Sleep Position May Impact Brain Ability to Clear Waste How you sleep on your side, on your back,
which are critical for how efficiently the glymphatic system can get rid of waste because it allows water to move fast through the brain tissue so as to lushwaste products out efficiently.
Now MIT spinout AIM Biotech has developed a microfluidics device based on years of research that lets researchers co-culture multiple cell types in a 3d hydrogel environment that mimics natural tissue.
Kamm said this environment could be useful in testing cancer drugs, as well as anti-angiogenesis compounds that prevent the development of blood vessels, effectively killing tumors by cutting off their blood supply.
and the environment. his work addresses the broader question of how can we repurpose the protein synthesis machinery of the cell for synthetic biology,
#New Nanoparticles Clean the Environment, Drinking water Nanoparticles are between 1 and 100 nanometers in size.
Now, researchers from MIT and the Federal University of Goias in Brazil have developed a new technique that uses ultraviolet (UV LIGHT to extract man-made pollutants from soil and water.
These pollutants, including pesticides and endocrine disruptors like bisphenol A, fight hard against natural degradation
or if it could be used by parts of the ecosystem to further minimize environmental impact. Still, even with the small amount of material released into the water
Some current techniques rely on chemical degradation of pollutants, which can potentially result in toxic by-products.
Work could also be done to improve the ability to remove increasing amounts of pollutants h
especially outside of the carefully controlled environment of a chemistry lab. obody has been able to make these kinds of materials with the degree of complexity that we have demonstrated now,
and has to work in our environment at Tygerberg, "says Van der Merwe. This procedure could eventually also be extended to men who have lost their penises from penile cancer or as a last-resort treatment for severe erectile dysfunction due to medication side effects.
'A short nap at the office or in school is enough to significantly improve learning success. Wherever people are in a learning environment,
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