EARTH PORTATION News May 11th

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ANIMALS 
- INSECTS - Female Bugs Overcome Cost of Traumatic Sex
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509105304.htm

CLIMATE
- DC3: Chemistry of Thunderstorms
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509171415.htm

EARTH 
-Sumatra earthquake mysteries examined
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-sumatra-earthquake-mysteries.html

EDUCATION 
- Ranking Reveals World's Top Countries for Higher Education
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120511101251.htm

ENERGY 
- Supercomputing Will Change Our Energy Future
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshwolfe/2012/05/08/why-the-doe-thinks-supercomputing-will-change-our-energy-future/

- Forget Fuel, Algae Could Help Feed the World
http://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2012/05/04/forget-fuel-algae-could-help-feed-the-world/

- Amory Lovins Wants us to 'Reinvent Fire' with 50-Year Energy Plan
http://www.treehugger.com/energy-policy/amory-lovins-wants-us-reinvent-fire-50-year-energy-plan.html

GARDENS
- Modular garden pockets provide undulating glimpses of greenery
http://www.ecofriend.com/modular-garden-pockets-provide-undulating-glimpses-greenery.html

- Hanging Plant Balcony Works Like a Drawbridge
http://www.treehugger.com/interior-design/volet-vegetal-nicolas-barreau.html

- Boston Gardening Initiative to Offer Free ‘TOM-ato’ Plants to Promote Urban Gardening
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/boston-gardening-initiative-offer-free-tom-ato-plants-promote-urban-gardening.html

- 10 Online Gardening Communities You Should Join
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/10-online-gardening-communities-you-should-join.html

- Food Scrap Shredder Cranks Up Composting
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/food-scrap-shredder-cranks-composting.html

HOMES 
- Portable "Sky Deck" Turns Your Fire Escape into a Terrace
http://www.treehugger.com/interior-design/sky-deck-torafu.html

PLANTS 
- Japanese researchers using particle accelerator to breed salt resistant rice
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-japanese-particle-salt-resistant-rice.html

SCIENCE 
- Feathers show their true colors
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-feathers-true.html

- New Twist on Ancient Math Problem Could Improve Medicine, Microelectronics
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510132715.htm

- Secrets of the First Practical Artificial Leaf
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509123900.htm

- Significant Water Anomaly Explained
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509105210.htm

- Paper stirs up controversy over the nature of the quantum wave function
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-paper-controversy-nature-quantum-function.html

SOLAR 
- Heliofocus Solar Dish: Israel sees the unveiling of highly efficient HelioBooster
http://www.ecofriend.com/heliofocus-solar-dish-israel-sees-unveiling-highly-efficient-heliobooster.html

- Serbia joins renewables race, to have planet's biggest solar park
http://www.ecofriend.com/serbia-joins-renewables-race-planets-biggest-solar-park.html

- Solar powered CSU offers both power and clean water in post disaster situations
http://www.ecofriend.com/solar-powered-csu-offers-power-clean-water-post-disaster-situations.html

SPACE 
- New Insight Into Atomic Nuclei May Explain How Supernovas Formed Elements Crucial to Humankind
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508094346.htm

- Penn astrophysicists zero in on gravity theory
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-penn-astrophysicists-gravity-theory.html

SUSTAINABILITY 
- The New Green Revolution: A Vision For Small-Scale Urban Farming
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2012/05/10/the-new-green-revolution-a-vision-for-small-scale-urban-farming

 - Agriculture 2.0 envisions sustainable vertical farming for cities
http://www.ecofriend.com/agriculture-20-envisions-sustainable-vertical-farming-cities.html

 - Pacific island nations to utilize more green energy to fight global warming
http://www.ecofriend.com/pacific-island-nations-utilize-more-green-energy-fight-global-warming.html

TECH
- Several antennas in one: A major innovation for mobile communications
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-antennas-major-mobile.html

- New Ultra-Thin Electronic Films Have Greater Capacity
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120511122059.htm

- Parasite offers unique solution to lighting problems
http://www.ecofriend.com/parasite-offers-unique-solution-lighting-problems.html

TECH - Avengers mania: Iron man suit that is made out of cardboard and fiberglass!
http://www.ecofriend.com/avengers-mania-iron-man-suit-made-cardboard-fiberglass.html

- University research team creates augmented reality sandbox (w/ Video)
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-university-team-augmented-reality-sandbox.html

- SAVE:US emergency downlight system helps rescue people post disasters
http://www.ecofriend.com/saveus-emergency-downlight-system-helps-rescue-people-post-disasters.html

- Best Websites Balance Self-Expression and Functionality
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120507164628.htm

- The French Revolution In Green Technology
http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelkanellos/2012/05/10/the-french-revolution-in-green-technology/

- Foldable Solar-Powered Lantern Looks Like The Sun
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/foldable-solar-powered-lantern-looks-sun.html

- Researchers develop disposable paper-based touch pads
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-disposable-paper-based-pads.html

URBAN 
- Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Designs London Pavilion
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/chinese-artist-ai-weiwei-designs-london-pavilion.html

- Los Angeles Union Station looks set to undergo makeover
http://www.ecofriend.com/los-angeles-union-station-looks-set-undergo-makeover.html

- Improved Waiting Area Design Increases Customer Comfort
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509111450.htm

WATER 
- Water Usage Far Exceed Sustainability Level in the Desert Southwest, US
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510224444.htm

- An 860 mile wide ball of water is all that we have
http://www.ecofriend.com/860-mile-wide-ball-water.html