EARTH PORTATION News July 11th

BIRDS
- One Smart Egg: Bird Embryos Sense Day Length
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120710185416.htm

- Helping family is key for social birds
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-family-key-social-birds.html

CLIMATE 
- Researchers Develop Technique to Help Pollution Forecasters See Past Clouds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120710172156.htm

- Climate in Northern Europe Reconstructed for the Past 2,000 Years: Cooling Trend Calculated Precisely for the First Time
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120709092606.htm

- Video: Climate, Extreme Weather Connected
http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/extreme-weather-climate-change-2012-greatest-hits-video.html

- This is What Climate Change Looks Like: Airplane Sinks Into Boiling Runway
http://www.treehugger.com/economics/what-climate-change-looks-airplane-sinks-boiling-runway.html

EARTH 
- Native American populations descend from three key migrations
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-native-american-populations-descend-key.html

ECONOMICS 
- Engineering Technology Revealing Secrets of Roman Coins
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120710093520.htm

EDUCATION 
- Online News 'Takes Off in US and UK While Most Germans Prefer a Newspaper'
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120709173742.htm

ENERGY 
- Energy News: Germany Sets New Solar Power Record; UK Approves 1GW+ Offshore Wind Power
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/germany-sets-new-solar-power-record-u-k-approves-1-gigawatt-offshore-wind-power.html

- Solar Telescope Doubles Energy Production
http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/telescope-inspired-solar-power-design-could-produce-twice-much-energy.html

- One Block Off the Grid Merges With Pure Energies
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/one-block-off-the-grid-merges-pure-energies.html

FASHION 
- Nike’s new green GS cleats are made from recycled bottles and beans
http://www.ecofriend.com/nikes-new-green-gs-cleats-made-recycled-bottles-beans.html

HOMES
- Time For That Standing Desk: Yet Another Study Says That Sitting Is Bad For You
http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/time-standing-desk-yet-another-study-says-sitting-bad-you.html

 - As If From Nowhere Hides Table and Chairs In Plain Sight
http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/if-nowhere-hides-table-and-chairs-plain-sight.html

MUSIC 
- Gaby Todoran , Florence - Baptistery San Giovanni
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHtwUSqGOWY

- Scientists Set The Higgs Boson To Music
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/07/11/scientists-set-the-higgs-boson-to-music/

PEOPLE
 - The Five Personalities of Innovators: Which One Are You?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brennasniderman/2012/03/21/the-five-personalities-of-innovators-which-one-are-you/

- 10 Dumb Things I've Learned From Brilliant People
http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/07/08/10-dumb-things-ive-learned-from-brilliant-people/

PLANTS 
- Organically Grown Corn Outperforms Non-Organic in Drought Conditions
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/organically-grown-corn-outperforms-non-organic-drought.html

SCIENCE 
- New way to generate terahertz radiation
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-terahertz.html

- Nanoparticles: Big potential or big threat?
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-nanoparticles-big-potential-threat.html

- Smart materials get SMARTer: Self-powered, homeostatic nanomaterials self-regulate in response to environmental change
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-smart-materials-smarter-self-powered-homeostatic.html

- Nanodevice Builds Electricity from Tiny Pieces
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120711101042.htm

SOLAR 
- Solar ReStore Battery Revives Your Phone
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/solar-restore-battery-revives-your-phone-when-away-home.html

SPACE 
- Dark Galaxies of Early Universe Spotted
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120711074234.htm

- Belching Black Hole Proves a Biggie: First Known 'Middleweight' Black Hole
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120709102720.htm

SUSTAINABILITY 
- Tiny Modern Seaside Hut Built On Sled So That It Move With Shifting Sands
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/tiny-modern-seaside-hut-built-sled-so-it-move-shifting-sands.html

TECH 
- How to Build a DIY Solar Air Heater from Old Soda Cans
http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/how-build-diy-solar-air-heater-old-soda-cans.html

- Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis Using Strawberry Tree Leaf
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120711074224.htm

- Social Network Screening of Employees Can Make Organizations Unattractive to Applicants
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120709162636.htm

- New Advanced Electronics? Unprecedented Subatomic Details of Exotic Ferroelectric Nanomaterials
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120708162318.htm

- Toward Achieving One Million Times Increase in Computing Efficiency
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120710133056.htm

- Energy Monitor Gives Realtime Feedback
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/energy-monitor-concept-gives-realtime-feedback.html

- Friction-Harvesting Generators Could Lead to Self-Powered Touchscreens
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/friction-harvesting-generators-could-lead-self-powered-touchscreens.html

- Mobile Game Encourages Real-World Sharing
http://www.treehugger.com/economics/mobile-game-encourages-real-world-sharing.html

- Study may lead to less expensive consumer lasers and LEDs
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-expensive-consumer-lasers.html

- Ukraine team wins Imagine Cup with gloves that convert sign language to speech
http://phys.org/news/2012-07-ukraine-team-cup-gloves-language.html

URBAN
- What Happens To Liquids Surrendered At Airport Security
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2012/07/11/what-happens-to-liquids-surrendered-at-airport-security/

 - Miner's Shelter At Taliesin West Is a Tiny Gem
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/miners-shelter-taliesin-west-tiny-gem.html

WIND 
- Wind-Powered Oil Press Makes Homemade Oils an Easy Breezy Task (Video)
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/windoil-wind-powered-oil-press-dave-hakkens.html