Earth Portation News August 24th

AIR

- Electronic Nose Detects Harmful Airborne Chemicals   

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/electronic-nose-detects-harmful-chemicals.html

- Wind Concentrates Pollutants With Unexpected Order in an Urban Environment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824081917.htm

ANIMALS 
- Sunbathing Helps These Bugs Stay Healthy
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824150247.htm

- Ants 'Screen' for Beneficial Bacteria to Assist Them
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120822222557.htm

- Bigger creatures live longer, travel farther for a reason
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-bigger-creatures-longer.html

CLIMATE
- Cloud Control Could Tame Hurricanes, Study Shows
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823090914.htm

- No-Till Could Help Maintain Crop Yields Despite Climate Change
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823091052.htm

ECONOMICS 
- Has the Time Come for Sacred Economics?
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/has-time-come-sacred-economics.html

- 4 Signs The Housing Market Is Improving
http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2012/08/22/4-signs-the-housing-market-is-improving/

- Bank Ad Explains Why Small Economics Might Be The New Big
http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/bank-ad-explains-why-small-economics-might-be-new-big.html

ENERGY 
- Scientists Produce Hydrogen for Fuel Cells Using an Inexpensive Catalyst Under Real-World Conditions
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120823112927.htm

- Biofuel from biomass one step closer to reality thanks to discovery to manipulate 'hot' microbes
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-biofuel-biomass-closer-reality-discovery.html

- Scientists produce H2 for fuel cells using an inexpensive catalyst under real-world conditions
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-scientists-h2-fuel-cells-inexpensive.html#ajTabs

GARDENS 
-5 Best Plants for Your Garden's Shady Spots
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/five-best-shade-plants-your-garden.html

-10 Gardens Prettier Than a Lawn -- and More Water-Efficient, Too
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/lawn-garden/10-gorgeous-gardens-using-much-less-water-than-a-lawn/

HOMES 
-KAA design and P2 Design HOUSE
http://www.ecofriend.com/eco-friendly-vision-house-eco-lovers.html

PEOPLE
- Three (Incredibly Simple) Questions The Most Successful People Use To Change The World
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemaddock/2012/08/21/three-incredibly-simple-questions-the-most-successful-people-use-to-change-the-world/

PERMACULTURE 
- Nest-Like Treehouse Uses Glue-Laminated Timber (Video)
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/dartmoor-treehouse-jerry-tate-architects.html

SCIENCE
- Southampton physicists join search for hidden magnetic states
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-southampton-physicists-hidden-magnetic-states.html

- Physicists demonstrate first time reversal of water waves
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-physicists-reversal.html#ajTabs

- Shaking the electron has strengthened quantum mechanics
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-electron-quantum-mechanics.html

- Higgs boson provides a musical spin
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-higgs-boson-musical.html

- Simplified Approach for High-Power, Single-Mode Lasers
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824093517.htm

SOLAR 
-Microwave Ovens May Help Produce Lower Cost Solar Energy Technology
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824130300.htm

-Make a Solar Charger In A Glass Bottle!
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/make-solar-charger-glass-bottle.html

TECH 
-Making crowdsourcing easier
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-crowdsourcing-easier.html

- Tech Consultancy Puts 3D Printing at Peak of "Hype Cycle"
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/tech-consultancy-puts-3d-printing-peak-hype-cycle.html

- Addressing the need for microscopic speed
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-microscopic.html

- Flat Lens Offers a Perfect Image
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120824093523.htm

- Dispatch software combines multiple internet connections into one
http://phys.org/news/2012-08-dispatch-software-combines-multiple-internet.html

- GreenCam App Turns Your Computer Screen Off When You Walk Away
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/greencam-app-turns-your-computer-screen-when-you-walk-away.html

URBAN
-Transforming an Old Cooperage into the Hippest Hotel in Brooklyn; the Wythe Hotel (Photos)
http://www.treehugger.com/interior-design/transforming-old-cooperage-hippest-hotel-brooklyn-wythe-hotel-photos.html

WIND 
- New Wind Power System Claims 70% Increase in Wind Speeds, Triple the Power Output
http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/new-wind-augmentation-system-claims-70-increase-wind-speeds-triple-power-output.html

- Feds Grant Ocean Power Technologies Permit to Build First Commercial Wave Farm in U.S.
http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/feds-grant-ocean-power-technologies-permit-build-first-commercial-wave-farm-us.html

WORK
-America's Deadliest Professions: Jobs With The Most Workplace Fatalities
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2012/08/24/drive-for-a-living-make-sure-your-life-insurance-is-paid-up/