Earth Portation News October 26th

ANIMALS - Small organisms could dramatically impact world's climate
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-small-impact-world-climate.html#ajTabs


EARTH - The most ancient pottery prehistoric figurine of the Iberian Peninsula is found in Begues
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-ancient-pottery-prehistoric-figurine-iberian.html


ECONOMICS - Billionaires And Former Billionaires Who Have Spent Time Behind Bars
http://www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2012/10/26/billionaires-and-former-billionaires-who-have-spent-time-behind-bars/


EDUCATION - Focus on early intervention: Stuttering test could be used to screen all schoolchildren
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-focus-early-intervention-stuttering-screen.html


ENERGY - Copenhagen's Seawater Cooling Delivers Energy And Carbon Savings
http://www.forbes.com/sites/justingerdes/2012/10/24/copenhagens-seawater-cooling-delivers-energy-and-carbon-savings/

ENERGY - Fuel Cell Industry Faces a Precipice
http://www.forbes.com/sites/pikeresearch/2012/10/25/fuel-cell-industry-faces-a-precipice/

ENERGY - Sweden to Import Garbage as Trash Supplies Run Dry
http://www.treehugger.com/energy-efficiency/sweden-import-garbage-trash-supply-runs-dry.html


ENVIRONMENT - Maya demand an end to doomsday myth
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-maya-demand-doomsday-myth.html#ajTabs


GARDENS -Floating Garden Flourishes on a Barge
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/floating-allotment-garden-barge.html


HOMES -What Ever Happened To Roof Overhangs?
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/what-ever-happened-roof-overhangs.html

HOMES - Tiny, Winter-Proofed, 215 Sq. Ft. Leaf House Fits Family of Four
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/leaf-house-version-two-laird-herbert.html


PERMACULTURE - The Great Transition, Part I: From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy
http://www.treehugger.com/energy-policy/great-transition-part-i-fossil-fuels-renewable-energy.html


SOLAR -Solar Powered Internet Schools Come to Africa
http://www.treehugger.com/modular-design/samsung-supplies-solar-powered-internet-schools-south-africa.html

SOLAR - Next-Generation Antireflection Coatings Could Improve Solar Photovoltaic Cell Efficiency
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121026153450.htm


SPACE -Paintballs may deflect an incoming asteroid (w/ Video)
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-paintballs-deflect-incoming-asteroid.html

SPACE -New study brings a doubted exoplanet 'back from the dead'
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-exoplanet-dead.html#ajTabs


SUSTAINABILITY -Egypt Moves To Kick-Start Renewable Revolution
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christophercoats/2012/10/22/egypt-moves-to-kick-start-renewable-revolution/

SUSTAINABILITY -Using 3D Printers to Make Composting Toilets
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/project-will-use-waste-plastic-and-3-d-printer-make-composting-toilets-and-water-harvesting-systems.html


TECH - Japanese company builds 9.6-inch 4K x 2K LCD panel
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-japanese-company-inch-4k-2k.html

TECH - Footwear Forensics: CSI Needs to Tread Carefully
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121026100946.htm

TECH - Data Storage: Going With the Grain
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121025144529.htm

TECH - Glass: Characterizing With Precision and Efficiency
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121026124852.htm

TECH - Nanotechnology Helps Scientists Keep Silver Shiny
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121026143221.htm
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-nanotechnology-scientists-silver-shiny.html


URBAN -Designing for the Sense of Touch: A New Frontier for Design
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121026084352.htm
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-frontier.html

URBAN -Modular Office "Hive" Made from Salvaged Wood of Derelict Buildings
http://www.treehugger.com/modular-design/modular-recycled-wood-hive-workstation-abeo-design.html

URBAN -SOM's Proposal for a Grand Central Terminal for the Next Hundred Years
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/green-architecture/soms-proposal-grand-central-terminal-next-hundred-years/

URBAN -Modern Japanese Ecovillage House Brings Nature Inside, Literally
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/kofunaki-eco-village-house-alts-design-office.html

URBAN - Architect makes bricks using cattle blood
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-architect-bricks-cattle-blood.html


WATER - How Scarce Does Water Need to Get Before It's Valuable?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2012/10/23/how-scarce-does-water-need-to-get-before-its-valuable/


WORK - Jobs In a Ripple-Out Economy Come From Oil, Gas, Coal, and Then the Cloud
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markpmills/2012/10/24/jobs-in-a-ripple-out-economy-come-from-oil-gas-coal-and-then-the-cloud/

WORK -I Banned All Internal E-Mails at My Company for a Week
http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesleadershipforum/2012/10/25/i-banned-all-internal-e-mails-at-my-company-for-a-week/