Earth Portation News October 5th

AIR - Turd-eating worms clear air around Canadian toilets
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-turd-eating-worms-air-canadian-toilets.html


ANIMALS - Urban Wolves, Bears and Mountain Lions Next?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121005100909.htm


CLIMATE - Climate Change: Aging of Organic Aerosols Is Caused by OH Radicals
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121005082535.htm


EARTH - Weather-making high-pressure systems predicted to intensify as a result of increasing greenhouse-gas concentrations
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-weather-making-high-pressure-result-greenhouse-gas.html

EARTH - Researchers build better earthquake simulator
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-earthquake-simulator.html


ECONOMICS - Top Executives' Team Spirit Affects Whole Business
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004093145.htm


ENERGY - Amid Turmoil, Greece Streamlines Energy Recovery Action
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christophercoats/2012/10/05/amid-turmoil-greece-streamlines-energy-recovery-action/

ENERGY - More Efficient All-Organic Catalysts in Fuel Cells
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121005082544.htm


HOMES - 12 Students Make Hardwood Chairs
http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/out-woods-examination-chair.html

HOMES - Outrageous Custom Closets
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mhj45kdhj/boutique-style-closet-4/

HOMES - Designer DIY Idea: Swinging Bed Made With a Recycled Trampoline
http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/diy-recycled-trampoline-beds.html


PLANTS - Insects a Prime Driver in Plant Diversity
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004141745.htm

PLANTS - Exploring the East Coast's Last Great Forest
http://www.treehugger.com/travel/exploring-and-enjoying-easts-last-great-forests.html


SCIENCE - Is Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Wrong?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004121638.htm

SCIENCE - Fresnel lenses: High contrast and efficient focusing
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-fresnel-lenses-high-contrast-efficient.html

SCIENCE - What number is halfway between 1 and 9? Is it 5—or 3?
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-halfway-5or.html


SOLAR - New theoretical technique applied to properties of ultrathin solar cells
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-theoretical-technique-properties-ultrathin-solar.html

SOLAR - Improved Black Silicon Lets Conventional Solar Cells Harness Infrared Light
http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/improved-black-silicon-lets-solar-cells-capture-infrared-light.html

SOLAR - How Solvent Mixtures Affect Organic Solar Cell Structure
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004163028.htm


SPACE - Mass of Dark Matter Revealed by Precise Measurements of the Galaxy
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121005082539.htm

SPACE - Experiments illuminate how order arises in the cosmos
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-lawrence-livermore-illuminate-cosmos.html

SPACE - Japan mini-satellite to flash code from space
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-japan-mini-satellite-code-space.html

SPACE - How Order in Cosmos Arises from Random Motion
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121005092939.htm

SPACE - Star Races Around Huge Black Hole in Milky Way
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004141749.htm


SUSTAINABILITY - Lessons from Iraq: Urban Marshes and City Survival
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004092920.htm


TECH - Innovative Paper Leaf Mimics Fall, Changes Color Depending on Temperature
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/paper-leaf-changes-color-depending-temperature.html

TECH - Doorless Refrigerator Cools Only Sections Where Food Is Stored
http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/doorless-regrigerator-cools-only-sections-where-food-stored.html

TECH - Energy Information Administration Releases API for App Developers
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/energy-information-administration-releases-api.html

TECH - Google has designs on flip-up wristwatch
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-google-flip-up-wristwatch.html#ajTabs

TECH - World's Smartest Thermostat Is Now Even Smarter
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eco-nomics/2012/10/04/worlds-smartest-thermostat-is-now-even-smarter/

TECH - Acoustic Cell-Sorting Chip May Lead to Cell Phone-Sized Medical Labs
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121002161953.htm

TECH - Smartphone Application to Allow Instant Polling for Presidential Debate Wednesday
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121003094640.htm

TECH - Thanks for the Transparent Memories: Progress in Quest for Reliable, Flexible Computer Memory for Transparent Electronics
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121002145756.htm

TECH - New 3-D Camera for Space Missions
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121003082532.htm


URBAN - Fort McMurray Airport Is The Largest Cross Laminated Timber Building In North America
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/fort-mcmurray-airport-largest-cross-laminated-timber-building-north-america.html

URBAN - Salvador's Walkways and Rede Sarah's Awesome Hospitals: The Legacy of Architect Lele
http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/salvador-walkways-and-rede-sarah-awesome-hospitals-the-legacy-of-architect-lele.html

URBAN - Image of the Day: Frank Gehry Takes Toronto
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/image-day-frank-gehry-takes-toronto.html

URBAN - Serious Energy's High Efficiency Fiberglass Windows Division Sold
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/serious-windows-sells-window-company.html

URBAN - City Cuts Heat 10 Degrees Passively
http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/middle-eastern-city-reduces-heat-10-degrees-through-passive-cooling.html

URBAN - What's Next for Celebrity Homes? A Boutique In Your Closet
http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2012/10/05/whats-next-for-celebrity-homes-a-boutique-in-your-closet/


WATER - Heat-Conducting Composites for Seawater Desalination
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004093245.htm


WIND - New Scalable Wind Turbine Said to be 'Urban Tolerant'
http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/new-scalable-wind-turbine-said-be-urban-tolerant.html

WIND - Sandia Labs Benchmark Helps Wind Industry Measure Success
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004163034.htm

WIND - Planned 7MW Offshore Wind Turbine Gets Bigger
http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/planned-7mw-offshore-wind-turbine-just-got-bigger.html


WORK - Top Five Personality Traits Employers Hire Most
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/10/04/top-five-personality-traits-employers-hire-most/

WORK -The Big Question That Could Decide Any Job Interview
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/10/04/a-big-question-that-could-decide-any-job-interview/