SCIENCE - Nanoscale freezing leads to better imaging
It's an odd twist. For scientists to determine if a cell is functioning properly, they must destroy it. This is what happens in X-ray fluorescence microscopy when biological specimens are exposed to ionizing radiation, which provides images with a level of detail that conventional microscopes just can't match. This exposure can change what is being imaged in profound ways, possibly giving false accounts of how the cell actually works. To address ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140226133000.ht
SCIENCE - Two biodegradable mulches found to be suitable polyethylene alternatives
Three potentially biodegradable plastic mulch products were evaluated by scientists over two growing seasons of broccoli to determine deterioration before and after soil incorporation. Pretillage mulch deterioration was evaluated in both growing seasons by rating the percent of visual deterioration. Post-incorporation mulch deterioration was measured for 13 months at the end of the first growing season. Results showed that two of the mulches could ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140225112934.ht
SCIENCE - Why does salt melt ice, and what else is it doing?
It helps keep our roads clear of ice and snow, but there's a big environmental cost .. ...
SCIENCE - Yale prepares for atom smasher’s farewell, sets stage for new physics era
Yale University has begun a multi-phase renovation of the former Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory that will reinvent the landmark nuclear physics lab for a new era in physics research .. ...
http://news.yale.edu/2014/02/25/yale-prepares-atom-smasher-s
URBAN - Tiny Transforming Apartment Maximizes Space for an Artist in Tel Aviv
Read the rest of Tiny Transforming Apartment Maximizes Space for an Artist in Tel AvivPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: artist's apartment, flexible interior design, flexible spaces, foldable beds, modular apartment, modular architecture, Raanan Stern, smart interior design, tel aviv apartments, tel aviv architecture, tiny home design, tiny spaces, wooden interior .. ...
URBAN - Vertical Bamboo Village: An Eco-Friendly Skyscraper Made From Quick-Growing Bamboo
Vertical Bamboo Village is an economical and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional skyscrapers. Bamboo is readily available in Asia, and when it is harvested responsibly it makes a fantastic low-impact building material. The bamboo gardens located around the project and on its roof provide bamboo that can be used to produce new parts for the building.Via Super Skyscrapers%Permalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: "sustainable ar ...
URBAN - Vo Trong Nghia’s Wind and Water Bar is Made Almost Entirely of Bamboo in Viet Nam
Read the rest of Vo Trong Nghia’s Wind and Water Bar is Made Almost Entirely of Bamboo in Viet NamPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: bamboo architecture, bamboo dome, eco design, green design, green materials, prefab building, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, vietnam architecture, Vietnamese vernacular architecture, vo trong nghia, Wind and Water Ba .. ...
WIND - Off-Shore Wind Farms Can ‘Tame’ Hurricane Winds, Surges, Stanford Study Finds [VIDEO]
Climate scientists have been predicting more intense seasonal temperature variations and storms for several years now and recent winter ice storms in the deep south of the US, as well as ‘super storm’ Sandy, seem to lend much credence to this forecasting. And although this past hurricane season was less than spectacular — discounting Sandy, Off-Shore Wind Farms Can ‘Tame’ Hurricane Winds, Surges, Stanford Study Finds [VIDEO] was originally post ...
http://planetsave.com/2014/02/26/off-shore-wind-farms-can-ta
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has shown for the first time that several types of aquatic algae can detect orange, green and blue light .. ...
Natural gas is the Ron Burgundy of energy: kind of a big deal. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), natural gas now accounts for about 31 percent of U.S. primary energy production -- our single largest source of energy. Natural gas has now surpassed coal production (which accounts for about 26 percent), is more than double the energy from oil production (about 17 percent), and is almost triple the energy we obtain from renew ...
Concerns voiced about high-speed train line that runs over floodplains and requires diversion of seven major riversSenior Conservatives have raised concerns about whether HS2 will increase the risk of homes being flooded, as the high-speed train line passes through areas affected by the recent extreme weather, runs over miles of high-risk floodplains and will require the diversion of seven major rivers.The Lib Dem flooding minister, Dan Rogerson, ...
Could a fashionable solution have prevented the Somerset Levels flooding .. ...
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