| Wanted: A Geothermal Pump That Can Handle the Heat What will it take to develop a geothermal pump that can operate miles underground in 430-degree-Fahrenheit fluids while maintaining a steady 750 horsepower?A pair of West Coast foundations hope they have the answer: lots of cash. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Bright Young Thing Emily Pilloton If the initiatives that Project H Design has taken on seem largely geared toward young people Learning Landscape playgrounds and sustainable food programs for public schools, to name but two it may have something to do with the fact that Emily Pilloton, the founder of the not even two-year-old humanitarian organization, is herself only 27. With the help of nine volunteer-driven cells from Austin, Tex., to Johannesburg, Pilloton, who started the company with a laptop and $1,000 while living at... nytimes.com |
Smart Grid Could Shave U.S. Emissions by 2030 The electricity sector could shave up to 18 percent off its energy use and carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 by aggressively embracing smart-grid technologies, according to a new analysis.Smart grid-related savings would come from a number of factors, most significantly from a "conservation effect" as consumers incorporate feedback on their energy use, the study found. Additional factors include the use of power diagnostics to tune homes and smaller commercial buildings and increased use of wind and solar generation . [More] rss.sciam.com |
Invading Species Carrying Parasites Have Healthy Appetites Invasive species can decrease biodiversity and drive resident species to the brink of extinction. But how do these interlopers fare so well in unfamiliar territory? One idea is that they’ve escaped their enemies, for example, the parasites that keep them in check on their home turf. But a study in the journal Biology Letters [Jaimie Dick et al. , http://bit.ly/dnRRRl ] suggests that notion doesn’t always stand up. Because at least one kind of invasive shrimp is an even bigger pest when it has a parasite on board. [More] rss.sciam.com |
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