| Uncharted waters: Students retrofit sailboat with hydrogen power and motor up the Hudson Editor's Note: A team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students are traveling up New York's Hudson River this week on the New Clermont, a 6.7-meter boat outfitted with a pair of 2.2-kilowatt hydrogen fuel cells to power the boat's motor. Their journey began September 21 from Manhattan's Pier 84 and will cover 240 kilometers (at a projected speed of 8 kilometers per hour). After making several stops along the way, the crew expects to arrive back at Rensselaer Polytech's campus in Troy, N.Y., on September 25. This is the first of Scientific American.com's blogs chronicling this expedition, called the New Clermont Project . [More] rss.sciam.com |
Utah: Deadly Cave to Be Closed The cave where a 26-year-old medical student died earlier in the week will be closed permanently and his body will not be removed because of the dangers involved. nytimes.com |
Itâs All Sweetness and Light, Until the Snowballs Fly When a nice day at the playground turns ugly, disturbing behavior from adults and children alike is perplexing and paranoia-inducing. nytimes.com |
Urban Camping, Bargemusic, Museum Mile Festival A few interesting ways to spend the weekend in New York City without spending a lot. travel.nytimes.com |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Casts for Collaboration in Its New Climate Change Response Plan Climate change is a real, complex and widespread challenge that calls for a "new era of collaborative conservation." That's the message of a new strategic plan for dealing with the effects of global warming, released last week by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The blueprint is part of the U.S. Department of Interior's overarching framework for climate change response, established by a September 2009 order from Sec. Ken Salazar . [More] rss.sciam.com |