Technology
A Battery as Big as the Grid
Originally Published by IEEE Spectrum – 2012 could mark the arrival of utility-scale battery storage.
Posted on
February 2nd, 2012
Energy, Technology
EarthCube: Developing a Framework to Create and Manage Knowledge in the Geosciences
EarthCube is a National Science Foundation effort to accelerate the convergence process, frame a system that is scaleable as ever more complexity is investigated, and transform to take advantage of emerging technologies.
Clifford A. Jacobs, posted on
February 1st, 2012
Articles, Earth Observation, Technology
Inside Apple’s Hidden Factories. Finally.
Originally Published by Mother Jones
– At long last, the media has shed some light on Apple’s supply chain.
Posted on
January 30th, 2012
Technology
New ideas sharpen focus for greener aircraft
Originally Published by ScienceDaily
– Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three industry teams under contract to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project.
Posted on
January 29th, 2012
Technology
Europe Expands Electronic Waste Collection, Recycling Law
Originally Published by ENS
– Stricter rules governing the collection and disposal of electronic waste in the European Union were approved Thursday by the European Parliament.
Posted on
January 24th, 2012
Politics, Technology
Russian space probe heading down
Originally Published by BBC News
– Russia’s failed Mars probe, Phobos-Grunt, is likely to fall back to Earth this Sunday, to be torn apart high in the atmosphere.
Posted on
January 15th, 2012
Technology
How to ‘Ignite’ Earth and Space Scientists
‘Ignite’ talks are fast-paced, geek events. Speakers prepare 20 slides, each shown for 15 seconds, giving each speaker 5 minutes of fame. This article offers key lessons learned from a recent Ignite session at the Fall American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting in San Francisco.
Erin Robinson, posted on
January 5th, 2012
Articles, Technology
Mapping for Rights: Technology Helps Protect Congo Rainforests
There’s a new technological tool that harnesses the power of communities to help prevent the destruction of rainforests.
Katrina Laygo, posted on
January 2nd, 2012
Ecosystems, Quick Look, Technology
Another Soyuz rocket launch fails
Originally Published by BBC News
– Russia’s recent poor launch record continues with yet another Soyuz rocket failing to get its satellite payload into orbit.
Posted on
December 24th, 2011
Technology
Freshwater resources management: Starting SMART characterization of New Zealand’s aquifers
Despite the importance of New Zealand’s groundwater resources, we still lack essential information related to their basic properties which are required to avoid overexploitation of resources and water scarcity situations where humans and the economy will be stressed due to insufficient water supply.
Klug et al., posted on
December 13th, 2011
Articles, Technology, Water Availability
NASA Daily Image
Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA