Tag Archives: Science
A Whale of Design: WhalePower Bumps into Engineering Innovation
Posted on 24. Aug, 2011 by Michael Chapdelaine.
The groundbreaking work of WhalePower: bringing new, high efficiency, tubercled airfoil designs to the marketplace. Stephen Dewar, VP of Business Affairs and Director of R&D, elaborates on their inspiration, discoveries, and practical applications in this exclusive, in-depth interview.
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States Move on Labeling of Genetically Modified Food
Posted on 22. Jul, 2011 by Michael Chapdelaine.
Wait! Can you say if what you’re eating has been “engineered?” Not sure? Expectedly, you probably don’t know and you’re not alone.
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TED Fellow Sara Mayhew on Skepticism
Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by tinochow.
The morning started with TED You talks by participates in Palm Springs. TED Fellow Sara Mayhew’s work is a fusion of art and science, combining her passion in science and use in manga art to provoke thought. She believes the world needs critical thinking now more than ever.
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Interview with Paul Bunje, Exec. Director of the Center for Climate Change Solutions
Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Susanna Schick.
Paul Bunje is the Executive Director of the Center for Climate Change Solutions (CCCS) at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment
OG: So what are some of the projects you’re working on at the center? It’s a little hard to tell from your website.
Paul: We never have enough time to update the website, but you can find the most up-to-date information at UCLA’s Climate Change Portal, which is like one stop shop for all things going on in climate, energy, sustainability. It’s still in the beta phase, but it is live. We try to stay on the cutting edge of interdisciplinary studies, so this keeps UCLA people aware of what’s going across campus, to better learn from each other, and prevent redundancies in research.
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Dissecting the California Global Warming Solutions Act
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by JeffHorowitz.
The implementation of California’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction measures call for immediate strategic planning and consideration from business owners, politicians, and sustainability professionals. Virtually every sector of California’s economy will begin to play a role in meeting California’s ambitious reduction targets, and every business and individual, either directly or indirectly, will be impacted.
California’s Global Warming Solutions Act, AB32, is the state’s law to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and eventually 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. The draft plan for implementing AB32 includes a mix of strategies that combine direct regulations, alternative compliance mechanisms, monetary and non-monetary incentives, voluntary actions, and market-based mechanisms such as a cap-and-trade system. Some elements of California’s recommendation for meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets include:
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An interesting way to do something with all this CO2!
Posted on 22. Feb, 2009 by Mike Flynn.
This device shown on physorg.com won’t solve all our problems, but it’s cool.
It takes CO2 molecules, and converts them to useful gasses (if used correctly) such as methane, by utilizing sunlight and a catalyst (a reactive metal similar to titanium).
