12/5/2009 The planet soaks up excess carbon dioxide via oceans, plants and soils, among other natural systems, locking away some of the greenhouse gases emitted by burning fossil fuels. In fact, every year…
Category: New Inventions
Heavy Metal: Researchers Try to Get the Lead out of Piezoelectronics
12/5/2009 Gadget makers often rely on piezoelectricity—the ability that some solids have to produce voltage when pressure is applied to them—to power tiny embedded systems, such as a BlackBerry Storm 2's touch…
Swimmers, Hoppers and Fliers: How Do Toxic Chemicals Move around the Planet?
12/5/2009 Even hundreds of miles from the nearest industrial or agricultural activity, the sea ice, ocean, and Arctic plants and animals regularly yield evidence of elemental and synthetic chemical contamination. This contamination includes not…