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Benefits of a 'smart' power grid in debated

Technology / Energy

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

When Kevin Linn of Coral Springs, Fla., received a special power meter last October, he was able to check his usage day by day and hour by hour via the Internet. He found spikes in midday when no one was home -- the water ...


There's money to be saved in solar

Technology / Energy

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

A series of solar panels on the roof converts the sun's rays to electricity, the electricity then flows through cables to the circuit breaker, where it's consumed in the building. The result -- a reduction in energy costs.





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Underwater robot probes depths for Istanbul quake clues

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 9 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A state-of-the-art underwater robot called BOB may hold the key to protecting millions of people around Turkey's biggest city against a massive earthquake scientists say is all but inevitable.


Hawaii planning to replenish sand at Waikiki Beach

Space & Earth / Environment

created 10 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Hawaii officials are appealing to the state's tourism authority for funds to restore part of world-famous Waikiki Beach.


Judge says seals can stay in California cove (AP)

Judge says seals can stay in California cove

Biology / Ecology

created 10 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The seals can stay and play at a La Jolla swimming cove.


How much is nature worth?

How much is nature worth?

Space & Earth / Environment

created 23 hours ago | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 1

How much is nature worth? £1 billion? £100 billion? £1 trillion? The loss of our forests and biodiversity in general could cost us between £1.2-2.8 trillion a year, according to Pavan Sukhdev, who is giving ...


The Future in Two Words: Ionic Liquids

The Future in Two Words: Ionic Liquids

Chemistry / Materials Science

created 23 hours ago | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ionic liquids are molecular solutions that have a wide range of potential applications, including next-generation solar cells, hydrogen fuel cells and lithium batteries.


LCROSS Impact Data Indicates Water on Moon

LCROSS Impact Finds Water on the Moon

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (24) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- The argument that the moon is a dry, desolate place no longer holds water. Secrets the moon has been holding, for perhaps billions of years, are now being revealed to the delight of scientists ...


El Nino Picking Up Steam

El Nino Picking Up Steam

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest image from the U.S./French Jason-2 satellite finds a strong wave of warm water heading toward the Americas, fueling El Nino.


Distal Rampart of Crater in Chryse Planitia

Distal Rampart of Crater in Chryse Planitia

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Impact craters on Mars are kind of neat. Many of them look very different than impact craters seen on Earth's moon or Mercury. Fresh lunar and Mercurian craters have ejecta blankets that look ...


Sponges recycle carbon to give life to coral reefs

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Coral reefs support some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, yet they thrive in a marine desert. So how do reefs sustain their thriving populations?


Rosetta

Rosetta bound for outer Solar System after final Earth swingby (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- This morning, mission controllers confirmed that ESA’s comet chaser Rosetta had swung by Earth at 8:45 CET as planned, skimming past our planet to pick up a gravitational boost for an epic ...



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