Technology:
Computer geeks and tree-hugging environmentalists driving the electron-powered vehicles are starting to kick some major rear end. Scotty Pollacheck and his bike -- dubbed the KillaCycle -- are part of a growing movement that's exploiting breakthroughs in battery technology and...
Posted on August 1, 2007 12:26 PM • 1 Comments •
Ten thousand years of civilization is based on ten inches of topsoil. Without it we'd all be bushmen. Now, imagine a simple agricultural soil amendment with the ability to double or triple plant yields while at the same time reducing...
Posted on August 1, 2007 12:04 PM • 2 Comments •
Ben Kacyra has made the biggest contribution to archeological research since Indiana Jones added the bull whip to his field kit. A laser-mapping tool intended to solve a problem in construction -- keeping accurate records of the real dimensions of...
Posted on July 23, 2007 11:47 AM • 0 Comments •
The next wave of green technology might make the Internet boom seem tame by comparison as investors seek ways to cash in on a global warming paradox. The more dire things become, the less likely governments and societies will want...
Posted on July 20, 2007 11:34 AM • 0 Comments •
Recent events in Japan and Germany indicate nuclear energy technology is no match for the capricousness of Mother Nature, time, and human frailties. Portrayed until recently by politicians and industry advocates as a safe way to meet rising energy demands....
Posted on July 19, 2007 11:36 AM • 3 Comments •
Coal-burning power plants, the main source of smokestack emissions linked to global warming, are being built around the world at a rate of more than one a week. Meanwhile consumer demand for solar power goes largely unfullfilled. ( NY Times)...
Posted on July 18, 2007 11:22 AM • 0 Comments •
Being the Bono of genetics allows Craig Venter to fund audacious ideas that might otherwise be starved of support, but here's the thing to know about Venter: He warps the reality field around genetic research through sheer force of ego...
Posted on July 13, 2007 10:41 AM • 1 Comments •
Heavy metal returns to the Black Hills of South Dakota and not the six-shooter variety. Discoveries that change the way the world thinks about science will happen at the bottom of the abandoned Homestake mine with Tuesday's National Science Foundation...
Posted on July 11, 2007 11:11 AM • 0 Comments •
Can't tell puggle from a mutt? MetaMorphix, a life sciences company headquartered in Beltsville, Md., began offering the Canine Heritage Breed Test earlier this year that genetically identifies 38 American Kennel Club (AKC) recognized breeds. (The company says an advanced...
Posted on July 5, 2007 11:09 AM • 0 Comments •
Rolls-Royce, the aero-engine company better known for powering the likes of a Boeing 747, has turned its attention to a very different form of propulsion: that of the tuna fish. Researchers at the company's offices in Norway are studying the...
Posted on July 2, 2007 11:43 AM • 0 Comments •
Enrique Gili is a freelance writer covering Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS), issues for regional magazines in the Southland and beyond. I live in Ocean Beach, San Diego the coolest beach town around.
