Why Putting Solar Canopies on Parking Lots Is a Smart Green Move A typical Walmart supercenter, for instance, has a five-acre parking lot, and it’s a wasteland, especially if you have to sweat your way across it under an asphalt-bubbling sun. Put a canopy over it, though, and it could support a three-megawatt solar array… […]
This webcast provides an interesting look at the complex scientific inquiry process: An Alzheimer’s Drug That Doesn’t Treat Alzheimer’s? Medical research is complex. Once we figure out what is most critical and discover effective treatments often the explanations can then make it seem fairly simple. But that process is often decades of efforts that include […]
A lab-stage mRNA vaccine targeting ticks may offer protection against Lyme and other tick-borne diseases A new laboratory-stage mRNA vaccine that teaches the immune system to recognize the saliva from tick bites could prevent these bugs from feeding on and transmitting tick-borne diseases to people … What’s unique about the 19ISP mRNA vaccine is that […]
I am curious, even skeptical, about the potential for hydrogen fuel cell versus battery passenger cars. I do respect Toyota and so am wondering if they do indeed see something that most others are missing. The current production Toyota Mirai has a range of 650 km. I do think hydrogen fuel cells may provide a […]
This is an interesting explanation of a the physics involved with vehicle propulsion. And it is a great video showing the scientific method at work. They only touch on it a little bit but the need for creating 4 versions of the small treadmill device to illustrate the principles in action is a great example […]
Medical studies about healthy living are very complex and not easy to draw clear conclusions from. But the evidence continues to grow on the benefits of a healthy Mediterranean diet. Mediterranean diet may prevent memory loss and dementia, study finds The true diet is simple, plant-based cooking, with the majority of each meal focused on […]
This webcasts provides a good, very simple, overview of proteins. Learn more about proteins: How Lysozyme Protein in Our Tear-Drops Kill Bacteria – Molecular Motor Proteins – Fold.it, the Protein Folding Game
The Biden administration has proposed greatly increasing USA government spending on science and engineering. They are proposing levels last seen in the 1960s when the USA was most committed to science and engineering spending (as most visibly seen in support for NASA). Advance U.S. leadership in critical technologies and upgrade America’s research infrastructure. U.S. leadership […]
Nzambi Matee is a materials engineer and head of Gjenge Makers (in Kenya), which produces sustainable low-cost construction materials made of recycled plastic waste and sand. For her work, Nzambi Matee was recently named a Young Champions of the Earth by the United Nations Environment Programme. Building blocks for a greener Nairobi Through trial and […]
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