Avoiding forest carbon emissions is just as urgent as halting fossil fuel use. That's the message contained in a statement written by 40 scientists from five different countries urging the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to consider preserving and regrowing … [Read more...] about 40 scientists: protecting forests is an urgent climate issue
Archives for October 8, 2018
A new hydrophobic surface could turn the ocean’s waves into electricity
There's waterproof and then there's the surface developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego. They've developed a surface so hydrophobic that it can actually be used to generate electrical voltage, turning seawater into 50 millivolts. … [Read more...] about A new hydrophobic surface could turn the ocean’s waves into electricity
This German chef prepares healthy organic food for a hospital
Hospital food is an oxymoron. But in one experiment in Berlin that is changing. This hospital hired the chef of one of the city’s hottest restaurants to introduce a menu based on locally grown organic vegetables, grass-fed beef and catfish raised at an environmentally conscious … [Read more...] about This German chef prepares healthy organic food for a hospital