32 new grants made for innovative technology R&D
...and SiC sensors that will greatly reduce polluting emissions while extending engine life and preserving fuel efficiency. Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc. (Forest, Va.) Unified Radio Architecture - A Cognitive Radio PlatformDevelop a "cognitive radio" software and hardware platform based on a novel...National Science Foundation awards $2 million grant to UC Riverside
...is reduced. The biocomplexity grant will model the emissions and rate of deposition across the landscape, mainl...rea will be modeled based on different levels of N emissions and different urban development scenarios. This is the second large biocomplexity grant awarded to U...A treatment, not a cure: Calcium silicate neutralizes an acidic stream
...ok receives high levels of acid precipitation from emissions largely originating at Midwestern utility plants, as a result many streams on the site are acidic." Likens comments. Adding that, "The only way to successfully combat stream acidity is through improved air quality. Until that happens, we are explorin...Component of volcanic gas may have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth
...de is present in volcanic gasses and deep sea vent emissions today, and since these geological phenomena were prominent features on the early Earth, it is reasonable to assume that the gas was present. In their report, the scientists demonstrate that the gas can bring about a vigorous chemical reaction tha...Cars, not crops, should be chief targets in reducing greenhouse gases
... toward a goal of reducing net U.S. carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent. Carbon sequestration steps inclu... "We emit a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere, even though we constitute only 5 percent of the world's population," said Jacks...Scientists find acid rain an unlikely ally in the battle against a greenhouse gas
...rm and wet, while the biggest reduction in methane emissions is achieved when the location of wetlands, sulfate...ation all come together, to reduce optimal methane emissions from wetlands." These factors vary over time and space. According to Matthews, by 1960 these count...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...th a nitrogen oxide (NOx) sensor that helps reduce emissions by seamlessly activating NOx traps or by using oth...e as the current industry standard. Nitrogen oxide emissions are of special concern because they resist decomposition in the oxygen-rich exhaust conditions from ...Ground-level ozone linked to increased mortality
...n the Earth's lower atmosphere that is formed when emissions from cars, power plants and other sources react chemically to sunlight. Stratospheric ozone, which is higher in the atmosphere, is the "ozone layer" that protects the Earth from ultraviolet radiation. "This is one of the largest ozone pollution studi...Idaho lab, Utah company achieve major milestone in hydrogen research
...efits include the avoidance of both greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumption. "We've shown that hydrogen can be produced at temperatures and pressures suitable for a Generation IV reactor," said lead INEEL researcher Steve Herring. "The simple and modular approach we've taken with our research p...Carbon sink or carbon source? Aerosols play role in shifts
... of aerosols dust particles, soot from automobile emissions and factories, and other airborne particles in th...s the rate of photosynthesis in plants and the CO2 emissions by soil. Since plants want to take in CO2 but also preserve water at the same time, Niyogi believes ...Researchers improve predictions of cloud formation for better global climate modeling
...ill help scientists determine how various types of emissions affect cloud formation. Georgia Tech scientist At...needed link for determining how different types of emissions will affect clouds formation," Nenes explained. Nenes and Roberts have patented the CCN instrument,...Latest census finds more American pika populations disappear as climate warms
...hat cannot be ignored--we must limit heat-trapping emissions from the burning of dirty fossil fuels for energy ...moregulate. As temperatures rise due to increasing emissions of CO2 and other heat-trapping gases, many alpine animals are predicted to seek higher elevations or...Scientists urge outcome-based, watershedwide approach to restore the Chesapeake
... occupied center stage in restoration efforts. But emissions to the atmosphere from cars and stationary sources, deposited later on the landscape, may be more significant than previously thought, according to biogeochemist Robert Howarth from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Climate change will further compo...Researching airborne metals in transit workers' bodies
...rch. "We do know that increases in surface traffic emissions have adverse health effects," he says. A study pub...transport, and looking at relations between diesel emissions and asthma....Energy efficiency: Canadians honoured
...ons of thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy savings of hundreds of thousands of dol... Affaires Plus. Energy efficiency reduces the GHG emissions that contribute to climate change. Canada is a world leader in many aspects of energy efficiency, an...Mitsubishi offsets carbon footprint through investment in Madagascar's rain forest
...ns. Thus, offsetting the additional greenhouse gas emissions in another part of the planet is environmentally r...ccounts for approximately 20 percent of the annual emissions of greenhouse gases, so reducing this source of emissions while protecting biodiversity provides a u...World's largest rainforest drying experiment completes first phase
... --equivalent to several years of worldwide carbon emissions -- and could accelerate climate change processes already in place. But beyond these global effects, drought and fire, which is a tool of choice among the Amazon's farmers and ranchers, pose a serious threat to a forest that is home to more plant and...NASA study finds soot may be changing the Arctic environment
...a is estimated to have the largest industrial soot emissions in the world, and the meteorology in that region r..., but the computer simulations indicate increasing emissions from South Asia have made up for some of the reduced Eurasian pollution. Koch and Hansen suggest Sou...PNAS highlights for the week of April 4 - 8
...s measured by sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. When emissions were high, P. nodorum was abundant, while M. graminicola was scarce--indicating that SO2 differentially affected pathogen growth or impaired plant disease resistance. The researchers suggest that similar research could assess how the changing enviro...... to understand the likely impact of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. BAS Principal Investigator Dr ...itical to understanding how climate may respond to emissions of greenhouse gases in the future'. Clues to past sea-surface temperature come from tiny marine alga...