The key to the future of the world as we know it lies with the sources we tap for Energy. Energy sources to power vehicles, machines, appliances, communications... in short, all the staples of our industrial civilization. The search for Renewable and Non-Polluting Energy sources are essential planks of the Environmentalist, Sustainability and Climate Management platforms. The currently favored non-renewable and environmentally damaging energy sources, including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear fuel sources provide advantages only in economic terms. However, the world's dire need for energy currently far outstrips our civilisation's economic capacity to implement renewable and non-polluting energy sources at the global level. This required global capacity is also diminished by entrenched economic interests dependent on current fuel sources. Nonetheless, research and development projects investigating viable, and easily implementable, alternate energy sources continue with an ever-increasing sense of urgency.
Latest developments in cutting-edge, clean energy technology from around the world, featuring devices that tap into the inexhaustible sea of energy that is all around us.
Square1 in Kentucky, USA, will soon be releasing their Hydro-Maxx controller that will help HHO researchers get the most from their hydroxy units, possibly even unleashing Meyer's Mode -- the holy grail of water fuel. (PESN; Aug. 29, 2010)
Now in its 19th year, this annual cold fusion colloquium focused on work and effects that are related to new materials and devices, including nanomaterials. The math apparently says that the energy in 3/4 of a gallon of heavy water could power Boston for a day. (PESN; Aug. 28, 2010)
Marko Rodin claims to have discovered the source of the non-decaying spin of the electron, and proposes a wide range of applications of this knowledge including energy harnessing. His models fascinated many and could become a cornerstone of future science. (PESWiki; Aug. 28, 2010)
Frederick Wells talks about the recent demo that had to be scrapped; points to plans for the design; talks about his early days of research, including time spent with Stanley Meyers. (PESN; Aug. 26, 2010)
Frederick Wells of Future Energy Concept's Inc. said we could post the plans he made available in 2002, from which he built the device that allegedly enable them to run a 2004 Dodge pickup to run on hydroxy gas only, with no petrol. (FreeEnergyNews; Aug. 26, 2010)
We're in a particularly tight spot right now and could use donations or other financial help. A special thanks to all those of you who have been chipping in. (PESN; Aug. 24, 2010)
While the Schott Solar cells from eBay seller, Fred480V, are an excellent price and quality, there is a lot more involved in making functional solar panels than just getting the cells. Much more materials, know-how, skill, and time is required. (PESN; Aug. 19, 2010)
Chava Energy was present on August 21 to validate the technology. However, it turned out that the claimed technology was not in a condition to be tested during the visit and the Inventor Fred Wells was not present either, only his business partner. Therefore, none of the claims could be validated and Chava Energy generously offered to conduct a test in the future once the system is running reliably. (PESWiki; Aug. 23, 2010)
As Tesla's Roadster has made electric vehicles the rage among auto manufacturers, so that everyone is getting involved now; the Scorpion muscle car is poised to make unorthodox fuel efficiency methods, including hydroxy, zip into the mainstream. (PESN; Aug. 21, 2010)
Paul Noel asserts that severe storms 'are an electromagnetic effects of the plasma fields surrounding the solar system. These are what make sun spots as well. The driver is electrical. The mechanism is primarily capacitant and is based on dielectric.' This is why opposite extremes appear at the same time on the planet. (PESN; Aug. 19, 2010)
Michael Riversong reports on the conference that took place in Philadelphia July 9-11, 2010. Topics included Tesla coils, Zero Point Energy, Atmospheric Energy, Quantum Physics, Gyroscopics, Ball Lightning, Electrogravitics. (PESN; Aug. 18, 2010)
Frederick Wells answers a series of questions about their 2004 Dodge 4x4 pickup truck that his company, Future Energy Concepts Inc., claims has been able to run on nothing but water via their on-board hydroxy gas generator, the 'Hydrogen Hog'. New video, description, and photos posted. (PESN; Aug. 17, 2010)
Items I placed in my news hopper, intending to format them for inclusion in the news, but limitations of having only so many hours in a day prevented it. Rather than have them go unannounced altogether, I present them here in a raw format. (FreeEnergyNews; Aug. 16, 2010)
A review of the four-day free energy conference held in Albuquerque, NM, USA from July 28 - Aug. 1, featuring John Searl and his antigravity technology, Marko Rodin and his toroid coils, health technologies, hydrogen/hydroxy, vortex, and more. (PESN; Aug. 15, 2010)
Our renewable energy, sustainable living, intentional community project is featured in a story today in the Deseret News, including a photo gallery and video presentation. I've written a blog post about it, with a few updates on the project, including mention of the underground greenhouses for the local community, and the 2-acre solar farm. (Allan's Sustainable Home; Aug. 13, 2010)
Could it be that Solar cells have gotten cheaper than 40 cents per watt if your a DIY guy? Or is that because they are 'seconds' with a lot of downsides that outweigh the advantages of just buying completed units? eBay pioneer seller, Fred480V, says the cells in his 1kW are not seconds but are the best available from Schott Solar. (PESN; Aug. 11, 2010)
In the tradition of Stanley Meyer, the people at Future Energy Concepts, Inc. have allegedly configured a 2004 Dodge 4x4 pickup truck to run on nothing but water via their on-board hydroxy gas generator that uses the truck's alternator to electrolyze water, which is then ducted into the air intake. (PESN; Aug. 10, 2010)
With its quest for clean, renewable, affordable power, you would think that liberal environmentalists would be key participants in the hunt for viable free energy technologies. Why do they keep their distance? (PESN; Aug. 9, 2010)
The toxic blend of poisons sprayed in the Gulf not only hides the scope of the disaster perpetrated by BP (destroying the evidence while the U.S. Govt. looks the other way) and taints the air and rain, but it also eliminates the natural means of breaking down the oil (via microbes). (PESN; August 6, 2010)
Here's a compilation of links that we've put in our news over the years, now on one page. If you know of a technology or company that should be listed there, feel free to add it. This is a publicly editable site, after all. (PESWiki; Aug. 5, 2010)
Gravitational Energy Corporation's Feltenberger Pendulum Pump, proven recently in Haiti, is manually operated. Coupled to a piston pump, it is capable of pumping and filtering 2,000 gallons of clean drinking water per hour. An electricity generator is being developed. (PESWiki; Aug. 3, 2010)
Having honored the NDA long after the term expired, given new unsettling developments, I now reveal blueprints, photos, and other insider information in hopes that it might help the many people out there trying to replicate Michael Brady's all-magnet motor. (PESN; July 31, 2010)
The kit targets do-it-yourselfers and is designed to fit carbureted engines in the range of 1 to 16 HP, allegedly increasing their fuel efficiency by at least 30 percent. It goes along with the plans which can be downloaded for free. Will be on display at the TeslaTech conference in Albuquerque. (PESN; July 29, 2010)
New videos by Art Porter illustrates a magnetic neutralization technique via an electromagnetic coil, and in the operation of the device most of the rotational torque comes from permanent magnets, allegedly producing more energy out than in. (PESN; July 27, 2010)
A family in D.C. was able to power all their essential equipment, including two refrigerators and lights; and a lot more, including their TV, computer, some cooling fans, and a cell phone battery; by attaching 1000-Watt inverters to their two Toyota Priuses in their garage, using aroun 1/2 gallon of fuel per hour. (PESN; July 19, 2010)
Founder and Chairman, Attila Alperen signed an agreement last week in Turkey for a license order of 35 MW, first part, up to 600 MW of power generated through his TurXator technology. Alperen plans to open licensing for a 2-5 kW generator for home power. (PESN; July 15, 2010
This overunity magnet motor company is opposite the typical free energy image. They are low on fluff, have never been in the mainstream press; and they are and high on evidence, including test results from TUV and UL. One of their strategic advisors (not suppressors) served as former director of the CIA and of the FBI. (PESN; July 14, 2010)
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Plants are good at doing what scientists and engineers have been struggling to do for decades: converting sunlight into stored energy, and doing so reliably day after day, year after year. Now some MIT scientists have succeeded in mimicking a key aspect of that process.
One of the problems with harvesting sunlight is that the sun?s rays can be highly destructive to many materials. Sunlight leads to a gradual degradation of many systems developed to harness it. But plants have adopted an interesting strategy to address this issue: They constantly break down their light-capturing molecules and reassemble them from...
A team of MIT students has been working on testing a rapid-recharging system that could help to change public perceptions about electric vehicles and their practicality. They have already done extensive testing of the system with an individual battery cell and with a motorcycle they converted to all-electric operation, and in coming months they hope to be able to demonstrate the system on a full-sized sedan they converted.
The goal is to demonstrate that recharging can be accomplished routinely in under 30 minutes without severely reducing the operating lifetime of the batteries or causing other problems. In the year...
Rebecca Gould was intrigued by an e-mail describing a new class where she could work with graduate students outside her discipline and do something that could affect people.
?We were to design a classroom in rural Cambodia with natural lighting, no air conditioning, natural ventilation, no glass, and low noise level between classrooms,? says Gould, a junior in civil and environmental engineering. She jumped at the opportunity and signed up for ?Design for a Sustainable Future.?
?Our class was primarily grad students and people in the architecture department or building technology, so I was working with people...
So-called ?cap and trade? legislation has often been portrayed as a regressive policy ? one that would hit poor people the hardest. A new MIT study concluded that this is not the case.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a cap-and-trade bill last year, and different versions of that bill had been working their way through the Senate until being yanked from consideration last month.
The study, co-authored by researchers at the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change and at Tufts University, found that under all three versions of the bill submitted...
Like an ice cube on a warm day, most materials melt ? that is, change from a solid to a liquid state ? as they get warmer. But a few oddball materials do the reverse: They melt as they get cooler. Now a team of researchers at MIT has found that silicon, the most widely used material for computer chips and solar cells, can exhibit this strange property of ?retrograde melting? when it contains high concentrations of certain metals dissolved in it.
The material, a compound of silicon, copper, nickel and iron, ?melts? (actually turning from a solid to...
Technology and Policy Program (TPP) graduate student Max Parness has been selected as a Switzer Environmental Fellow by the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation.
This year, the Switzer Foundation awarded 21 fellowships for emerging environmental leaders who are pursuing graduate degrees and are dedicated to positive environmental change in their careers.
Parness is currently pursuing a master's in the TPP. His research concerns the use of electric vehicles as a form of distributed battery storage, in part to help reduce air pollution. Prior to attending MIT, he worked at the Natural Resources Defense Council in Beijing...
Why do some materials work well for making solar cells or light-emitting diodes (LEDs), while other materials don?t? One key factor is having the right bandgap.
In a nutshell, bandgaps have to do with how electrons behave and what it takes to get them excited. Electrons are the subatomic particles that carry a negative charge, and that surround the nucleus of an atom. When a bunch of electrons all move together in the same direction, they form an electric current.
Electrons in an atom can be thought of as being somewhere in an array of possible ?states? ?...
In a lecture that could have been titled, "Better Education through Chemistry," Don Sadoway begins with solar energy, grid-level storage and liquid metal batteries and moves into education innovation, sharing creative ways to teach chemistry.
"How do we think against the grain? Pose the right question." ? Donald Sadoway
Materials are one of the key enablers in any engineering project. Bridge builders, who once worked in stone, and then in steel, can now draw on carbon fiber, polymers and composites with outstanding strength, weight and other characteristics that extend the engineer?s capabilities.
Engineers developing advanced energy technologies such as fuel cells and new-generation reactors will benefit from novel materials knowledge being developed at the Department for Nuclear Science and Engineering?s Laboratory for Electrochemical Interfaces, headed by Assistant Professor Bilge Yildiz.
Researchers there are working toward better understanding of the interfacial properties of oxides and learning to...
For the engineers who design cell phones, solar panels and computer chips, it?s increasingly important to be able to control the way heat moves through the crystalline materials ? such as silicon ? that these devices are based on. In computer and cell-phone chips, for example, one of the key limitations to increasing speed and memory is the need to dissipate the heat generated by the chips.
To understand how heat spreads through a material, consider that heat ? as well as sound ? is actually the motion or vibration of atoms and molecules: Low-frequency vibrations correspond to sound,...
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DOE has announced two consortia, one led by the University
of Michigan and the other led by West Virginia University, to
study clean energy under the U.S.-China Clean Energy
Research Center.
DOE has issued a partial guarantee for a $98.5 million loan
supporting the 49.5-megawatt Blue Mountain geothermal
project in Nevada. It is the first deal to close under DOE's
Financial Institution Partnership Program.
DOE and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are
funding a joint research and a genetic breeding program
aimed at creating plants better suited for bioenergy
production.
New Jersey has enacted a law designed to boost offshore
wind energy production by offering renewable energy
certificates for approved projects and by granting assistance
to firms that build wind turbines and components in the state.
Hawaii and Nissan have announced a partnership making the
state an early recipient of the Leaf EV in January 2011. CODA
Automotive said it would start its EV sales in the state by Q3
of 2011.
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the
DOE's Sandia National Laboratories is investing $8.5 million
for four projects that have reached Stage III of the Solar
Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) program, which will
be matched more than one-to-one by the SEGIS contractors to
support more than $20 million in total projects.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a partial
guarantee for a $98.5 million loan to the 49.5 megawatt Blue
Mountain geothermal project in Humboldt County in
northwestern Nevada. The loan guarantee is being issued to
John Hancock Financial Services to support a loan to a
subsidiary of the Nevada Geothermal Power Company.
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that two
consortia will receive a total of $25 million over the next five
years under the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center
(CERC).
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The solar PV manufacturer Solaria announced that it raised $65 million dollars from investors in a series D financing round. The funds will go toward scaling up the company's high-efficiency solar modules based on a concentrator concept.
A geothermal developer got a big boost this week when U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a partial guarantee for a $98.5 million loan to the 49.5 megawatt Blue Mountain geothermal project in Humboldt County in northwestern Nevada.
The Idaho-based geothermal power plant developer U.S. Geothermal is partnering with a major North American energy company on a 35-MW project in Oregon.
Yesterday the Rick Scott campaign attacked a group of businessmen and farmers who believe that renewable energy is the path to creating new jobs and growing Florida's economy. His response - more nuclear.
China has succeeded the US as the most attractive location in which to invest in renewable energy projects, according to Ernst & Young's latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices.
Dr Abdullah, the Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy of India demonstrated the commitment of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy to the concentrated solar thermal power industry by opening the inaugural CSP TODAY INDIA event.
Schools are a black hole for energy consumption. The buildings, which often serve as the hub of communities, are open from early morning to late at night. With air conditioning or heating systems that run continually, it is not unusual for a single building to use hundreds of thousands of gallons of fossil fuel each year. While this energy consumption is a major concern to students, teachers, administrators and the community ? who all wish to lessen dependence on fossil fuels ? school systems are moving at a glacial pace when it comes...
In an effort to promote trade and investment in the solar industry between the U.S. and India the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) was formed this week. The USIBC is comprised of private-sector companies and seeks to help the United States' export solar technologies while furthering India's goal of reducing its dependence on imported coal and fossil fuels through the use of solar energy. The USIBC Solar Task Force is a subcommittee of USIBC's Energy, Environment, Enterprise (EEE) Executive Committee, which is comprised of more than 100 members.
A group of businessmen, farmers and renewable energy advocates who met today to support Alex Sink for Governor, were abruptly met with an attack from the Rick Scott campaign.
What about a recently laid-off woman who now pushes a reel mower yard to yard to make money? Would lawn lady's be a green job created, a general job lost, or would the two cancel one another for a net job gain of zero?
The evolving discussion over renewable energy technologies has a tendency to get a bit technical. Most of us who work in the renewable energy space take for granted that many potential customers, investors and partners haven't spent any time in academia studying photovaltaics or wind turbines. In fact, they may not have a background in general energy metrics. Terms that once belonged to the realm of industry-insider jargon are quickly becoming standard. Thus, anyone who wants to follow the renewable versus traditional energy debate needs to know what we mean when we say "watt." Here, then, is a brief...
A significant piece of good news for the ambitious ?400 billion (Dh1.87 trillion, US $509 billion) scheme came in April, when one of its members, Germany's Solar Millennium, said its 150 MW Kuraymat project in Egypt was nearing completion and could serve as a template for other north African solar farms.
A new low-cost etching technique developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory can put a trillion holes in a silicon wafer the size of a compact disc.
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. is pleased to announce the Shine-On Solar edition of the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI) by the firm's Cleantech Group.
In what they are calling a "clear and easy choice" for the future of the renewable energy industry, the Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE), announced today their endorsement of State CFO Alex Sink for Governor and encouraged every organization, business and individual involved in the renewable energy industry to do the same.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Denard Span delivered a key two-run triple Wednesday and Minnesota survived a shaky ninth inning to edge Kansas City 4-3.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Derek Lowe allowed one run in six innings while being staked to a nine-run lead Wednesday and Atlanta halted a three-game skid with a 9-3 win over Pittsburgh.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Ryan Howard hit a three-run homer Wednesday, had six RBI and carried the Philadelphia Phillies to a 10-6 victory over Florida.
TORONTO, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Ian Kinsler opened the game with a homer Wednesday, touching off a 16-hit attack that brought Texas a much-needed 8-1 win over Toronto.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- British actor Eddie Izzard and U.S. actress Frances Conroy are to guest star on the celebrated series "United States of Tara," Showtime said.
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The Fourmile Fire near Boulder has destroyed at least 136 homes, making it the worst fire in Colorado's recorded history, local officials said Wednesday.
LEMONT, Ill., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The PGA Tour playoffs enter their third quarter Thursday with an unexpected twosome at the top of the standings in the battle for the $10 million top prize.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Rocketing numbers of pine beetles have decimated areas of forest from British Columbia to Colorado so large they can be detected by satellites, authorities say.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A U.S. appeals court has tossed a lawsuit challenging a practice known as extraordinary rendition, finding national security trumps the right to a fair trial.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh Penguins hockey superstar Sidney Crosby showed Wednesday he can also crack a baseball, hitting a batting practice home run at PNC Park.
BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A portable laser backpack than can produce fast, automatic and realistic 3-D mapping of difficult interior environments has been developed, officials say.
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Researchers have identified bilirubin in the popular Bird of Paradise plant. The breakthrough study provides new insights into color production in this iconic tropical plant.
Treating intensive care patients who develop life-threatening bacterial infections, or septicemia, with insulin potentially could reduce their chances of succumbing to the infection, if results of a new preliminary study can be replicated in a larger study.
A research team has determined the structure for three proteins in a class known as intrinsically disordered proteins. The findings are important because they show how these proteins fold with the regulator protein phosphatase-1, which must happen for biological instructions to be passed along.
Dendritic cells are the grand sentinels of the immune system, standing guard 24/7 to detect foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria, and bring news of the invasion to other immune cells to marshal an attack. These sentinels, however, nearly always fail to respond adequately to HIV, the virus causing AIDS. Now scientists have discovered a sensor in dendritic cells that recognizes HIV, spurring a more potent immune response by the sentinels to the virus.
Integrated electronics, interoperability between battery and charger, intuitive data interfaces and a clever new design concept are part of a recent 'intelligent battery' project undertaken by researchers in Europe.
In groups with high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as the survivors of the Nazi Death Camps, the adjustment problems of their children, the so-called "Second Generation", have received attention by researchers. Studies suggested that some symptoms or personality traits associated with PTSD may be more common in the Second Generation than the general population. It has been assumed that these trans-generational effects reflected the impact of PTSD upon the parent-child relationship rather than a trait passed biologically from parent to child.
In addition to Antarctica, New Zealand was warming at the end of the last ice age, indicating that the deep freeze up north, called the Younger Dryas for the white flower that grows near glaciers, bypassed much of the southern hemisphere, according to new research.
Scientists have identified a new gene that is required for memory formation in Drosophila, the common fruit fly. The gene may have similar functions in humans, shedding light on neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease or human learning disabilities.
Researchers are examining how iris discrimination performs in twins to confirm prior claims that biometrics is capable of differentiating between twins.
Researchers shed light on a paradox that has puzzled biologists since the discovery of telomeres, the protective tips of chromosomes: while broken chromosome ends generated by DNA damage (such as radiation or cigarette smoke) are quickly joined together, telomeres are never tied to each other, thus allowing for the correct segregation of the genetic material.
In what could be a step toward higher efficiency solar cells, researchers have invalidated the most commonly used model to explain the behavior of a unique class of materials called highly mismatched alloys.
Gossipers feel more supported and positive gossip -- praising somebody -- may lead to a short-term boost in gossipers' self-esteem, according to new research.
An international team of scientists has discovered the reason why some people who eat a high-fat diet remain slim, yet others pile on the weight. The study found that a high-fat diet causes brain cells to become insulated from the body preventing vital signals, which tell the body to stop eating and to burn energy, from reaching the brain efficiently.
Scientists have developed a new strategy for quicker and more precise detection of biomarkers -- proteins which indicate disease. The work could pave the way for new tools to detect early stages of Alzheimer's and cancer at the molecular level.
NOAA's Fisheries Service has designated the eastern North Pacific basking shark, a "species of concern" because it has suffered a dramatic decline in population despite decreasing fishing pressure. The label "species of concern" may be given to a species when there are concerns regarding the population status.
Scientists are calling for more research on the possibility that some supposedly healthful plant-based antioxidants -- including those renowned for their apparent ability to prevent cancer -- may actually aggravate or even cause cancer in some individuals. Their recommendation follows a study in which two such antioxidants -- quercetin and ferulic acid -- appeared to aggravate kidney cancer in severely diabetic laboratory rats.
Students who cheat in high school and college are highly likely to fit the profile for subclinical psychopathy -- a personality disorder defined by erratic lifestyle, manipulation, callousness and antisocial tendencies, according to new research. These problematic students cheat because they feel entitled and disregard morality, the study found.
Researchers have discovered a novel way in which insulin affects cell metabolism and cell survival. Surprisingly the insulin signaling pathway, which is involved in aging, diabetes and stress response, is active at a deeper level of cell activity than scientists expected.
Researchers have engineered a fundamentally new approach to killing cancer cells. The process uses small RNA molecules that can be programmed to attack only specific cancer cells; then, by changing shape, those molecules cause the cancer cells to self-destruct.
At least one in 10 athletes sustained an injury and a further one in 14 fell ill during the 2010 Winter Olympics, held in Canada, new research reveals.
Penetrating injury rates were more than 20 times higher for persons living in the lowest income neighborhoods compared with those living in the highest income neighborhoods, according to a new study.
Seven years ago, a physicist conjectured that the expansion of the universe at the time of the big bang was highly chaotic. Now he and a colleague have proven it using rigorous mathematical arguments. Their study reports not only that chaos is absolute but also the mathematical tools that can be used to detect it. Applied to the most accepted model for the universe's evolution, these tools demonstrate the early universe was chaotic.
A new study aims to evaluate the possibility that exposure of a fetus to computed tomography or radionuclide imaging performed during pregnancy might increase subsequent risk of childhood cancer.
A brain-scanning study reveals that an oral dose of methylphenidate, commonly known as Ritalin, improves impaired brain function and enhances cognitive performance in people who are addicted to cocaine. The study suggests that methylphenidate, combined with cognitive interventions, may have a role in facilitating recovery from drug addiction.
An incisionless robotic surgical procedure is offering patients a new option to remove certain head and neck cancer tumors without visible scarring, while preserving speech and the ability to eat. Unlike traditional surgical approaches to head and neck cancer, TORS patients can return to their normal lives a few days after surgery without significant pain and disfigurement.
Employees who have control over the design and layout of their workspace are not only happier and healthier -- they're also up to 32 percent more productive, according to new research.
Alcohol abuse and dependence are often associated with a high body mass index (BMI). A new study shows that alcohol-related brain injury may result from a complicated fusion of hazardous drinking, chronic cigarette smoking, and even elevated BMI.
Using sophisticated airborne imaging and structural analysis, scientists mapped more than 40,000 termite mounds over 192 square miles in the African savanna. They found that their size and distribution is linked to vegetation and landscape patterns associated with annual rainfall. The results reveal how the savanna terrain has evolved and show how termite mounds can be used to predict ecological shifts from climate change.
There is an association between taking statins (lipid lowering drugs), and reduced risk of developing the chronic inflammatory disease, rheumatoid arthritis.
Obese women have a well-known risk for infertility, but a new study has unraveled what investigators there believe is the mechanism that accounts for the risk.
New findings appear to explain why people who carry specific and common versions of a single gene are more likely to have high cholesterol and to suffer a heart attack. Studies in mice show that the gene, known as sortilin, controls the release of LDL (a.k.a. "bad") cholesterol from the liver into the bloodstream.
Microbes could be threatening our cultural heritage by degrading historic cinematographic film and even preventing some valuable footage to be archived at all. New research shows how fungal growth on cinema film can not only lead to deterioration of the film but may also pose a risk to the archivist.
Changing how a person perceives and thinks about others was the most effective intervention for loneliness, a sweeping analysis of previous research has determined. The findings may help physicians and psychologists develop better treatments for loneliness, a known risk factor for heart disease and other health problems.
More than 90 percent of the domesticated turkey genome has been sequenced and assembled. Thousands of genes previously unknown to avian scientists have been described. Also of interest are the sequences of the sex chromosomes "Z" and "W," which were poorly covered in the past.
Not drying your hands thoroughly after washing them, could increase the spread of bacteria and rubbing your hands whilst using a conventional electric hand dryer could be a contributing factor. Frequently people give up drying their hands and wipe them on their clothes instead, but hand-hygiene is a key part of infection control and drying hands after washing is a very important part of the process. A new study looks at different methods of hand drying, and their effect on transfer of bacteria from the hands to other surfaces.
Researchers have found that a chemically synthesized compound, blebbistatin, can help prevent cell death in human pluripotent stem cells. These cells are of interest to stem cell scientists working on finding therapies for spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease, burns, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and other ailments. Another advantage of using blebbistatin, say the researchers, is that no human- or animal-derived materials is needed for coating the culture surfaces.
ESA?s GOCE gravity mission has recovered from a glitch that prevented the satellite from sending its flow of scientific data to the ground. News of the recovery comes earlier than expected, thanks to the fervent efforts of a team of experts.
More than one-third of mothers and about one-fifth of fathers in the United Kingdom appear to experience an episode of depression between their child's birth and 12th year of age, with the highest rates in the first year after birth, according to a new article.
Expanded irrigation has made it possible to feed the world's growing billions -- and it may also temporarily be counteracting the effects of climate change in some regions, say scientists. But some sources of irrigation water are projected to dry up in coming decades and when they do, people may face the double whammy of food shortages and higher temperatures. A new study pinpoints where the trouble spots may be.
Two new studies have shed more light on how smoking may damage fertility, and give further weight to advice that mothers and fathers-to-be should stop smoking before attempting to conceive. The first shows that a mother's smoking reduces the numbers of germ and somatic cells in the testes of developing embryos; the second study shows that men's smoking affects the levels of two proteins, protamines, that are crucial for the correct formation of their sperm.
An unmanned aircraft system guided by satnav has been developed within ESA's Business Incubation Centre to provide rapid monitoring of land areas and disaster zones. The planes have already helped Spanish farmers in Andalusia to fight land erosion.
A significant number of Parkinson?s disease patients have a mutation of the enzyme Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein Kinase 2 (LRRK2, also known as dardarin). However, little is understood about how it is regulated or functions. In a new paper, researchers demonstrate that a family of proteins, the 14-3-3 proteins, interact with LRRK2.
The Potomac River is showing multiple benefits from restoration efforts. Reduced nutrients and improved water clarity have increased the abundance and diversity of submerged aquatic vegetation, according to an 18-year field study.
A new study from Sweden suggests that bipolar disorder -- or manic-depressive disorder -- does not increase the risk of committing violent crime. Instead, the over-representation of individuals with bipolar disorder in violent crime statistics is almost entirely attributable to concurrent substance abuse.
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Yesterday the Rick Scott campaign attacked a group of businessmen and farmers who believe that renewable energy is the path to creating new jobs and growing Florida's economy. His response - more nuclear.
A company developing a "recycled" energy project from breaking trains in Philadelphia has been awarded a major grant by the state of Pennsylvania.
China has succeeded the US as the most attractive location in which to invest in renewable energy projects, according to Ernst & Young's latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices.
Dr Abdullah, the Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy of India demonstrated the commitment of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy to the concentrated solar thermal power industry by opening the inaugural CSP TODAY INDIA event.
Schools are a black hole for energy consumption. The buildings, which often serve as the hub of communities, are open from early morning to late at night. With air conditioning or heating systems that run continually, it is not unusual for a single building to use hundreds of thousands of gallons of fossil fuel each year. While this energy consumption is a major concern to students, teachers, administrators and the community ? who all wish to lessen dependence on fossil fuels ? school systems are moving at a glacial pace when it comes...
What about a recently laid-off woman who now pushes a reel mower yard to yard to make money? Would lawn lady's be a green job created, a general job lost, or would the two cancel one another for a net job gain of zero?
A significant piece of good news for the ambitious ?400 billion (Dh1.87 trillion, US $509 billion) scheme came in April, when one of its members, Germany's Solar Millennium, said its 150 MW Kuraymat project in Egypt was nearing completion and could serve as a template for other north African solar farms.
A new low-cost etching technique developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory can put a trillion holes in a silicon wafer the size of a compact disc.
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. is pleased to announce the Shine-On Solar edition of the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI) by the firm's Cleantech Group.
In what they are calling a "clear and easy choice" for the future of the renewable energy industry, the Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE), announced today their endorsement of State CFO Alex Sink for Governor and encouraged every organization, business and individual involved in the renewable energy industry to do the same.
