Science celebrates corresponding measurements

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

We’re 10 days late for SI’s anniversary. Let’s call that a small margin on 50 years – although this little bit of science news is all about being precise.

Offshore wind doubling over 2010

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

On Saturday MAKE Consultancy, a wind energy specialized Danish consultancy firm, published a business analysis on the offshore wind market.

IPCC says yes to reform recommendations

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

All right, to sum everything up: no, in the only scientifically relevant climate report, the 2007 report of IPCC Working Group 1, ‘The Physical Science Basis’, on the fundamentals of climate science – no flaws were observed. Someone did allow … Continue reading →

NASA: temperature is all about CO2

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Two new studies by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies help improve basic quantitative understanding of the Earth’s greenhouse system. The one, ‘CO2: The Thermostat that Controls Earth’s Temperature’, is a Goddard climate model based study (lead-author Andrew Lacis) to … Continue reading →

What is biodiversity?

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

The United Nations have declared the year 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. This Monday a big biodiversity conference starts in Nagoya, Japan, in order for countries to define and agree upon a combined strategy to slow the decline. … Continue reading →

China digs for Canadian potash mines

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

But they don’t seem to reach the right depth. According to press agency Reuters Chinese state-owned company Sinochem just dropped its bid for the PotashCorp, the big Canadian mining company and largest producer of potash in the world.

One less planet, need 3 more

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Confusing planetary news today. We recently reported on the discovery of Gliese 581g, an Earthlike planet, 20.5 light-years away, in the Constellation of Libra. It was claimed by two US astronomers. Now colleague astronomers from a Swiss observatory say they … Continue reading →

Today 33 miners are rescued, this year 12,000 die

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

The Chilean miners are world-famous, as they are unlikely survivors – after being feared dead for two weeks, following the collapse of a mining tunnel. Luck is very rare at such depths. Every year thousands die in mining accidents worldwide, … Continue reading →

Today’s paradox: non-GM crops help promote GMO

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

This week the EU considers decentralising the rules on the production of Genetically Modified Organisms. If they do so, it won’t be Brussels stating GMO risks are unacceptable, but individual member states deciding for themselves – no doubt weighing in … Continue reading →

Would YBCO superconductors be saving energy?

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Or costing too much liquid nitrogen? South Korean electronics firm LS Cable places a bet and just purchased three million metres of the stuff.

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