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Cellphones and human habits and environments
Deborah Estrin of UCLA is experimenting cellphones and their owners as 'mobile sensors' in new studies. Read more about the testing and results here.
November 18, 2008
Sustainable city recipe: location is everything
Columbia University urban designer Mitchell Joachim talks about designing an environmentally friendly city from scratch. "Location is everything," he says.
November 8, 2008
Squeezing more oil out of existing reserves
Shell scientist Willem Schulte says advanced oil recovery technology could help us access vast amounts of oil that remain trapped underground. Read about squeezing more oil out of reserves.
November 4, 2008
Cars of the future with Mitchell Joachim
Cars of the future: It one runs over a pothole, it can tell nearby vehicles to avoid it. Or it can send a message to a municipal grid to come and repair the pothole.
October 31, 2008
A cuppa hope: Working on the future
A cuppa hope: Some of the smartest people in the world are working hard every day to solve the difficult issues facing us at the beginning of the 21st century.
October 30, 2008
Biomedical science: Stress test for astronauts
In biomedical science, a scientist working with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute is developing a stress test for astronauts in space.
October 29, 2008
Ecological credit crunch as human footprint expands
An ecological credit crunch: According to the Living Planet Report, we're using resources and producing waste 30% higher than Earth can renew and absorb.
October 29, 2008
Sheep: The new weapon against invasive plants
What’s better than spraying herbicides on a field full of non-native weeds? Setting a herd of sheep loose on it...
October 27, 2008
Engineers turn to nature for grand challenges
Calestous Juma of Harvard University reports that some of the best engineers in the world are coming together to tackle environmental problems in order to increase food and water supplies in the developing world.
October 27, 2008
DIY solar power motorcycle of the future
An electric, solar power motorcycle that began as a hobby is now reality. Learn more about the futuristic vehicle here.
October 27, 2008
