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Quantum dots are tiny semiconductors with a variety of technological applications within the fields of medicine, biology, computers, solar panel technology and lighting.
When filtered though quantum dots, light from LEDs (light-emitting diodes) becomes softer and more incandescent, which is generally considered more pleasing to the eye. A panel of QDs solves the ‘color quality’ issue [...]
The recent 8.8 Chile earthquake is the 5th most powerful on record. It sent out a wave of tsunamis, shifted the earth’s figure axis, and even shifted several places from their original points.
Concepcion—one of the hardest hit places in Chile—was moved at least 10 feet (3 meters) to the west. The quake shifted a number [...]
According to an article from the Telegraph, a recent study shows that frozen vegetables often contain more nutrients than fresh vegetables.
The article states that up to as much as 45% of the nutrients in vegetables are lost by the time they are eaten. Although most people think that fresh vegetables from the supermarket are no [...]
Last week, 25 nations met in Florida to discuss ongoing whaling issues. The main focus of the meeting was a compromise that would allow Iceland, Japan and Norway to hunt whales openly (despite a 1986 ban on commercial whaling); but in turn the 3 nations would be required to greatly reduce their quotas over a [...]
Do you get to face the joy of getting stuck in traffic every day? Whether you’re going to work, coming home from shopping, or running errands, traffic has always been an annoyance to many commuters. It moves too slowly, people get cut off, and let’s not forget all the pile-ups and noise pollution it causes. [...]
CNN’s Earth’ Frontiers maps out the changes in global energy consumption for different regions of the world between the years of 1980 and 2007. A colorful interactive ‘infographic’ shows how population, CO2 emissions from energy, and electricity – both total and renewable – have changed over the years.
The interactive graph is based on data from [...]
For the longest time, CO2 was considered the main culprit in global warming. Many would pin climate change issues on this particular greenhouse gas. However, it seems another such gas intends to make its presence feared all the same: Methane.
This greenhouse gas has been sneaking its way into the atmosphere more rapidly than scientists previously [...]
Atrazine, a common weed killer in much of the world, has been shown to turn male frogs into fully functioning, egg-laying females, according to a recent study.
Illegal in the European Union since 2004 – but widely used in the U.S. and elsewhere – the agricultural herbicide is what’s known as an endocrine disruptor, meaning it [...]
Last Saturday’s deadly earthquake in Chile may have slightly shortened the day and affected the position of the Earth’s axis, according to NASA scientists.
The quake measured 8.8. on the Richter scale and is estimated to have shifted the Earth’s axis by 2.7 milliarcseconds (8 cm or 3 in) and shortened the length of the day [...]
The Soil Clock is a Dutch design by Marieke Staps. With this design, Marieke graduated in 2008 from the Design Academy in Eindhoven. This cute clock is an ecological alternative for those seeking to achieve a sustainable lifestyle. The Soil Clock or Mud Clock (like the Dutch call it) works using the soil of two [...]
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