Monday, September 13th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Experts in the transportation sector are excited about CargoBeamer, a new German transshipment technology designed to shift more truck freight to the railways. The innovative system could ease congestion on the roads and help the environment. Read More
Monday, September 13th, 2010
SCIENCE DAILY – A mathematical model that provides a more effective basis for biodiversity conservation than existing frameworks has been developed by a researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Read More
Monday, September 13th, 2010
NATIONAL UAE – Saudi Arabia has outlined plans for its first attempt to earn credits on the international carbon market, after similar efforts by the UAE and Qatar. The project at a landfill site outside of Medina would generate slightly more than €2 million (Dh9.3m) a year at current carbon prices by keeping emissions of
Monday, September 13th, 2010
GUARDIAN UK – Business secretary Vince Cable announced this week that he wants to “ration” British science, potentially eliminating the 46% of UK research that is not defined as world class. My immediate reaction was: you must be crazy. Cable’s narrow interpretation of quality is an astonishing insult to the thousands of British scientists who help
Monday, September 13th, 2010
NATIONAL POST – After spending two weeks huddled in tents on a remote and increasingly frigid Arctic Ocean shoreline, Parks Canada scientists have ended their HMS Investigator investigation. For now. Forecasts of winter-like weather sent the team who discovered the 155-year-old historic shipwreck heading home on Monday, a day earlier than scheduled, to plot another
Sunday, September 12th, 2010
PHOTONICS – Scientists at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid are testing infrared (IR) remote sensing technology to evaluate the pollutant emissions associated with motor vehicle traffic. The technology could analyze all the gases of environmental interest with one instrument and one measurement. Read More
Sunday, September 12th, 2010
CYPRUS MAIL – Cyprus is among the bottom five EU member countries in protecting biodiversity according to Clairie Papazoglou the executive director of BirdLife Cyprus. Papazoglou made the comments after a paper on biodiversity was published yesterday by the respected journal Science. The paper which was compiled by a group of leading scientists and conservationists argues that
Sunday, September 12th, 2010
RUTLAND TIMES – Plans to build a 50-metre wind turbine that will generate enough energy to power 540 homes in Berwick-upon-Tweed have been approved by councillors. The £1 million Berwick Community Wind Turbine will harness the power of the infamous North Sea winds that batter the North East coastline to provide enough energy for local
Sunday, September 12th, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – The bad news is that we are currently locked into at least one degree of warming. The good news is that the most damaging investments have not yet been made and alternatives are possible, American researchers say. Read More
Sunday, September 12th, 2010
JIISC – JISC’s new guide Effective Assessment in a Digital Age1 demonstrates how technology can significantly improve the experience of assessment and feedback. As many higher education institutions are reviewing their assessment strategies, JISC is looking at the transformative effects of technology that increase learner autonomy, enhances the quality of the assessment experience and improves teaching
