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Recycled Wind Turbines Could Be Made into Plexiglass, Diapers or Gummy Bears

A new resin can hold fiberglass wind turbines together for years and then be recycled into valuable products, making green energy even greener.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamAug 26th, 2022

Non-photosynthetic vegetation helps improve accuracy of wind erosion impact assessment

The process of soil wind erosion is influenced by vegetation cover. From a functional point of view, vegetation can be divided into photosynthetic vegetation (PV) and non-photosynthetic vegetation (NPV). The NPV represents dormant and dead vegetation.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

The secret to mimicking natural faults? Plexiglass and Teflon

When a fault ruptures in nature, some sections of the fault slip suddenly and seismically, weakening as velocity increases. Other regions creep slowly and strengthen with increasing velocity. The relative locations of these sections affect the size a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Cyclone bears down on flood-hit Kenya, Tanzania

Beaches were deserted and many shops closed on Saturday as heavy rains and winds from a tropical cyclone buffeted coastal areas of Tanzania and Kenya......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

New research investigates how climate change amplifies severity of combined wind-rain extremes over the UK and Ireland

Climate change will cause an increase in extreme winter storms combining strong winds and heavy rainfall over the UK and Ireland, new research has shown......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Storing energy with compressed air is about to have its moment of truth

Technology will be used to store wind and solar energy for use later. Enlarge / A rendering of Silver City Energy Centre, a compressed air energy storage plant to be built by Hydrostor in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia......»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Using cow dung and microorganisms to compost diapers and sanitary wear

Research published in the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management has looked at how used diapers (baby nappies or adult napkins) and sanitary wear might be efficiently composted using cow dung—a readily available by-product of cat.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

Details of hurricane Ian"s aftermath captured with new remote sensing method

Category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida's Lee County on Sept. 28 2022, battering the region with wind speeds of 155 miles per hour and storm surge up to 13 feet—the highest storm surge documented in Southwest Florida in the past 150 years.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

Feds greenlight return of grizzly bears to Washington"s North Cascades

The National Parks Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service filed a decision April 25 outlining a plan to capture three to seven grizzlies from other ecosystems in the Rocky Mountains or interior British Columbia and release them in the North Cascade.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Beyond higher temperatures: Preparing for national security risks posed by climate change

When talk turns to climate change, certain images pop to mind—maybe polar bears on ever-shrinking ice floes, coral reefs drained of color, or more powerful hurricanes hitting the coast......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

NASA to hoist its sail: Solar sail mission gets ready for launch

A NASA mission testing a new way of navigating our solar system is ready to hoist its sail into space—not to catch the wind, but the propulsive power of sunlight. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is targeting launch on Tuesday, April 23 (We.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

Electronic tongue can detect white wine spoilage before humans can

While the electronic tongue bears little physical resemblance to its namesake, the strand-like sensory probes of the "e-tongue" still outperformed human senses when detecting contaminated wine in a recent study......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

Giant rogue waves: Southern Ocean expedition reveals wind as key cause

A University of Melbourne expedition to the southernmost waters encircling Antarctica has discovered that wind drives the formation of colossal rogue waves, and that these unpredictable waves occur more frequently than scientists had previously thoug.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 15th, 2024

It Takes Guts to Fix Wind Turbines for a Living

Want one of the fastest-growing jobs in the US? Get used to being high......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsApr 15th, 2024

Can toothpaste tubes be recycled across the US? It"s getting closer

Toothpaste tubes and other squeezable plastic containers are getting closer to being more sustainable in the U.S. Some 90% of toothpaste tubes on the market are now made in a way that makes them compatible for recycling with HDPE, the same plastic us.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsApr 12th, 2024

Examining the blowtorch effect of satellite reentry through video

A reaction wheel—one of the heaviest parts of a space mission, its changing rotation used to shift a satellite's orientation—seen in a plasma wind tunnel belonging to the High Enthalpy Flow Diagnostics Group (HEFDiG) at the University of Stuttgar.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 12th, 2024

Wind energy and bat conservation: Scientists call for the global application of measures to reduce fatalities

The construction of wind turbines as a cornerstone for the production of climate-friendly electricity is rapidly increasing all over the world—and everywhere this results in major challenges for bats, which die directly at the turbines or lose valu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 10th, 2024

Cutting-edge enzyme research fights back against plastic pollution

Since the 1950s, the surge in global plastic production has paralleled a concerning rise in plastic waste. In the United States alone, a staggering 35 million tons of plastic waste were generated in 2017, with only a fraction being recycled or combus.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 8th, 2024

Brown bear numbers grow in Pyrenees: France

The population of brown bears in the Pyrenees mountains, which had been threatened with extinction, keeps growing, French authorities said Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 2nd, 2024

Mapping the best route for a spacecraft traveling beyond the sun"s sphere of influence

The heliosphere—made of solar wind, solar transients, and the interplanetary magnetic field—acts as our solar system's personal shield, protecting the planets from galactic cosmic rays. These extremely energetic particles accelerated outwards fro.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMar 29th, 2024

ESA and NASA team up to study solar wind

In the run up to April's total solar eclipse, ESA-led Solar Orbiter and NASA-led Parker Solar Probe are both at their closest approach to the sun. Tomorrow (March 29), they are taking the opportunity to join hands in studying the driving rain of plas.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024