Sep 04 What happens to a marsh when sea levels rise? By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy What happens to a 2,000 year-old marsh when sea levels rise? Scientists have been studying the Plum Island Estuary to find out. Continue reading
Aug 07 Engineers want to fill up your tank with sunlight By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Experiments with solar power hope to answer a burning question: can we harness enough solar energy to make fuel for cars?… Continue reading
Jul 24 Making a cheaper, cleaner diesel fuel to do industry’s heavy lifting By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Diesel can be made from just about any carbon-based source, but the process can be expensive and wasteful. Chemists are working on new methods to fix that. Continue reading
Jul 17 Even healthy corals have herpes, so what’s making them sick? By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Even healthy corals carry viruses, like herpes. Are these viruses making them sick? Science Nation explores the microorganisms that are killing coral reefs around the world. Continue reading
Jun 06 Forget the queen: bees and humans work together without a leader By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Queen bees have no power. So how do bees, and humans, work together when no one is in charge? Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Connecticut find out. Continue reading
May 23 Engineers look to scale up nanomanufacturing By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Nanotechnology is labor intensive, so tiny sensors are expensive to produce. Mass manufacturing flat, flexible sensors would reduce the cost. Continue reading
May 16 Recycled water in Arizona staves off drought By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The city of Tucson expects to use up its drinkable water by 2030. Civil engineers are redesigning the city's water system to recycle waste water to use every last drop. Continue reading
May 09 Making rocket parts in a giant microwave By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy NASA rockets kick out an inferno that melts most metals. How do you make a material that won't melt at 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit? The answer may be in microwaves. Continue reading
May 02 Nanosponges soak up superbugs and even snake venom in your blood By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Drug-resistant bacteria are difficult to treat, even deadly. But instead of pummeling the bugs with drugs, what if you could soak them up with a sponge? That's what engineer Liangfang Zhang at the University of California San Diego is trying… Continue reading
Apr 24 The ‘Commanding General of the Solar Army’ wants to make fuel from sunlight By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The "Commanding General of the Solar Army" wants you -- to know how the sun can make cheap fuel for your car. Continue reading