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Skyray 48 Takes Flight
September 19, 2007 — Calm excitement filled the ground control station. Engineers stared intently at their computer screens as the pilot, sitting next to them, flexed his fingers on the controls. Ground crew tending the ... > full story -
Wind Turbine Has Switch To Move Clear Of Migrating Birds
August 23, 2007 — The wind turbine off in the distance is flopped over on its side -- the 11-foot blades suspended just above the ground at one end and a 2,000-pound, bulbous, galvanized steel counterbalance pitched ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Environmental Science
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Go Solar, Wind Or Geothermal If You Want Renewable Energy With Life-Cycle Efficiency
August 13, 2007 — Do the overall efficiencies of renewable energy sources add up in terms of their complete life cycle from materials sourcing, manufacture, running, and decommissioning? Using these criteria, ... > full story -
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Environmental Science
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Nuclear Energy
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Renewable Energy Wrecks Environment, According To Researcher
July 24, 2007 — Renewable does not mean green. That is the claim of Jesse Ausubel of the Rockefeller University in New York. He explains that building enough wind farms, damming enough rivers, and growing enough ... > full story -
Rural Communities Revived By Energy
July 19, 2007 — A study of community renewable energy projects in Britain has found that so far, projects are largely based in the countryside, some quite remote. From wind turbines to shared heating systems, ... > full story -
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Hurricanes and Cyclones
Home Shapes And Roofs That Hold Up Best In Hurricanes
June 19, 2007 — Certain home shapes and roof types can better resist high winds and hurricanes, according to new research. The researcher spent two years examining the findings of research centers that have studied ... > full story -
GM Field Trials 'Underestimate Potential For Cross-Pollination'
May 31, 2007 — Field trials could be underestimating the potential for cross-pollination between GM and conventional crops, according to new research. The research team recommends a new method for predicting the ... > full story -
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Huge Wind Machine To Simulate Category Three Hurricanes
May 31, 2007 — It will huff, and puff, and blow the house in -- but only for research purposes. Wind engineers just unveiled the world's largest portable hurricane wind and rain simulator. Civil and coastal ... > full story -
Team Discovers 'Throttle' For Solar Wind
May 30, 2007 — Helium may act as a "throttle" for the solar wind, setting its minimum speed, according to new results. The solar wind is a diffuse stream of electrically conducting gas (plasma) constantly blowing ... > full story -
Screaming Coronal Mass Ejections Warn Of Radiation Storms
May 28, 2007 — Some coronal mass ejections (CMEs) produce violent radiation storms, and some do not. The trick is to identify the ones that can produce dangerous radiation, so that astronauts and satellite ... > full story
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