Nature’s special issue probes how scientists and social scientists are coming together to solve the grand challenges of energy, food, water, climate and health. This special scrutinizes the data on interdisciplinary work and looks at its history, meaning and funding. A case study and a reappraisal of the Victorian explorer Richard Francis Burton explore the rewards of breaking down boundaries. Meanwhile, a sustainability institute shares its principles for researchers who work across disciplines. Thus inspired, we invite readers to test their polymathy in our lighthearted quiz.
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William McDonough on cradle to cradle design | Video on TED.com - 0 views
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For EcoSat fans: He's so bleak I'm almost convinced... (Is this the same guy who came here?) Kev
Klima - Wissenschaft - Wissen - ZEIT online - 0 views
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sorry, too nice not to post it even if only for those who also understand german ... (LS)
9 Ways NASA Can Tackle Climate Change: Scientific American - 0 views
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NASA feeling the wind of change and not surprisingly its Pete Wordens boys that are fastest ... -LS
Solar Company Says Its Tech Can Power 90 Percent of Grid and Cars | Wired Science from ... - 0 views
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interesting energy/SPS paper
Association of African Universities - 0 views
The Space Review: Space tourism and carbon dioxide emissions - 0 views
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Sensible and balanced article
The Effort to Turn Martian Soil Into Rock Solid Concrete - 4 views
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Sounds like an interesting building material. Unlike concrete, after use it can simply be molten down (at seemingly reasonable temperatures) and used again to build different parts. Crack in the wall? Just iron it out (literally)! A group at Northwestern University wants to solve an engineering challenge now to prepare for the future: it's turning Mars-like soil into concrete. And, in turn, that concrete requires very little (if any) water. It's just the thing we may need to make life on Mars sustainable.
Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth by 40 percent - 3 views
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Did we just solve overpopulation and climate change? With 40% more efficient crops we could easily sustain 10+ billion people on Earth. And 40% more efficient plants would absorb much more CO2 than we are emitting (currently: artificial CO2 emission ~29 GT/y, photosynthesis CO2 capture through plants ~450 GT/y) I am usually very worried about the risks of climate change, but this could be a real game changer!
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I love the car animation!
Optimised spatial planning to meet long term urban sustainability objectives - ScienceD... - 3 views
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for the ACT architects .... Can we do the same for the Moon Village? We brainstorm on some mathematical simplified objectives for growing the settlement (taking inputs from the modular growth, resources, terrain suitability etc ....), we define some simple rules for growth and we optimize. ..... easy peasy (i am serious)
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i agree, with most of the parameters that would actually be really cool. but doesn't it get very messy once economy plays a large factor? -
We can start studying the ideal case, or add also some economical constraints on the settlement layout ...
New Invention Generates Electricity "Out of Thin Air" - Offers Clean Energy 24/7 - 1 views
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Is this for real ?
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Very interesting, indeed! I wonder if it even can be beefed up. The devices produce a sustained voltage of around 0.5 volts across a 7-micrometre-thick film, with a current density of around 17 microamperes per square centimetre
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You were a bit faster than me! On top is the corresponding paper.
Blue Horizon venture - 1 views
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