Monthly Archives: February 2011

Amazon drought in 2010 caused huge carbon emissions

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

A widespread drought in the Amazon rain forest last year was worse than the “once-in-a-century” dry spell in 2005 and may have a bigger impact on global warming than the United States does in a year, according to British and … Continue reading →

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New Transistors May Prove An Alternative to Silicon and Better Than Graphene

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Smaller and more energy-efficient electronic chips could be made using molybdenite. In an article appearing online January 30 in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, EPFL’s Laboratory of Nanoscale Electronics and Structures (LANES) publishes a study showing that this material has distinct advantages … Continue reading →

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Evolution Driving Ecology?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Ecology drives evolution. In the Jan 28 issue of the journal Science, UC Davis expert Thomas Schoener describes growing evidence that the reverse is also true, and explores what that might mean to our understanding of how environmental change affects species … Continue reading →

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