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Energiewende und Hochwasserschutz

By Guest PostSeptember 7, 2013Environment, Politicsbaerbel hoehn, bundestagswahl, christian ruck, csu vertreter, energiewende in etappen, eva bulling schroeter, fdp, gruenen politikerin, hochwasserschutz, jahrhundertflut, matthias machnig, michael kauch, miserables management, nabu spitzenpolitiker, nrw umweltministerin, olaf tschimpke, spd, umweltpolitik, untere havel

Führende Umweltpolitiker diskutieren beim NABU

Wie geht es nach der Bundestagswahl weiter mit der deutschen Umweltpolitik? Um diese Frage zu erörtern, lud der NABU Spitzenpolitiker der im Bundestag vertretenden Parteien zur Diskussion in seine Berliner Bundesgeschäftsstelle ein.

Vor den Kameras des Fernsehsenders Phoenix entwickelte sich unter der Moderation von Alexander Kähler rasch eine lebhafte Debatte. Höchst unterschiedlicher Meinung waren die Diskutanten etwa darüber, wie die bisherige Energiewende zu bewerten ist und wie sie in Zukunft weiter gestaltet werden soll. Während etwa Michael Kauch von der FDP die Energiewende als großen Erfolg bezeichnete, konstatierte Matthias Machnig für die SPD, dass die energiepolitischen Ziele eindeutig verfehlt worden seien. Auch Grünen-Politikerin Bärbel Höhn übte harte Kritik und bescheinigte der Bundesregierung ein „miserables Management“ der Energiewende. (more…)

Catching Black Holes on the Fly

By Guest PostSeptember 7, 2013Scienceblack hole hunter, black hole population, black holes, new black hole, nustar mission, space telescope

NASA’s black-hole-hunter spacecraft, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has “bagged” its first 10 supermassive black holes. The mission, which has a mast the length of a school bus, is the first telescope capable of focusing the highest-energy X-ray light into detailed pictures. (more…)

For many who work in his lab, Robert Crabtree is the quintessential mentor

By Guest PostSeptember 7, 2013Education19th century, british literature, cnrs, England, everybody happy, joseph chatt, malcolm green, oana luca, oxford university, professor, robert crabtree, scientific knowledge, ulrich hintermair, university of sussex, yale chemistry

Periodically, Yale chemistry professor Robert Crabtree strolls through his laboratory, sometimes whistling, and pauses to ask the students who work with him: “Everybody happy?”

According to Ulrich Hintermair, who conducted research in his lab as a postdoctoral fellow for the past two-and-a-half years, Crabtree’s concern with his research team’s wellbeing is just one of many qualities that distinguish him as a mentor at Yale. (more…)

Fukushima: Japan braucht Plan für radioaktives Wasser

By Guest PostSeptember 6, 2013Environmentanja franzenburg, atomanlage fukushima, atomenergie, atomexperte bei greenpeace, atomkatastrophe, atomreaktoren, fukushima, grundwasserstroem, heinz smital, Japan, nuklearkonzerns tepco, plan, radioaktives wasser, reaktoren

Die japanische Regierung hat am Dienstag erklärt, 47 Mrd. Yen (ca. 359 Millionen Euro) Steuergelder zu investieren – als Anwort auf die andauernden Krisenmeldungen aus der Atomanlage Fukushima.

Geplant ist, das Eindringen von Grundwasser in die hochkontaminierte Anlage durch eine Wand aus gefrorenem Untergrund abzuwenden. Ein höchst fragliches Unternehmen – auf dessen Erfolg nicht allzu viel zu setzten ist. “1,4 Kilometer lang und bis zu 30 Meter tief soll die Dichtwand werden”, erklärt Heinz Smital, Atomexperte bei Greenpeace. “Hier ist parallel die Entwicklung von anderen Plänen, wie der Wasserzutritt verringert werden kann, notwendig, weil mit einem Scheitern der Dichtwand gerechnet werden muss.” (more…)

‘We may be able to watch dark energy turn on’: U-M involved in unprecedented sky survey

By Guest PostSeptember 6, 2013Sciencedark energy, dark energy camera, dark energy survey, dark matter, galaxy clusters, structure of universe

ANN ARBOR — Moonless nights outside the Cerro Tololo astronomical observatory in Chile are so dark that when you look down, you can’t see your feet. (more…)

Supervolcanic Ash Can Turn To Lava Miles From Eruption, MU Scientists Find

By Guest PostSeptember 6, 2013Sciencepyroclastic flows, supervolcano eruption, supervolcanoes, viscous heating, volcanic ash, volcanic eruptions

“Viscous heating” can reheat volcanic ash enough to convert it to lava

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Supervolcanoes, such as the one sitting dormant under Yellowstone National Park, are capable of producing eruptions thousands of times more powerful than normal volcanic eruptions. While they only happen every several thousand years, these eruptions have the potential to kill millions of people and animals due to the massive amount of heat and ash they release into the atmosphere. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have shown that the ash produced by supervolcanoes can be so hot that it has the ability to turn back into lava once it hits the ground tens of miles away from the original eruption. (more…)

IBM Transforms Mortgage Fulfillment Process and Improves Customer Experience

By Guest PostSeptember 5, 2013Economy, Technologydigital loan processing, financial services sector, lower origination costs, mortgage lender, smarter commerce initiative

Armonk N.Y. – 05 Sep 2013: IBM today launched its comprehensive Digital Loan Processing platform which integrates the core lending business process with mobile applications and analytics, allowing lenders to transform the online experience for customers. Through this new solution, borrowers can now engage in real-time during every aspect of the loan application process: applying online, uploading documents, acting on inquiries and monitoring loan approval status – all from their smartphone or tablet device. (more…)

Declassified spy photographs reveal lost Roman frontier

By Guest PostSeptember 5, 2013Sciencedeclassified photographs, frontier barrier system, lost roman frontier, military surveillance, spy photographs, trajans rampart

Declassified spy photography has uncovered a lost Roman Eastern frontier, dating from the second century AD. (more…)

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