Hochgebirgsseen sind nicht nur in den Alpen, sondern weltweit wichtige und bisher noch wenig erforschte Ökosysteme. Ruben Sommaruga, Professor am Institut für Ökologie, hat Seen in den Alpen, in Chile und in Äthiopien untersucht und miteinander verglichen. (more…)
UA researchers have created a first-of-its-kind thermostat add-on that reliably predicts electricity costs, putting consumers in control of balancing their comfort and budget.
Researchers at the University of Arizona, with the support of Tech Launch Arizona, are one step closer to giving consumers something they’ve never had before: a way to easily and instantly make informed decisions about the trade-off between comfort and the cost of electricity for heating and cooling, which typically accounts for half of a home’s electricity bill. (more…)