In einem neuen Projekt züchten Biologen Torfmoos für nachhaltigen Rohstoffanbau und Klimaschutz
Ob im Schrebergarten oder im Gartenbau: Torf wird oft eingesetzt, um verschiedene Erden zu verbessern – doch der Abbau des Substrates, das in Mooren entsteht, zerstört ihr Ökosystem und trägt über erhöhte Emissionen von Kohlenstoffdioxid (CO2) zur Klimaerwärmung bei. (more…)
The stone monuments of Italy’s Certosa di Bologna cemetery have stood for more than two centuries as symbols of peace and eternity. But even stone does not last forever. So Enrico Sassoni, a visiting postdoctoral research associate in Princeton’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is working to protect the marble monuments and even make them stronger. (more…)
Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, 1980s. pic.twitter.com/KCDwbkilCU — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) 24. Juni 2017
The demand by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain to shut down Al Jazeera does not fall under any rational thoughts. It’s an absurd demand. (more…)
Nanoteilchen werden durch Temperaturunterschiede “geladen”
Elektrisch geladene Teilchen üben starke anziehende oder abstoßende Kräfte aufeinander aus. Mit Hilfe von Computersimulationen konnten WissenschafterInnen der Universitäten Cambridge und Wien um Christoph Dellago nun nachweisen, dass selbst zwischen elektrisch neutralen Nanoteilchen ganz ähnliche Kräfte wirken, falls diese kälter oder wärmer sind als die Flüssigkeit, in der sie gelöst sind. Die aktuelle Studie erscheint im Fachmagazin PNAS. (more…)
Rebecca Burger, the well-known 33-years old French fitness Blogger who died last Sunday, June 18, in her home after an unexpected explosion of a whipped cream dispenser that hit her chest so strongly causing an immediate heart attack, was not only a fitness enthusiast, but also a great nature-lover along with a gifted hand in photography.
Let’s have a look at some of her works: (more…)
The ability to distinguish objects in peripheral vision varies significantly between individuals, finds new research from UCL, Paris Descartes University and Dartmouth College, USA. For example, some people are better at spotting things above their centre of vision while others are better at spotting things off to the right. (more…)
Waves, tides, storms and hurricanes can all take a toll on the coastline, eroding the land and rewriting the shoreline. Those changes can put infrastructure and communities at risk. But researchers are rolling out new guidelines to help create more effective “living shorelines” that protect against erosion while improving environmental quality. (more…)
