James E. Hansen, who directs NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies, last week confirmed that 2005 was the warmest year on record, surpassing 1998. Earth’s average temperature has risen nearly 1 degree Fahrenheit over the past 30 years, he noted, and another increase of about 4 degrees over the next century would “imply changes that …
Here is an interesting article on eco-homes in Britain. Are there any innovations like this here in the US? It would be nice to have carbon-neutral homes. And I didn’t realize that cell phone chargers keep on using power even after the phone is charged?! Is this true? Does this happen for car battery chargers, …
I would like to thank Steve for inviting me to Chemists Without Borders. It is wonderful to see these bottom-up efforts towards open science come together and I see a nice opportunity for a synergy with the UsefulChem project. Our efforts are geared towards chemical solutions to current important problems. Thanks to help from Find-A-Drug, …