Thursday, July 31, 2008
Extinction Blog: July 2008 news stories
This month's Extinction Blog stories, from the pages of Plenty Magazine:
Penguins in peril
How climate change could kill off the tuatara
New mathematical model predicts faster extinctions. Much faster.
Tasmanian devils face end of days in the wild
As go the coral reefs...
Orangutan deathwatch
Endangered mice had better stay in Colorado
Should China be allowed to import ivory?
China given OK to buy ivory. Poachers rejoice
Plague strikes down black-footed ferrets
Texans, help endangered plants by collecting seeds
Howling good news for gray wolves
Rare plant blooms for the first time since 2004
Biodiversity crisis in the Philippines
California's condors aren't the only ones in trouble
Racing to save a newly discovered monkey from extinction
Poisoned parrots may create shift in New Zealand possum-control policies
Mongolia to sell off endangered falcons
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Team from McGill University Wins Hybrid Race Car Competition
Watch any NASCAR or Formula One race and you’ll see cars emblazoned with the logos of companies like Budweiser, Domino’s Pizza, and Kellogg’s.
The race cars at this year’s Formula Hybrid International Competition, held from 5 to 7 May at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, looked and sounded very different. The promotional logos on vehicles featured images from IEEE, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), electronics manufacturer Omron, and colleges such as Drexel University. And with electric motors alone in gear, the cars made far less noise.
Read more in the July 2008 issue of The Institute.
The race cars at this year’s Formula Hybrid International Competition, held from 5 to 7 May at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, looked and sounded very different. The promotional logos on vehicles featured images from IEEE, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), electronics manufacturer Omron, and colleges such as Drexel University. And with electric motors alone in gear, the cars made far less noise.
Read more in the July 2008 issue of The Institute.
Fluorescence Microscope Lands Scholarship for Teen
Harikrishna (Hari) Rallapalli, a 16-year-old from Pleasanton, Calif., is the 10th recipient of the IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship.
Read more, in the July 2008 issue of The Institute
Read more, in the July 2008 issue of The Institute
Monday, July 7, 2008
Lights... Camera... Engineering!
Students, warm up your video cameras! It's almost time to enter IEEE-USA's second annual "How Engineers Make a World of Difference" online video competition for the chance to win thousands of dollars in college scholarships.
Read more in the July 2008 issue of Today's Engineer.
Read more in the July 2008 issue of Today's Engineer.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Green Tech columns for June 2008
Another month, another batch of green technology stories for businesses and consumers. From the pages of RiverWired.com:
A Greener Search Engine than Google
PC Power Management Tools Save Companies Money and Energy
5 Green Reasons to Telecommute
Learn How Wal-Mart is Greening its Truck Fleet
Segway Sales Scooting Along
Green Hard Drive Saves Power While Backing Up Your Computer
On the Go? Charge Your Devices with a Solar-Powered Briefcase
The World's Greenest Garbage Can
How to Recycle Your Old CFL Light Bulbs
Green Camera Comes with Green Promotion
PC Power Management Tools Save Companies Money and Energy
5 Green Reasons to Telecommute
Learn How Wal-Mart is Greening its Truck Fleet
Segway Sales Scooting Along
Green Hard Drive Saves Power While Backing Up Your Computer
On the Go? Charge Your Devices with a Solar-Powered Briefcase
The World's Greenest Garbage Can
How to Recycle Your Old CFL Light Bulbs
Green Camera Comes with Green Promotion
Extinction Blog: June 2008 news stories
Here they are, another 17 stories from the pages of Plenty Magazine:
Wildlife lawsuits, as far as the eye can see
Will lead-bullet ban take effect in time to save the California Condor?
Hamster extinction could cost France millions
Another extinction: The Caribbean monk seal
Endangered species news catch-up
Mediterranean sharks see 99% decline, now "functionally extinct"
Gold rush
Protection sought for 32 endangered species "at the knife's edge of extinction"
African rhino populations boom, but one species goes bust
New fishing regulations to protect critically endangered albatross
Blue whale blues
More butterflies on the brink
Another shark swims toward extinction
Feral cats take their toll on Australia's bilby
"Nemo" getting harder to find
Snow leopard poaching crisis in Afghanistan
Fences and endangered species
Marketing New Technologies to Green Consumers (and Beyond)
How do you get green consumers — and later, the majority — to embrace green technologies? By following a familiar theory regarding the diffusion of innovations.
Read the article in the June 2008 issue of Today's Engineer.
Read the article in the June 2008 issue of Today's Engineer.
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