
EFFICIENT ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; Global warming, etc.
Date: Monday, December 13, 2004 @ 20:28:29 UTC Topic: General
RESEARCHERS DEVELOP EFFICIENT ORGANIC SOLAR CELL, December 13
As the price of energy continues to rise, businesses are looking to renewable energy for cheaper sources of power. Making electricity from the most plentiful of these sources - the sun - can be expensive due to the high price of producing traditional silicon-based solar cells. Enter organic solar cells. Made from cheaper materials, their flexibility and feather-weight construction promise to open up new markets for solar energy, potentially powering everything from Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tags to iPods and laptop computers.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news2339.html
SHUTDOWN OF CIRCULATION PATTERN COULD BE DISASTROUS, RESEARCHERS SAY, December 13
If global warming shuts down the thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean, the result could be catastrophic climate change. The environmental effects, models indicate, depend upon whether the shutdown is reversible or irreversible.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news2353.html
SCIENTISTS LINK GREENHOUSE GASES TO INSECTS AND TREES, December 13
Insect control and tree planting could greatly affect Earth's greenhouse gases, according to NASA scientists. Greenhouse gasses are in Earth's atmosphere and warm the planet.
The scientists presented their findings today during the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. Their research showed how human control of insects, tree planting and other factors could affect Earth's greenhouse gases.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news2352.html
MASS OF THE TOP QUARK AND GLOBAL WARMING CONSEQUENCES AMONG YEAR'S TOP 100 DISCOVERIES, December 13
Findings of two research projects involving University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists were named among the 100 most important discoveries and developments in science in 2004 by Discover magazine.
Each year, Discover selects the 100 top science stories of the year to feature in its Year in Science issue. Global warming topped the 2004 list, which is featured in the January 2005 issue. Research involving UNL physicists Greg Snow and Dan Claes and agronomist Ken Cassman made the list.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news2343.html
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