‘Antimatter harvester’ may fuel future spacecraft
A NASA-backed institute awards 12 preliminary grants in an attempt to turn science fiction into fact
US mobilises for a biofuelled future
In a lab originally created for the Manhattan Project, scientists are hunting for an environmentally friendly source of ethanol
UK gearing up for nuclear revival
In a clear sign that the UK is set to bolster its nuclear power industry, a £6 million research programme is launched to investigate reactor designs
Prototype Solar Power-Assist for Buses
Sunpods Inc. is California-based manufacturing company. They produce modular, fully integrated and tested solar power generation systems. Recently they have come out with an idea of the first solar power-assist system for buses. They should be applauded for developing it in a mere six weeks. Their partner is Bauer Intelligent Transportation. The system developed [...]
Protect the Spirit Bear
Protect Spirit Bears
Welsh farmers given advice on cutting emissions
The Welsh Assembly has published a report looking at how the country’s farmers can help cut emissions of greenhouse gases.
Losing Our Forests: NRDC Sues to Protect Iconic Whitebark Pine
CHICAGO (February 25, 2010) — The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit yesterday seeking federal action to protect the whitebark pine, an imperiled tree species critical to the health of the high elevation mountain country of the Northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest. The lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for [...]
So what would YOU say to ET?
A competition to see what messages we would send to extraterrestrials yields shocking results, says Robert Colvile.
And the prize for Nature’s best engineer goes to…
Roger Highfield on the online vote being organised for National Science and Engineering Week by the British Science Association (BSA).
What is the psyllid?
Millions of sap-sucking insects are to be introduced to control Japanese knotweed. But what kind of insect is the new gardener’s friend?