Global warming may be drastically accelerating Arctic Ocean ice melt, and delaying its subsequent winter freeze. Using Satellite pictures and data, researchers at the US National Snow and Data Center found ice coverage 20% below normal levels for this time of year.
Ted Scambos, lead scientist at the Colorado centre, said [...]
Biometrics (the capability of instanteous identification by measuring distinctive, human characteristics) is a rapidly growing technological industry. Advanced Imaging Pro recently published some roundtable feedback on biometrics submitted by corporate executives.
Advanced Imaging: In what sectors or types of implementations have implementations been particularly successful?
Jim Carlson, Lockheed Martin: Transportation and security are just two sectors [...]
In the midst of a brutal hurricane season, global warming is once again at the forefront of environmental concerns. The most culpable greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide (CO2). The IPPC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) recently focused a report on the containment of mass CO2 from large industrial producers.
UNEP Executive Director Klaus Toepfer observed: [...]
IEEE is releasing a U.S. standard that would assess computer materials, energy use, and disposal. The standard is primarily intended for mass buyers, like corporations and educational institutions, before they purchase in bulk.
āStandard for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Productsā, will be the first comprehensive U.S. standard to support the incorporation of environmental considerations into [...]
With 2005’s fierce hurricane season accelerating coastal erosion in the Gulf area, researchers from Texas A&M University used a computer simulation to predict the effects of rising waters, receding coastlines, and crumbling dunes on various shoreline organisms.
Creating models to explore low, medium, and high increases in sea levels for Galveston Island, Feagin and colleagues found [...]
Japanese urban sprawl will soon have more than highrises and concrete. Bioregional planning looks to emplace natural environments, like rooftop gardens or courtyard parks, as a means to sustain both human development and local fauna. Peter Berg, director of San Francisco’s Planet Drum Foundation discusses civic planning.
“We call it ‘reinhabit,’ which means exactly [...]
Though the internet is swiftly bringing together foreign nations, and is considered a massive technological boon for egalatarianism, some countries still choose to limit its function and uses. Even more provocative are those U.S. techology companies whose software may be used to limit knowledge. China recently banned massive searches for sensitive historical information.
Microsoft bans [...]
Environmentalists should welcome SAUVs; that is Solar-Powered Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. Multiple countries are currently collaborating on methods for improving data collection and realtime analysis within these independent, floating laboratories.
“Once fully realized, this underwater robot technology will allow better observation and monitoring of complex aquatic systems, and will support advances in basic environmental science as [...]
The growing use of nanotechnology, a science/industry focusing on the assembly of material at a molecular or even atomic scale, may be subject to an investigation by the Environmental Protection Agency, among other groups. Environmental advocates say that some new nano-materials may actually be classified as chemical substances, subject to investigation and regulation.
The debate [...]
The United Nations wrapped its 2005 World Summit this Friday (9/16). The summit was a follow-up to 2000’s Millenium Summit, and addressed various Millenium Development Goals (MGDs). From the Overview:
It is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to take bold decisions in the areas of development, security, human rights and reform of the United Nations.The agenda is based [...]