From the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 50-Year Model Suggests Regional Pollution Obscured a Global Trend Climate scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have discovered that particulate pollution in the late 20th century created a “warming hole” over the eastern United States—that is, a cold patch where the [...]

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Courtesy of A&M University Tamu Times Algae, tobacco, the food scraps from a discarded cafeteria tray — they may seem like an unlikely club, but all of these items are playing major roles in the world’s hunt for suitable alternative fuels. The earth’s supply of fossil fuel continues to diminish and oil prices are skyrocketing. [...]

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Press Release from the Biomimicry Institute Using the desert snail as inspiration for their design, a team of students from the Art Institute of Isfahan in Iran took the top honor in the third annual Biomimicry Student Design Challenge, organized by the Biomimicry 3.8 Institute. The team, consisting of master’s level and undergraduate students in [...]

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Biologist, author and entrepreneur, Janine Benyus discusses the emerging concept of biomimicry – the application of the elegant systems and adaptations of the natural world to solve problems in our built world. Entrepreneurs and innovators are shifting from learning about nature to learning from nature for answers to today’s pressing challenges. In her book, Biomimicry [...]

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From the National Science Foundation Bill Roberts, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University, believes algae fuel will soon create an entirely new industry and thousands of new jobs. With support from the National Science Foundation, Roberts and his team are genetically modifying a specific strain of algae to produce drop-in replacements for [...]

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Students Shaping America’s Next Spacecraft (SSANS) was designed to inspire a new generation of rocket scientists, while streamlining production and reducing development costs of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV). “The SSANS project will challenge students to creatively design hardware and select materials that most efficiently meet functionality requirements, while significantly lowering cost and reducing [...]

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Researchers from Rice University in Houston, Texas think their “Magic Sand” or “Super Sand” could be the answer to purifying water more easily and effectively.  While sand has been used to purify water before, coarse sand doesn’t purify as well as fine sand, and fine sand purifies very slowly.  The new process promises to solve [...]

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Eco-Comedy – Make People Laugh and Win $1000 Enter the 4th Annual Eco-Comedy Video Competition Sponsored by The Sierra Club and American University Center for Environmental Filmmaking Be Funny! Be Original – Create a skit, song, animation or stand-up routine; Be Visual – Post your videos on YouTube; Be Brief – Under 3 minutes Entry [...]

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Universities Tap Bio-Mimicry – Innovation Inspired by Nature – New Solutions Emerge – It’s Second Nature Annoying Weed Ohio State is developing an enhanced waterproofing project based on a weed.  Salvinia molesta is an annoying plant  that clogs waterways.  Its eggbeater-shaped hairs trap air which allows the plant to float on the surface of water. [...]

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