Nanotechnology is here.
It’s at the heart of the chips in your computer and in the new hard disk with all your photos and videos on it; it’s the next generation of (plastic) solar cells; there are nano-gold particles finding cancer cells; carbon nanotubes and much much more.
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It’s Australia Day tomorrow, 26 January. So here are a few recent Australian science stories to catch your attention, along with a story on the potential failure of the Copenhagen forest fund, and the dates – just announced – for the 7th World Conference of Science Journalists in Cairo next year.
The stories include:
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Welcome to a new year of new science. Through the year I’ll drop you an email on breaking science stories and a heads-up on coming events.
Will the $US 3.5 billion forest fund announced in Copenhagen work? Tomorrow in London Australian scientist Phil Shearman and his colleagues release a report on the world’s forests and climate [...]
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Friday, 22 JANUARY 2010
written by and issued on behalf of Burness Communications
Citing Collapse of Copenhagen Climate Process, Study Projects Increased Conflict and Speculation in Tropical Forests
LONDON (22 January 2010)—As environmental and political leaders struggle to determine how to move forward from the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, a new report by an international [...]
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One hundred and fifty years ago Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, revealing his theory of evolution. It was a revolutionary idea that underpins all of modern biology.
His great, great grandson Chris Darwin lives in Australia and has the following comments.
On evolution and climate change
‘Just as 19th Century England was in denial that [...]
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Explore what evolution means in a changing world. Find out how your students can save the environment. Understand the reality of climate change.
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The evolution of the Universe
The evolution of life
The end of human evolution
Climate and an evolving planet
These are some of the big topics that will be explored Sunday evening at a free public forum discussing evolution and its implications.
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A new report released today by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) says immediate measures are necessary to ensure vulnerable forests and those that rely on them for their livelihood aren’t subject to the devastating effects of climate change.
To date, international responses have been around ways of controlling the carbon contribution of forests to [...]
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