Environment and Nature

UCLA Chemists, Engineers Achieve World Record With High-Speed Graphene Transistors

3 Sep 2010

Graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of graphitic carbon, has great potential to make electronic devices such as radios, computers and phones faster and smaller. But its unique properties have also led to difficulties in integrating the material into such devices. In a paper published Sept. 1 in the journal Nature, a group of UCLA researchers demonstrate how they have overcome some of these ...

Cousteau urges action on fishing

3 Sep 2010

The son of famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau has urged Australia to protect its marine environment as a way to ensure future viability of the fishing industry.

Climate scientists should not write their own software, says researcher

3 Sep 2010

Computer scientist urges software developers to help climate scientists produce better modelling tools. From BusinessGreen , part of the Guardian Environment Network A study by a computer scientist at the University of Toronto suggests that the computer models used to predict climate change may be undermined due to a lack of programming expertise. Steve Easterbrook at the University's Department ...