Thu.May 06, 2021

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Amid Danger Signs, A Global Energy Leader Finds Reason for Hope

Yale E360

Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, talks with Yale Environment 360 about the yawning gap between vows to cut carbon output and reality, his agency’s road map for slashing emissions, and why the clean-energy revolution could soon become unstoppable. Read more on E360 ?.

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Collaboration has mission to build UK’s first commercial quantum computer

Physics World

The mission to build the UK’s first commercial quantum computer is gathering pace in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, at the facility of Oxford Instruments NanoScience. The UK-based manufacturer of specialist scientific equipment, including the state-of-the-art dilution refrigerators needed to operate quantum systems and other condensed-matter experiments at ultralow temperatures, is part of a consortium that is seeking to deliver a quantum computer that will start running the first end-user applications

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New Approach to Blue Carbon Projects Underway in Colombia

Yale E360

A mangrove preservation project along Colombia’s Caribbean coast is using a more comprehensive method to calculate how much carbon is stored in coastal and marine ecosystems, potentially boosting global efforts to conserve so-called blue carbon. Read more on E360 ?.

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The hidden benefits of chocolate: cacao agroforests offer a conservation solution that supports biodiversity and livelihoods.

The Applied Ecologist

New work by Arnold and colleagues shows that sustainably grown cacao is a conservation solution which can support both people and nature, and that cacao agroforests and secondary forest can enrich regional biodiversity. Conservation initiatives have traditionally focused on protecting untouched natural areas.

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

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Novel carbon electrodes for neurochemistry

Physics World

Want to learn more on this subject? Watch now. This webinar discusses the latest strategies in making customized carbon electrodes for neurotransmitter detection. Various carbon nanomaterials are reviewed, including carbon nanotube yarns and carbon nanospikes. In addition, the presenter, Jill Venton, will examine how 3D printing can be used to make small, custom geometry carbon electrodes.

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SweNanoSafe Publishes English Translation of Report from Workshop Series with Education Network and Roadmap for 2021

Nanotech

In fall 2020, the Swedish National Platform for Nanosafety (SweNanoSafe) organized three workshops on education within nanosafety, with the goal of starting and consolidating an education network. The first workshop focused on the need for education in nanosafety, the second workshop was on available education on nanosafety in Sweden, and the third workshop discussed concrete opportunities to take various education efforts one step further.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

ESA

In this issue: Biden administration unveils 10-year plan to conserve one-third of U.S. land. Plan follows up on Biden’s commitment to conserve 30% of lands and waters by 2030. Congress. Senate holds confirmation hearing for OSTP nominee, House Science Committee holds NSF hearing. Executive Branch. President Biden announces NOAA, BLM and DOE science nominees.

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Why quantum technologists and materials scientists need to talk, lockdown silence is a boon to seismologists

Physics World

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features an interview with Jason Smith , who leads the photonic nanomaterials group at the University of Oxford, UK, and is the founder and director of the spin-out Oxford HighQ. Smith talks about some of the practical challenges faced by those creating quantum technologies and how having a solid background in materials science can be an asset in the field.

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Personalized brain temperature maps created using MRI and biophysical models

Physics World

Maps of metabolic heat (a), cerebral blood flow (b) and model-predicted brain temperature (c) for three human subjects. (Courtesy: CC BY 4.0/ Commun. Phys. 10.1038/s42005-021-00571-x). When you’re sick, you may reach for a thermometer to take your body’s temperature. But what if you need to take your brain’s temperature? Events like ischemic stroke can increase brain temperature by several degrees Celsius and can lead to brain malfunction.