Wind and solar benchmarks for a 1.5°C world
This report presents a detailed methodology for determining the amount of wind and solar capacity that is required for a country to align with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature goal. While the focus
Germany
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Green incentives
The German government s idea of ecological tax may seem impressive, but it hasn t got too many takers. There are too many contradictions, say critics of the green fees
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Nuclear row
France and Britain criticise Germany s decision to phase out nuclear power
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Windfall
The year 1998 saw a record production of wind energy
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Old man s fault
Children born to older fathers are more likely to succumb to Alzheimer s disease
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Surgery for blood pressure
An experimental surgery may be useful in treating high blood pressure that does not respond to treatment or where patients experience unacceptable side effects from antihypertensive drugs. In the
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Andromeda's starlight
Our neighbour in the cosmos, the Andromeda Galaxy is home to puzzling concentric rings of cold dust that may one day sparkle with stars, say astronomers. Using the Infrared Space Observatory,
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'Natural' bones and teeth
GERMAN chemists have managed to mimic nature by creating synthetic pearls. The team's ultimate aim is to build artificial teeth and bones out of the same minerals used by nature. For the first time
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MONEYMAKERS
ALTERNATIVE FUEL: An Indian company, Motor Medics (India) Ltd (MIL) and a Canadian firm, Alternative Fuel Systems (AFS), have signed an agreement to sell and later manufacture systems which
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Ozone holes
Bromine from sea salt destroys low- level ozone in the Arctic, says a German scientist. Chain reactions triggered by bromine oxide are known to destroy ozone. Thomas Wagner of the University of
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Surgical control
A new surgical technique may be useful in treating high blood pres- sure (BP) when it does not respond to treatment, claims H Geiger of the J W Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany. In the