News articles tagged with 'tidal'
Composites for energy
— 30 Jun 2009 12:44 | TechnologyAdvanced composite materials are playing a vital role in improved design and reduced operating costs for renewable energy technologies. Research presented today [Tuesday 30 June] will... — full story
New definition could further limit habitable zones around distant suns
— 11 Jun 2009 09:12 | AstronomyAs astronomers gaze toward nearby planetary systems in search of life, they are focusing their attention on each system's habitable zone, where heat radiated from the star is just right... — full story
Scientists find climate change to have paradoxical effects in coastal wetlands
— 24 Mar 2009 16:26 | EnvironmentRising atmospheric carbon dioxide is largely responsible for recent global warming and the rise in sea levels. However, a team of scientists, including two Smithsonian ecologists, have... — full story
The tidal cycle could amplify global-warming related sea-level rises
— 22 May 2008 16:53 | EnvironmentThe results of several scientific studies conducted since 1993 have confirmed a 3.2 cm sea level rise. Although this variation might appear negligible, it has in fact turned out to... — full story
Do dwarf galaxies favour MOND over dark matter?
— 3 Apr 2008 12:18 | AstronomyA detailed analysis of eight dwarf galaxies that orbit the Milky Way indicates that their orbital behaviour can be explained more accurately with Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND)... — full story
Rising tides intensify non-volcanic tremor
— 26 Nov 2007 19:02 | Geology and palaeontologyFor more than a decade geoscientists have detected what amount to ultra-slow-motion earthquakes under Western Washington and British Columbia on a regular basis, about every 14 months.... — full story
Sundried tide: silent, natural disaster
— 5 Jul 2007 02:32 | EnvironmentAustralian researchers have studied and documented the effect of the 'sundried tide,' a force of nature that can silently wipe out coral reefs. Their analyses have revealed for the... — full story
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