Aug 11 2010

How Saunas Can Become Lethal

Tag: Cooling,Death and Dying,Exercise,Heating,Heating and Cooling,Life Science — Emily Sohn @ 12:12 pm
Some claim taking saunas in moderation can be good for you, but the human body can only take so much heat.

Aug 10 2010

Extreme Weather Fuels Debate Over Global Warming

Tag: Battles and Incidents,Climate,Climate Change,Cooling,Drought,Europe,Events,Experts,Floods,Global Warming,NOAA,Pacific Ocean,Scientists,Summer,Wildfires — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 1:22 pm
Record heat and floods in Europe and Asia match climatologists' predictions, but experts are cautious about interpreting events as signs of man-made warming.

Aug 02 2010

Space Station Problem Shows How Shuttle Will Be Missed

Tag: Astronauts,Cooling,Disasters and Accidents,NASA,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Spaceflight — Irene Klotz @ 1:44 pm
After a cooling system breakdown, astronauts plan to hook up a critical spare part that can be delivered only by (the soon-to-be retired) space shuttle.

Jul 14 2010

China’s Wars Driven by Climate

Tag: Climate,Climate Change,Cooling,Drought,Earth,Floods,Wars — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 2:15 pm
Could 2,000 years of foreign invasions, rebellions and civil war really be boiled down to weather patterns?

Jul 02 2010

Green Roofs That Melt the Mind, Not the House

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Cooling,Green Building,Green Tech,Inventions — Alyssa Danigelis @ 8:30 am
Green roof tech is heating up -- or rather, getting cooler, and the masterminds behind two promising sustainable rooftop inventions are actually still in high school.

Jun 28 2010

Arctic Overreacts to Climate Change

Tag: Arctic Regions,Climate,Climate Change,Cooling,Earth,Oceans — Larry O'Hanlon @ 1:03 pm
Geological research shows that whenever Earth heats up a few degrees, the Arctic gets three times as warm.

Jun 23 2010

Advanced AC Beats Heat and Humidity

Tag: Carbon Emissions,Cooling,Electricity,Energy Efficiency,Green Tech — Alyssa Danigelis @ 10:36 pm
A new air conditioner in development has the potential to use between 50 to 90 percent less electricity than the most advanced units out there, and do it without harmful refrigerants. Swoon.

May 10 2010

Cooling Down Electronics With Graphene

Tag: Computers,Cooling,Green Electronics,Green Tech,Materials — Alyssa Danigelis @ 6:34 pm
This graphene business is getting serious. The fairly new one-atom-thick carbon material--related to the graphite in our pencils--has scientists in a tizzy over its potential. Now it looks like graphene could keep our hot electronics nice and cool. Last month ...

Apr 14 2010

Stuck Valve at Space Station Threatens Electronics

Tag: Astronauts,Cooling,Electronics,NASA,Space Shuttle,Space Station — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 12:13 pm
A nitrogen valve in the cooling system of the space station is not budging, and may pose a problem.

Apr 08 2010

Freezing Conundrum Explained

Tag: Cooling,Ice Cream and Sorbets,Physics,Water — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 9:53 am
Why does warm water sometimes freezes faster than cold? A physicist says he has the answer.
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