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The Earth has warmed by almost two degrees Fahrenheit since 1880. This seemingly small increase in global warming explains why much of the land ice on the planet is starting to melt, the oceans are rising at an accelerating pace, and weather extremes are becoming common. Continue reading “Climate Disruption: What We Can Do Now”
The Earth has warmed by almost two degrees Fahrenheit since 1880.
Why does this matter? Is the pace of global warming acelerating, and can humans do anything to stop it?
Cancer is scary. We all know someone who has battled cancer. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, killing a half million people of all ages nationwide each year. For many, simply being diagnosed with cancer can feel like a death sentence.
By Bill Burton, UIC News
Originally published at: https://today.uic.edu/searching-for-energy-superhighway-superconductor
Theoretical physicist Dirk Morr ponders unusual condensed matter materials which scientists hope will one day yield a high-temperature superconductor that could be used in an “energy superhighway” to transfer energy in the form of electricity over great distances without any losses.
“Power must be generated near where it’s used,” says Morr, professor of physics. But renewable sources are often remote. Wind power, for example, would be much more feasible if the electricity generated on huge “farms” could be transferred to cities without loss of energy. Unfortunately, the highest-temperature superconductor yet known works only below a chilly minus-160 degrees Fahrenheit.
Continue reading “Searching for energy superhighway superconductor”
Cancer is scary. We all know someone who has battled cancer—roughly half of us will receive a cancer diagnosis in our lifetime. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, killing a half million people of all ages nationwide each year.
By Paul Caine Producer, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight
Originally published at: https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/02/24/cancer-experts-talk-transformation-treatment-and-care
With President Jimmy Carter’s seemingly miraculous recovery from a metastatic melanoma that had spread to his brain after treatment with a newly approved drug, it’s tempting to hope that medical science is finally winning the battle against this so-called “emperor of all maladies.”
So what is the state of current medical research and treatment for the many varieties of cancer that plague us?
Continue reading “Cancer Experts Talk Transformation in Treatment and Care”