Warming by wind farms
New research finds that wind farms actually warm up the surface of the land underneath them during the night. Analysts say wind power is a good complement to solar power, because winds often blow more strongly at night while solar power is only available during daytime hours. But Zhou and his colleagues found that turbulence behind the wind turbine blades stirs up a layer of cooler air that usually settles on the ground at night, and mixes in warm air that is on top. That layering effect is usually reversed during the daytime, with warm air on the surface and cooler air higher up.
Multitasking is not good
Multitasking often gave the students an emotional boost, even when it hurt their cognitive functions, such as studying. “There’s this myth among some people that multitasking makes them more productive,” said Zheng Wang, lead author of the study and assistant professor of communication at Ohio State University.
Wang said many studies done in laboratory settings have found that people show poorer performance on a variety of tasks when they try to juggle multiple media sources at the same time: for example, going from texting a friend, to reading a book, to watching an online video.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430124618.htm
A lawsuit against Tokyo Electric Power CoWarming by wind farms
New research finds that wind farms actually warm up the surface of the land underneath them during the night. Analysts say wind power is a good complement to solar power, because winds often blow more strongly at night while solar power is only available during daytime hours. But Zhou and his colleagues found that turbulence behind the wind turbine blades stirs up a layer of cooler air that usually settles on the ground at night, and mixes in warm air that is on top. That layering effect is usually reversed during the daytime, with warm air on the surface and cooler air higher up.
Multitasking is not good
Multitasking often gave the students an emotional boost, even when it hurt their cognitive functions, such as studying. “There’s this myth among some people that multitasking makes them more productive,” said Zheng Wang, lead author of the study and assistant professor of communication at Ohio State University.
Wang said many studies done in laboratory settings have found that people show poorer performance on a variety of tasks when they try to juggle multiple media sources at the same time: for example, going from texting a friend, to reading a book, to watching an online video.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120430124618.htm
A lawsuit against Tokyo Electric Power Co
The family of a woman who committed suicide amid the Fukushima No. 1 plant nuclear disaster intends to demand around ¥72.5 million in damages from Tokyo Electric Power Co., sources said Wednesday. The family claims Hamako Watanabe, 58, set herself on fire last July due to her depressed state while living as an evacuee after her home in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, was designated as a preparatory evacuation zone, the sources said. Mikio Watanabe, the victim’s 61-year-old husband, plans to file a lawsuit with the Fukushima District Court on May 18 claiming his spouse set fire to herself and died July 1 after returning to Kawamata to clean up their home, according to the sources. Although she didn’t leave a suicide note, the woman was allegedly suffering from depression and sleep disorders due to stress from repeated evacuations of the town.
The family of a woman who committed suicide amid the Fukushima No. 1 plant nuclear disaster intends to demand around ¥72.5 million in damages from Tokyo Electric Power Co., sources said Wednesday. The family claims Hamako Watanabe, 58, set herself on fire last July due to her depressed state while living as an evacuee after her home in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, was designated as a preparatory evacuation zone, the sources said. Mikio Watanabe, the victim’s 61-year-old husband, plans to file a lawsuit with the Fukushima District Court on May 18 claiming his spouse set fire to herself and died July 1 after returning to Kawamata to clean up their home, according to the sources. Although she didn’t leave a suicide note, the woman was allegedly suffering from depression and sleep disorders due to stress from repeated evacuations of the town.