Carbon
Physicist Mildred Dresselhaus, ‘Queen Of Carbon,’ Dies At 86
Physicist Mildred Dresselhaus, the daughter of impoverished Polish Jewish immigrants whose pioneering research into the thermal and electrical properties of carbon earned her the nickname “Queen of Carbon,” died February 20. She was 86. Dresselhaus’ research was foundational to the field called nanoscience, in which matter is manipulated at an atomic and molecular level. Her pioneering work earned…
Jewish Groups Push Back in Fight for Divestment From Fossil Fuel Companies
Young environmentalists are pushing for divestment from fossil fuel companies. They are getting fierce pushback from Jewish groups, which fear the use of the tactic against Israel.
U.S. Must Be Climate Change Leader
What should President Obama do about climate change? For starters, we need a Manhattan Project for alternative, non-carbon energy sources.