http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi Daniela Muhawi's EcoWorld Posts Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:35:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Droughts are a farmer's worst nightmare: Crops meant for the dinner table wither away in the dry heat leaving people hungry and farmers broke. Not all plants are as sensitive to drought, though, and it is the genetic makeup of these more resilient plants that is of interest to scientists who ... http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2009/04/29/designing-drought-resistant-crops/ Everyone has scraped or cut themselves at one point or another. Once a finger has an unfortunate encounter with the edge of a knife or your knee falls against rough pavement, exposed skin is damaged and you start bleeding. It's all temporary, though. A scar is eventually all that is ... http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2009/04/01/healing-plastic/ There is one animal that drivers fear more than any other: the deer. More than 1.5 million deer find their ways in front of cars within the United States causing over 1 billion dollars in property damage! The deer population has increased drastically since the first half of the twentieth ... http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2009/03/10/reducing-animal-populations-with-birth-control/ Cancer is a terrible disease that changes the life of anyone it touches. One incredible individual diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, John Kanzius, was motivated to develop a new treatment for cancer after having to experience the grueling side effects of chemotherapy. He used the disease as a motivator rather than ... http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2009/03/03/crushing-cancer-and-burning-water/ We live in a world of technology. Our kids grow up with computers as one of their best friends. They even mature together: The kids who grow up expect their systems to grow with them, which means that old computers are constantly replaced with new ones. Technology is evolving faster ... http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2009/02/19/bristol-creates-robots-that-feed-themselves/ Wind turbine farms are popping up all over the place. The mammoth wind-mills are planted in the ground and then proceed to twirl their giant blades in a lazy circular motion, pumping out electricity in the process. The blades that cut through the sky vary in size, but are generally ... http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2009/02/11/wind-turbines-blowing-more-than-just-energy-into-the-home/ While racing towards Los Angeles from Hawaii on his yacht, Charles Moore decided to stray from the typical route and take what he thought would be an easy shortcut through the North Pacific gyre. Expecting to see nothing by calm, shimmering water in one of the most secluded regions of ... http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2009/01/29/algalita-shrinking-the-worlds-largest-garbage-patch/ A few innovative people are motivated by ideas that will improve their communities, but the one thing that usually stands in their way is funding. Everything costs money. Tomorrow's sustainable future is REEEP's challenge today (Photo: REEEP) This is where REEEP comes in. This unique organization is backed by governments, banks, NGO's and businesses ... http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2009/01/19/reeep-catalyst-for-change/ We aren't alone when it comes to enjoying the occasional fruit or vegetable: thousands of insect species scuttle, buzz and dig their way onto farmland to make their homes in a delicious apple or ripening grape. Unfortunately, produce isn't as appealing with these pests nestled inside of it, even if ... http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2009/01/12/putting-pressure-on-pests/ When innovative buildings pop up in the news, no one is ever surprised to hear that the next architectural wonder will be built in the UAE. Dubai, Bahrain, and Abu Dhabi all seem to be competing in the green building department. The eventual goal is for buildings to generate much of ... http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/editor/muhawi/2009/01/07/energy-tower-combines-the-old-and-the-new/