Posted on · An effort to build a new power plant in Matagorda County has been delayed. The problem is that the coal-plant developers can't reach an agreement with the Lower Colorado River Authority. KUHF Health Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel has more.
Posted on · Environmentalists continue to fight against coal-fired power plants in Texas. The Sierra Club released data today showing that if a new coal plant is built in Matagorda County, then ozone levels in Houston could get worse. They say it's time for the mayor and the city to speak out. KUHF Health Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel has more.
Posted on · NASA reports that the last shuttle mission is going quite well. Crew members are busy moving almost 10,000 pounds of supplies from Atlantis into the International Space Station. KUHF Health Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel explains what they're bringing onboard.
Posted on · Last week, the EPA announced new rules that will force power plants to cut back on air pollution. But Texas environmentalists are continuing the fight. On Tuesday they singled out specific power plants by name, saying that three in northeast Texas are releasing dangerous levels of sulfur dioxide. KUHF Health Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel has more.
Posted on · The current drought is the third worst in Texas history, and has almost everyone talking about water. But long-term planners say that even after the drought ends, the Houston region will still have water problems. KUHF Health Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel has more.
Posted on · Two surgeons at the Texas Heart Institute are working on a new type of artificial heart. Instead of rhythmically pumping the blood, the heart uses two spinning rotors to move blood along. And as KUHF Health Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel found, they’re getting some good ideas from the oil and gas industry.
Posted on · A battle over water rights continues in Matagorda County. A proposed coal plant would take more than eight billion gallons of fresh water every year from the lower Colorado River. But environmentalists say there just isn't enough water to support the plan. KUHF Health Science and Technology Reporter Carrie Feibel has more.
Posted on · We take you to new froniters of heart research. The search for the perfect artifical heart. It's a heart that has no heatbeat. This story aired on NPR's Morning Edition.
Posted on · Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have persuaded a renowned expert in tropical diseases to move his vaccine development laboratory from Washington D.C. to Houston. Kuhf Health Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel has more.
Posted on · This week marks the tenth anniversary of Tropical Storm Allison, one of the most devastating flood events in Houston's history. One of the hardest hit areas was the Texas Medical Center. No patients died, but lab animals were lost, along with hundreds of millions of dollars of equipment. KUHF Health Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel sat down with a medical center executive to find out what's been done since then to keep the hospitals safe.
Posted on · The space shuttle Endeavour flew back to earth last week, bringing home astronaut Mark Kelly and his crewmates. But scientists are more interested in what the shuttle left behind — a particle detector now clamped onto the outside of the orbiting space station. KUHF Health, Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel spoke with Rice University physicist Paul Padley about the alpha magnetic spectrometer, or AMS.
Posted on · Astronaut Mark Kelly and his crewmates returned home to Houston yesterday after landing space shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. KUHF Health Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel has this story from the welcome-back event at Ellington Field.
Posted on · Emergency rooms are fast-paced and frenzied. Patients blur by too quickly, sent off to surgery or to a hospital bed. That's why Ben Taub Hospital created an annual gathering for trauma survivors. The patients get to meet their caregivers long after the crisis has passed. And, as KUHF Health Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel discovered, it also provides some meaningful closure.
Posted on · NASA says it will continue work to build a deep-space ship that could carry astronauts to an asteroid and beyond. The announcement today could mean good employment news for Lockheed Martin workers in the Houston region. KUHF Health Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel has more.
Posted on · The Texas Legislature has passed a bill to illegalize synthetic drugs that are said to mimic cocaine. Legislators say you can buy the white powder by asking for "bath salts" at stores that sell pipes and other drug paraphernalia. The bill is awaiting Governor Rick Perry's signature. KUHF Health Science and Technology reporter Carrie Feibel decided to find out more about the drug and its dangers.