High Voltage Electric Jolt to Carbon Makes Superior Water Purifier
Nanocarbons for purifying water get a lot more efficient by exposing a precursor mixture to high voltage. Nagoya University scientists have developed a one-step fabrication…
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Scientists From 20 Countries Warn of Risk to Lakes and Water Quality as Extreme Weather Increases
What We Don’t Know (About Lakes) Could Hurt Us As the power of extreme weather events increase with climate change, a team of scientists warn…
Scientists Can Finally Explain Why Some Water Droplets Bounce Off Surfaces, Without Ever Actually Touching Them
When a water droplet lands on a surface it can splash, coat the surface cleanly, or in special conditions bounce off like a beach ball…
New MIT Device to Detect Trace Heavy Metal Contaminants in Water
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis. Lead, arsenic, and other heavy metals are…
Researchers Seed Clouds to Produce Snowfall – Radar Used to Accurately Measure Results
For the first time, researchers have used radar and other tools to accurately measure the volume of snow produced through cloud seeding. Led by University…
Missing Link Identified to Determine Carbon in Deep Earth Reservoirs
Understanding the Earth’s carbon cycle has important implications for understanding climate change and the health of biospheres. But scientists don’t yet understand how much…
Seasonal Pumped Hydropower Storage Could Solve the Renewable Energy Storage Challenge
Seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS), an already established yet infrequently used technology, could be an affordable and sustainable solution to store energy and water on…
Researchers Unearth a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ – Synthetic Chemicals in Soils
Synthetic chemicals that were released into the environment for the first time 80 years ago have been linked to harmful health effects, and more of…
Vast Amounts of Valuable Energy, Nutrients, Water Lost in World’s Wastewater
Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs; enough water to fill Lake…
Mars’ Water Was Mineral-Rich and Salty – Likely Habitable for Microbial Life
New study finds surface waters on early Mars may have been habitable for microbial life. Presently, Earth is the only known location where life exists…
Laser Doppler Velocimetry Delivers New Insights Into Mysterious Fluid Motions
Scientists gain a deeper understanding of turbulent and transitional pipe flows. Water issuing from an ordinary faucet tells a complex tale of its journey through…
New Membrane Technology Improves Water Purification and Battery Energy Storage
Imperial College London scientists have created a new type of membrane that could improve water purification and battery energy storage efforts. The new approach to…
New Insights Into the Mysterious Atomic-Level Movement of Water Molecules
Water is all around us and essential for life. Nevertheless, research into its behavior at the atomic level – above all how it interacts with…
Sewage Plants Can Remove Medicines From Wastewater – Here’s How
New research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensive. A study of seven wastewater treatment plants in the Eastern United States…
Large Increase in Nitrate Levels Found in Rural Water Wells in High Plains Aquifer
Kansas private well owners should test water quality annually, according to a recent Kansas State University study that revealed nitrate levels in shallow wells above…
Ultrathin Durable Membrane Developed for High-Performance Oil and Water Separation
Researchers led by Professor MATSUYAMA Hideto and Professor YOSHIOKA Tomohisa at Kobe University’s Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology have succeeded in developing an…
Carbon Nanotubes Show a Love/Hate Relationship With Water
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are valuable for a wide variety of applications. Made of graphene sheets rolled into tubes 10,000 times smaller than a human hair,…
NASA SnowEx Airborne Campaign Catches the Drift of Snow Water
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – the time NASA’s SnowEx campaign hits the skies and ground of the world’s snowy places, measuring…