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Dancing droplets" new spin on water harvesting

A more efficient way to capture fresh water from the air could be inspired by a phenomenon of motion first glimpsed in bowls of breakfast cereal......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekMar 7th, 2024

Potentially harmful bacteria can slip through antimicrobial showerheads, study finds

To guard against harmful waterborne pathogens, many consumers, including managers of health-care facilities, install antimicrobial silver-containing showerheads. But in ACS ES&T Water, researchers now report that these fixtures are no "silver bullet......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News12 hr. 47 min. ago

Scientists provide insights into photosystem II under low-light conditions

In higher plants and green algae, photosystem II (PSII) usually combines with light harvesting complex II (LHCII) to form the PSII-LHCII supercomplex. Under low-light conditions, the PSII-LHCII supercomplexes are organized laterally into higher-order.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 47 min. ago

Research reveals how bad bacteria trigger painful gut contractions

After a meal of questionable seafood or a few sips of contaminated water, bad bacteria can send your digestive tract into overdrive. Your intestines spasm and contract, efficiently expelling everything in the gut—poop and bacteria alike......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News14 hr. 46 min. ago

Cutting-edge satellite tracks lake water levels in Ohio River Basin

The Ohio River Basin stretches from Pennsylvania to Illinois and contains a system of reservoirs, lakes, and rivers that drains an area almost as large as France. Researchers with the SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) mission, a collaboration.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Permafrost thaw impacts alpine runoff and water retention

Permafrost, a unique geological phenomenon found in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and other high-altitude cold regions, significantly influences the generation of runoff and hydrological processes in frozen watersheds. Its ability to retain water differ.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Building concrete on Mars from local materials

Imagine you've just gotten to Mars as part of the first contingent of settlers. Your first challenge: build a long-term habitat using local materials. Those might include water from the polar caps mixed with specific surface soils. They might even re.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Waal river draws more water, signaling potential Rhine system shift

Historical observations and model computations point to the Rhine system having crossed a tipping point. Since extreme peak flows in the 1990s, the Waal has gradually attracted more water at the Pannerdense Kop bifurcation. This is shown in research.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Yeast cell wall proteins offer possible alternative to emulsifiers derived from milk

Mention emulsifiers and many people might be unaware of what they are used for, but they are present in many daily products, from food to cosmetics. They keep substances that don't usually mix, like water and oil, from separating and are either synth.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

New study says we"re unlikely to find liquid water on Mars anytime soon

More than a hundred years ago, astronomer Percival Lowell made the case for the existence of canals on Mars designed to redistribute water from the Martian ice caps to its lower, drier latitudes. This necessarily meant the existence of Martians to bu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Unlocking the journey of gold through magmatic fluids

When one tectonic plate sinks beneath another, it generates magmas rich in volatiles such as water, sulfur and chlorine. As these magmas ascend, they release magmatic fluids, in which sulfur and chlorine bind to metals such as gold and copper, and tr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

3 great Hulu movies you need to stream this weekend (December 13-15)

Dancing, romance, period drama, and a dark comedy are all in the cards among the three great Hulu movies that you need to stream this weekend......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 14th, 2024

Physicists uncover strong light-matter interactions in quantum spin liquids

Physicists have long theorized the existence of a unique state of matter known as a quantum spin liquid. In this state, magnetic particles do not settle into an orderly pattern, even at absolute zero temperature. Instead, they remain in a constantly.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

Southern states brace for water changes, report finds

Water is everywhere. It falls freely from the sky and flows across the earth. Humans are inextricably connected to water and to forests. Changes in land use, forest conditions, and climate affect water – with consequences for drinking water treatme.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

Floods, insufficient water, sinking river deltas: Hydrologists map changing river landscapes across the globe

A study in Science by researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and University of Cincinnati has mapped 35 years of river changes on a global scale for the first time......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

Study finds catch-and-release affects giant trevally behavior

In an effort to conserve sensitive species of fish, some sport fishing is entirely catch-and-release, meaning that the fish are returned to the water once brought ashore. However, too much fishing may affect the behavior of the target species and th.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

Tuning skyrmion helicity for racetrack memory and quantum computing applications

Three distinct topological degrees of freedom are used to define all topological spin textures based on out-of-plane and in-plane spin configurations: the topological charge, representing the number of times the magnetization vector m wraps around th.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

"Zero progress": Western states at impasse in talks on Colorado River water shortages

Seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River are ending the year at an impasse in negotiations over the writing of new rules for dealing with chronic water shortages......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

Researchers call on European Commission to protect groundwater and subterranean life from pollution

The subterranean world holds a value that is often underestimated. Its significance seems to escape notice, particularly its vital role in storing drinking water—a resource long taken for granted—and its contribution to biodiversity, harboring un.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 10th, 2024

Less is more: Why an economical iridium catalyst works so well

Iridium-based catalysts are needed to produce hydrogen using water electrolysis. Now, a team at HZB has shown that the newly developed P2X catalyst, which requires only a quarter of the iridium, is as efficient and stable over time as the best commer.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Finding traces of fish with DNA from water samples

Silje Halvorsen bends down and fills a plastic bottle with water from Gillsvannet lake, a sheltered bathing spot just outside the center of Kristiansand......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024