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How Sensor-Dangling Helicopters Can Help Beat the Water Crisis

A simultaneous solution to California’s extreme drought and flooding is to bank more water underground. Send in the choppers (and a few ATVs)......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredJan 27th, 2023

Is Apple TV+ having a quality crisis?

When Apple first entered the TV streaming market, it came with a unique approach. It wasn’t focused on creating the most content, famously launching Apple TV+ with only a handful of shows. Similarly, its aspirations never seemed to be growing into.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Dams strain as water, death toll keep rising in south Brazil

The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil climbed to 39 on Friday, officials said, as they warned of worse to come......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

Domestic violence disclosure schemes: Part of the solution to improving women"s safety or an administrative burden?

The spotlight is yet again shining on the national crisis of violence against women in Australia, and the calls for increased action and improved responses to all forms of domestic, family and sexual violence has intensified over the last three weeks.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Functionalized chitosan as a biobased flocculant for the treatment of complex wastewater

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB have developed a biobased and functionalized flocculant to efficiently treat complex wastewaters. Furthermore, toxic phenols are removed from the water by the e.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Ice shelves fracture under weight of meltwater lakes, study shows

When air temperatures in Antarctica rise and glacier ice melts, water can pool on the surface of floating ice shelves, weighing them down and causing the ice to bend. Now, for the first time in the field, researchers have shown that ice shelves don't.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Sister cities can help communities better navigate the climate crisis, research suggests

Anthropologists at Rice University suggest in a new study that establishing networks of 'sister cities' dedicated to addressing the impact of natural disasters can mitigate the devastation wrought by climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Apple blows away Wall Street earnings estimates, even with weak China iPhone sales

Apple has released its financial results for the Q2 2024 quarter, with earnings beating predictions despite China iPhone fears.Apple beat earnings estimatesFollowing after the improved Q1 2024 results, Apple has issued its Q2 results. Typically the s.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Research shows bumblebee nests are overheating due to climate change, threatening future populations

As a result of the climate crisis, global warming is driving up temperatures around the world—and bumblebees, like humans, are struggling to cope with homes that can't beat the heat......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Nanotubes, nanoparticles and antibodies detect tiny amounts of fentanyl

A research team at the University of Pittsburgh led by Alexander Star, a chemistry professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, has developed a fentanyl sensor that is six orders of magnitude more sensitive than any electrochemic.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

New eco-friendly lubricant additives protect turbine equipment, waterways

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surrounding environment......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Researcher creates optical magnetometer prototype that detects errors in MRI scans

Hvidovre Hospital has the world's first prototype of a sensor capable of detecting errors in MRI scans using laser light and gas. The new sensor, developed by a young researcher at the University of Copenhagen and Hvidovre Hospital, can thereby do wh.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Dave & Buster’s is adding real money betting options to arcade staples

"Gamification layer" platform promises to streamline your friendly Skee-Ball wagers. Enlarge / It's a good thing this kid is too young to bet on Skee-Ball, because his dad is getting beat. (credit: Getty Images) Anyone w.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

Precipitation may brighten Colorado River"s future, says modeling study

The Colorado River's future may be a little brighter than expected, according to a new modeling study from CIRES researchers. Warming temperatures, which deplete water in the river, have raised doubts the Colorado River could recover from a multi-dec.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

Improved AI process could better predict water supplies

A new computer model uses a better artificial intelligence process to measure snow and water availability more accurately across vast distances in the West, information that could someday be used to better predict water availability for farmers and o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

Business and management graduates can become sustainability champions—lessons from Uganda and Tanzania

There is no doubt about it: the world is in the grips of a climate crisis. The headlines are full of reports about extreme weather events and the negative effects of the fossil fuel industry......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

Sourdough under the microscope reveals microbes cultivated over generations

Sourdough is the oldest kind of leavened bread in recorded history, and people have been eating it for thousands of years. The components of creating a sourdough starter are very simple—flour and water. Mixing them produces a live culture where yea.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

Electronics Fun & Fundamentals: Change Sensor

Find coins and other treasure with a DIY metal detector circuit. The post Electronics Fun & Fundamentals: Change Sensor appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  makezineonlineRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

An AI model to reduce uncertainty in evapotranspiration prediction

When scientists look at the Earth's available water for ecosystem services, they don't just look at precipitation. They must also account for water moving from the ground to the atmosphere, a process known as evapotranspiration (ET)......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

Research reveals overlooked factor driving China"s real estate crisis

The default of Evergrande, one of China's largest developers, set off a chain of defaults among developers, triggering the ongoing property market crisis in China......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

New research reveals terahertz waves" impact on dynamics of nanoconfined water molecules

In a new discovery, researchers have revealed novel insights into the behavior of water molecules confined within nanostructures. Their study, published in Science Advances on April 24, delves into how terahertz (THz) waves influence the dynamics of.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024