Predicting and controlling dioxins
Dioxins are a group of toxic and persistent environmental pollutants. These compounds are formed through a variety of processes but commonly through incomplete combustion of organic matter. Levels are usually monitored in industrial settings for safe.....»»
Mosquito zappers boost from static-electricity harvester redesign
Controlling mosquito populations, especially in isolated or remote areas, is a global public-health priority. In a new study, a team of Chinese researchers advanced this agenda with a more efficient design of safe, self-powered triboelectric nanogene.....»»
Dual-wavelength lasing: A new tool for steering high-harmonic generation
Multi-wavelength femtosecond pulses with flexible tunability in both the temporal and spectral domains have been widely desired, owing to their potential applications in controlling strong field ionization, electron dynamics, and high-order harmonic.....»»
Predicting policy choices via network structure
Indonesia is the biggest palm oil producer in the world, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture crediting it with a nearly 60 percent share of global production. The versatility of palm oil—it is used in cosmetics, food products, detergents—is a.....»»
SEMI: global semiconductor packaging materials market to reach US$29.8b by 2027
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), TECHCET, and TechSearch International jointly published "Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook" report on May 24, predicting that the size of global semiconductor packaging and as.....»»
New model for predicting adsorption of PFAS by microplastics
Rivers, lakes and oceans worldwide are home to trillions of pieces of plastic pollution that are smaller than five millimeters in length, known as microplastics, and their size allows them to easily enter humans and animals. Some can adsorb and trans.....»»
Progressive climate change: Desertification threatens Mediterranean forests
With a view toward predicting the consequences of human-made climate change for Mediterranean ecosystems, Earth scientists from Heidelberg University have studied natural climate and vegetation fluctuations of the past 500,000 years. Their primary fo.....»»
Carbon sink models need nitrogen, says study
Nitrogen is necessary when predicting how land plants will take up atmospheric carbon. That's because nitrogen's future trajectory will diverge from that of other factors of plant growth in the coming decades, according to a new study......»»
Researchers use AI to explore potential zoonotic diseases
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of closely monitoring viruses that could infect humans. In the early stages of the pandemic, Timothée Poisot and his colleagues were already developing an algorithm for predicting mammal-virus interac.....»»
Predicting changes in microbial food webs
Increasing either temperature or nutrients can hurt ecosystems by destabilizing food webs, which are all of the interconnected food chains that make communities behave the way they do. When temperature and nutrients increase together, however, ecosys.....»»
Both internal and external stimuli found to control anthocyanin accumulation in fruit
Anthocyanins are important health-promoting pigments that contribute significantly to the nutritional and commercial value of fruits. The anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway is well understood and the key regulatory genes controlling the pathway have be.....»»
Predicting regional organic carbon in deep soils
Field sampling combined with laboratory analysis is the most commonly used approach to obtain deep soil organic carbon (SOC) data and has been widely applied for more than a century. This approach provides the most accurate measurement of deep SOC co.....»»
Humans have been predicting eclipses for thousands of years, but it"s harder than you might think
The coastal town of Exmouth in Western Australia is due to experience one of the most spectacular astronomical phenomena on April 20 2023—a total solar eclipse......»»
When cells sense the cue for growth
Researchers of the Genome Dynamics Project team at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science have revealed a new mechanism controlling cellular proliferation in response to serum, which triggers growth of resting cells......»»
New statistical model accurately predicts monthly US gun homicides, overcoming limitations of official government data
The United States experiences a staggeringly high rate of gun homicides, but accurately predicting these incidents—especially on a monthly basis—has been a significant challenge, due to the lag in the release of official Centers for Disease Contr.....»»
Apple"s iPhone remains the key to earnings recovery for the next two years
Analysts at Piper Sandler are predicting an incredible year for Apple financially and an even better one in 2024, all driven by strong iPhone purchases.Apple ParkAhead of Apple announcing its second fiscal quarter of 2023 on May 4, Piper Sandler has.....»»
13 Common Apple TV Problems and How to Fix Them
13 Common Apple TV Problems and How to Fix Them is a post by Adam Mills from Gotta Be Mobile. This guide will show you how to fix common Apple TV problems so you can get back to your entertainment, or back to controlling your smart home. Sometimes th.....»»
Controlling turbulent heat transport by manipulating coherent structures
This topic is reviewed by Prof. Ke-Qing Xia (Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China) and his collaborators, mainly based on their research work over the past ten years......»»
VW Group"s controlling family to get $425M dividend from Porsche SE
The Porsche and Piech families behind the unlisted holding company Porsche SE are the most powerful voice in VW Group,.....»»
Researchers introduce new optimal recommendations for fungicide resistance management
Fungicide application, while helpful in controlling plant diseases, has complicated limitations that may cost growers both peace of mind and quantity of yield. Plant pathogens which would otherwise be killed off by fungicides can evolve to avenge the.....»»
Simplified calculations reproduce complex plasma flows
Accurate and fast calculation of heat flow (heat transport) due to fluctuations and turbulence in plasmas is an important issue in elucidating the physical mechanisms of fusion reactors and in predicting and controlling their performance......»»