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Spanish Engineers Extract Drinking Water From Thin Air

A Spanish company has devised a system to extract drinking water from thin air to supply arid regions where people are in desperate need. Reuters reports: "The goal is to help people," said Enrique Veiga, the 82-year-old engineer who invented the mac.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotAug 5th, 2021

Study finds tire abrasion particles threaten fresh water habitats

A research team led by Prof. Dr. Markus Pfenninger from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center Frankfurt (SBiK-F) has investigated the effects of tire-abrasion particles on freshwater ecosystems......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

This 2024 movie is a lo-fi Jason Bourne paranoid thriller you need to watch (if you can)

The director of Hell or High Water returns to Toronto with a throwback paranoid thriller that loses its edge as it goes......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

U.S. lakes in communities of color are monitored less for water quality

Lakes provide drinking water, food, recreation and mental health benefits to people who use them or live nearby. Regular monitoring of water quality is essential to collect information to track lake health. Without this information, people who use th.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

AI boosts indoor food production"s energy sustainability

Integrating artificial intelligence into today's environmental control systems could reduce energy consumption for indoor agriculture by 25%—potentially helping to feed the world as its population rises, Cornell engineers have found......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Researchers reveal performance boost mechanism in single-atom catalyst for oxygen evolution reaction

Hydrogen energy, with its green, low-carbon and high-calorific-value properties, is emerging as the new key to solving the energy crisis. Electrochemically, water splitting has garnered much attention as a promising hydrogen production technique. How.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Green hydrogen: MXenes show talent as catalyst for oxygen evolution reaction

The MXene class of materials has many talents. An international team led by HZB chemist Michelle Browne has now demonstrated that MXenes, properly functionalized, are excellent catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction in electrolytic water splitti.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Surf therapy connects people to water—ocean health depends on this "blue attunement"

As a lifelong surfer, born to pioneering surfing parents and named after a wave, the ocean has shaped my identity and sense of belonging. The movement and touch of ocean waves ignites a whole cascade of changes in emotions in me and affects how I sen.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Drought sinks longest Polish river to record-low level

Poland's longest river, the Vistula, on Sunday hit a record-low water level in the capital because of drought, the national weather agency said......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

I held 4 of the latest folding phones, and I learned something important

I held the thin Honor Magic V3 along with 2024's other top big folding phones, and soon discovered we shouldn't concentrate on its dimensions......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 8th, 2024

Abandoned Shasta County mine releasing "pure acid" water now an EPA Superfund cleanup site

Abandoned Shasta County mine releasing "pure acid" water now an EPA Superfund cleanup site.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 7th, 2024

Apple Watch Series 10 to feature upgraded ECG and water resistance, new ‘Reflections’ face, more

As Apple’s next event draws closer, we learn more about the products the company will announce on Monday. Following a report earlier today about Apple Watch Series 10 featuring sleep apnea detection, 9to5Mac has now learned more details about the n.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Scientists made a stretchy new material that could lead to shape-shifting airplanes

Engineers have discovered a way to make an ultra-strong stretchy metal that could enable the creation of shape-shifting aircraft. The new metal is an alloy … The post Scientists made a stretchy new material that could lead to shape-shifting air.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Oregon hospital hit with $303M lawsuit after a nurse is accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water

Oregon hospital hit with $303M lawsuit after a nurse is accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

NASA"s Hubble, MAVEN help solve the mystery of Mars"s escaping water

Mars was once a very wet planet, as is evident in its surface geological features. Scientists know that over the last 3 billion years, at least some water went deep underground, but what happened to the rest? Now, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and MA.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Groundwater use can be accurately monitored with satellites using remote sensing platform, new study finds

Drought is a widespread concern in the Western U.S., and water managers across the region are developing groundwater management plans to conserve the essential resource. Groundwater is often pumped to the surface to irrigate crops, and meters that me.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Researchers examine how drought and water volume affect nutrients in Apalachicola river

Near the Florida-Georgia border, the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers meet and become the Apalachicola River, which carries freshwater and nutrients downstream to the Apalachicola Bay......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Honor Magic V3 vs. Galaxy Z Fold 6: Did Honor beat Samsung?

The Galaxy Z Fold 6 is Samsung's thinnest and lightest book-style foldable yet, but it's not as thin or light as the Honor Magic V3. How do these two compare?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

More water worlds than we thought might support life

Too much water on exoplanet surfaces would mean high pressure ices, not life. Enlarge / High pressure ices near the crust are a feature of water-rich worlds.` (credit: Benoit Gougeon (University of Montreal)) The possibi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Artemis IV: Gateway gadget fuels deep space dining

NASA engineers are working hard to ensure no astronaut goes hungry on the Artemis IV mission......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

New filter removes chemical contaminants from water even at very low concentrations

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products pose a major environmental threat. These chemicals, found in everyday items like medicines and cosmetics, can pollute waterways, harming the plants and animals living in the waterways and the humans who use.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024