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3D-Printed Microstructure Forest Facilitates Solar Steam Generator Desalination

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2024 — Faced with the world’s impending freshwater scarcity, a team of researchers in Singapore turned to solar steam generators (SSGs), which are emerging […]

Microplastic Pollution Increases Sea Foam Height and Stability

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2024 — From cloud formation to sea temperatures, sea foam plays many roles in the dynamic interactions that occur at the surface level of […]

What Was Behind the 2021-2022 Energy Crisis Within Europe?

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2024 – An energy crisis hit Europe in 2021-2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which sent electricity prices skyrocketing — even within countries that […]

3D-Printed Chip Sensor Detects Foodborne Pathogens for Safer Products

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024 – Every so often, a food product is recalled because of some sort of contamination. For consumers of such products, a recall can […]

Trash-Sorting Robot Mimics Complex Human Sense of Touch

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2024 – Today’s intelligent robots can accurately recognize many objects through vision and touch. Tactile information, obtained through sensors, along with machine learning algorithms, […]

Mapping Lava Flows with Groundbreaking Field Instrument

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2024 – Millions of people live near active volcanoes that are constantly monitored for signs of an impending eruption. When one occurs, scientists and […]

Harnessing Green Energy from Plants Depends on their Circadian Rhythms

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2024 —When plants draw water from their roots to nourish their stems and leaves, they produce an electric potential that could be harnessed as […]

Seeking Medical Insights in the Physics of Mucus

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2024 – As much as we might not want to think about it, mucus is everywhere in our bodies. It coats our airways and […]

Study Sheds Light on Cancer Cell ‘Tug-of-War’

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2024 – Understanding how cancerous cells spread from a primary tumor is important for any number of reasons, including determining the aggressiveness of the […]