As the mercury rises, the urban heat penalty grows, especially at night
City living has its perks: Live music, museums, trendy cafés and much more.
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2021
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Climate cycles create California precipitation uncertainty
Over the past 40 years, winters in California have become drier. This is a problem for the region's agricultural operations, as farmers rely on winter precipitation to irrigate their crops. Determining if California will ...
Environment
Dec 11, 2021
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Designing science to be more transferable, open, and equitable via ICON principles
It all started with an observation.
Other
Dec 8, 2021
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Designing microbe factories for sustainable chemicals
The science is clear: fossil fuels are harmful to the environment. So why is it so difficult for us to stop using them? Economic reasons are at least part of the answer. From our energy grid to the manufacturing of certain ...
Biotechnology
Nov 22, 2021
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Nested nanowells speed single cell studies
Researchers tracking the behavior of cancerous tumor cells have a new tool in their arsenal that can process 10 times the number of cells in one day. A new nested nanoPOTS chip, developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 18, 2021
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Synthesizing nanomaterials from nature's blueprints
Velcro. Airplanes. Sonar. What do these have in common? The invention of each was inspired by nature. Velcro mimics burdock burr's ability to attach to clothing. Birds in flight motivated the eventual development of airplanes. ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 11, 2021
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Probing how microbiomes affect our health
More than half the cells on or in our bodies are microbes. Microbes help us digest food, affect our moods, and defend against invading pathogens.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 9, 2021
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New climate pledges, if fulfilled, now significantly more likely to prevent worst of global warming
Over 100 nations have issued new commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the United Nations Conference of the Parties, or COP26, currently underway in Glasgow, Scotland.
Environment
Nov 4, 2021
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Crystal-clear images reveal secrets of energy-efficient catalysts and novel materials
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But that's only true if it's not blurry, or grainy, or the subject's head is not out of the frame. These kind of epic fails plague even experienced photographers. The same is ...
Materials Science
Oct 28, 2021
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Advances in pH and phosphate monitoring enhance safety in nuclear fuel recycling
Picture a scenario in which a highly toxic substance, like dissolved nuclear fuel, is being recycled in a reprocessing plant. Until now, workers inside the plant had very limited information about what's in the solution to ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 28, 2021
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