News tagged with water capacity
Freshwater sustainability challenges shared by Southwest and Southeast, researchers find
Water scarcity in the western U.S. has long been an issue of concern. Now, a team of researchers studying freshwater sustainability in the U.S. have found that the Southeast, with the exception of Florida, does not have enough ...
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Singapore to triple desalination capacity by 2013
Singapore will more than triple its desalinated water capacity in two years' time when the country's second and largest desalination plant starts operations, the government said Monday.
Mar 07, 2011 |
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New insights into cloud formation
Clouds have a profound effect on the climate, but we know surprisingly little about how they form. Erika Sundén, researcher at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has studied how extremely small cloud particles can ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Faculty awarded for research that could improve reliability of foundation designs, reduce costs
A professor at the University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering and a graduate of the school have been awarded the Norman Medal, the most prestigious award given by the American Society of Civil Engineers ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Students get a feel for soil-water relationships
Using little more than PVC rings, a trashcan, and a scale, students can literally get a feel for soil water retention and field capacity, concepts that are important and useful in fields from farming to engineering.
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Researcher has uncovered a way to provide antioxidant-rich water in a bottle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Health-conscious consumers know the benefits of eating high-antioxidant foods like fruits, vegetables, beans and nuts. A University of Georgia researcher has uncovered a way to provide antioxidant-rich water ...
Jul 31, 2009 |
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