Focusing on urbanization as a key driver of environmental change in the 21st century, researchers at Princeton University have created a framework to understand and compare cities' food systems and their effects on climate ...
Environment
Mar 16, 2020
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Findings from a small preliminary study with residents of the Cranfield University campus have shown that shower times are significantly shorter when showers are fitted with time displays.
Environment
Feb 17, 2020
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Specially designed vacuum suction units allow humans to climb walls. Scientists have developed a suction unit that can be used on rough surfaces, no matter how textured, and that has applications in the development of climbing ...
Soft Matter
Jan 17, 2020
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South African farmer Steve Bothma heaved a sigh of relief when the weatherman finally predicted rain.
Environment
Dec 14, 2019
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New research has indicated that water consumption can be reduced by more than 20 percent, significantly more than current policy targets following the installation of meters. Whilst this shows that overall benefits of water ...
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2019
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As climate changes, plants in North America, much of Eurasia, and parts of central and South America will consume more water than they do now, leading to less water for people, according to a new study in the journal Nature ...
Environment
Nov 5, 2019
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With climate change, plants of the future will consume more water than in the present day, leading to less water available for people living in North America and Eurasia, according to a Dartmouth-led study in Nature Geoscience. ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 4, 2019
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From raindrops rolling off the waxy surface of a waterlily leaf to the efficiency of desalination membranes, interactions between water molecules and water-repellent "hydrophobic" surfaces are all around us. The interplay ...
Nanophysics
Sep 25, 2019
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He solved a 127-year-old physics problem on paper and proved that off-centered boat wakes could exist. Five years later, practical experiments proved him right.
General Physics
Aug 21, 2019
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Seafood lovers who prize the mussel for its earthy taste and succulent flesh may be unaware of its growing potential in the fight against water pollution.
Environment
Aug 18, 2019
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