Image: California on fire
Captured on 19 August 2020, this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image shows the extent of the smoke from fires currently ablaze in California, US.
Environment
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Scientists create water filtration membranes that can clean themselves
Scientists at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a light-activated coating for filtration membranes—the kind used in water treatment facilities, at semiconductor manufacturing sites ...
Materials Science
Aug 20, 2020
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Study uncovers how effective entrepreneurship can ignite economic growth of an entire community
New research from The Business School (formerly Cass) has shed light on how Mirandola, a small town in the North East of Italy, became a major hub for the production of medical devices and sets a roadmap for the origins of ...
Economics & Business
Aug 20, 2020
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Earliest art in British Isles discovered in Jersey
Prehistoric people in the British Isles were creating artistic designs on rock as early as 15,000 years ago, a study has discovered.
Archaeology
Aug 20, 2020
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An active and social lifestyle reduces fearfulness in dogs, but differences between breeds are great
Noise sensitivity, fear of novel situations, and, for example, fear of slippery surfaces and heights are common behavioral problems among dogs. According to a behavioral survey of nearly 14,000 dogs conducted at the University ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 20, 2020
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Heatwaves are an invisible killer, and the UK is woefully unprepared
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause suffering around the world, but another killer has silently struck in summer 2020. With relatively little by way of official warning or advice on how people can stay safe, recent heatwaves ...
Environment
Aug 20, 2020
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A quantum thermometer to measure the coldest temperatures in the universe (Update)
Physicists from Trinity College Dublin have proposed a thermometer based on quantum entanglement that can accurately measure temperatures a billion times colder than those in outer space.
Quantum Physics
Aug 20, 2020
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Aerogel: The micro structural material of the future
Aerogel is an excellent thermal insulator. So far, however, it has mainly been used on a large scale, for example in environmental technology, in physical experiments or in industrial catalysis. Empa researchers have now ...
Materials Science
Aug 20, 2020
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Breakthrough in blue quantum dot technology
There are many things quantum dots could do, but the most obvious place they could change our lives is to make the colors on our TVs and screens more pristine. Research using the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 20, 2020
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Some Indian jumping ant workers can transition to a queen-like state
A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has found that some Indian jumping ant workers can transition to a queen-like state if their queen dies. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the ...
