A water-repellent nanomaterial inspired by nature
A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida have created a new nanomaterial that repels water and can stay dry even when submerged underwater.
A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida have created a new nanomaterial that repels water and can stay dry even when submerged underwater.
Nanomaterials
Sep 9, 2021
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Heaters, sold under such well-known brand names as Webasto and Eberspächer, among others, are used in both passenger cars and heavy-duty vehicles to preheat the engine and provide additional cabin heating while driving. ...
Environment
Sep 9, 2021
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Elastomers, or elastic polymers, materials with high elasticity, are widely used for applications in industries, such as automotive, manufacturing, and oil and gas. The degree of elasticity in these materials, denoted by ...
Polymers
Sep 9, 2021
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When I teach undergraduate and graduate students about food insecurity, I sometimes mention that my perspective is based not only on professional expertise but also on my personal experience.
Economics & Business
Sep 9, 2021
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Using ground-based facilities, an international team of astronomers has conducted a broadband radio study of a slowly rotating radio pulsar known as PSR J0250+5854. Results of this investigation, published September 1 on ...
As natural climate archives, the deposits found in caves can play an important role in our ability to understand—and predict—climate change.
Environment
Sep 9, 2021
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Researchers from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and University of Maryland at College Park published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines product-markets from the perspective of consumers' ...
Economics & Business
Sep 9, 2021
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The U.N. has announced that Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world's first "climate change famine". Tens of thousands of people are suffering "catastrophic" levels of hunger. Climate hazard scientist, Chris ...
Environment
Sep 9, 2021
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The air quality within an office can have significant impacts on employees' cognitive function, including response times and ability to focus, and it may also affect their productivity, according to new research led by Harvard ...
Environment
Sep 9, 2021
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It was about 8:30 a.m., local time, on August 14, 2021, when I felt the room starting to shake. I was lying in my bed on the top (21st) floor of a hotel in the Dominican Republic, to the eastern side of Haiti. The picture ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 9, 2021
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