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Nanomaterials Apr 21, 2021

Identification of the wettability of graphene layers at the molecular level

Graphene is a two-dimensional material in which carbon atoms are arranged in hexagonal structures, and it has unique physical and chemical properties such as sub-nanometer thickness, chemical stability, mechanical flexibility, ...

Environment Apr 19, 2021

The Dead Sea is dying. Drinking water is scarce. Jordan faces a climate crisis

The first time people here saw a sinkhole, they thought a small asteroid had slammed into the Dead Sea's salt-encrusted shore.

Materials Science Apr 15, 2021

Process simultaneously removes toxic metals and salt to produce clean water

University of California, Berkeley, chemists have discovered a way to simplify the removal of toxic metals. like mercury and boron. during desalination to produce clean water, while at the same time potentially capturing ...

Environment Mar 29, 2021

Study reveals a deepening water crisis in Jordan – and a way forward

Dwindling water supplies and a growing population will halve per capita water use in Jordan by the end of this century. Without intervention, few households in the arid nation will have access to even 40 liters (10.5 gallons) ...

Environment Mar 25, 2021

Researchers reveal cost of key climate solution

Perhaps the best hope for slowing climate change—capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions underground—has remained elusive due in part to uncertainty about its economic feasibility.

Environment Mar 22, 2021

Water in a loop: How to combat water scarcity on remote islands

Every summer, thousands of tourists travel to Greece's idyllic islands to enjoy their sunny beaches. Even the global pandemic couldn't keep visitors away, but water scarcity might. Many Greek islands survive on water imports ...

Nanomaterials Mar 8, 2021

A drop of rubbing alcohol and office laminator provides a manufacturability boost for nanomaterials

Vanderbilt engineers used a drop of rubbing alcohol, an office laminator and creativity to develop scalable processes for manufacturing single atom thin membranes. Their membranes outperformed state-of-the-art commercial ...

Environment Mar 3, 2021

Sierra snowpack at 61% as new drought looms for California this summer

Highlighting the second dry winter in a row, the Sierra Nevada snowpack on Tuesday was just 61% of its historical average for this date, the latest signal that California appears headed toward summer drought conditions, with ...

Environment Feb 25, 2021

One California community shows how to take the waste out of water

Caught between climate change and multi-year droughts, California communities are tapping groundwater and siphoning surface water at unsustainable rates.

Environment Feb 24, 2021

Fires bring home climate-driven urgency of rethinking where—and how—we live

As we were still recovering from last summer's fires in southeast Australia, the southwest fires brought in 2021. Both were far more intense fires than seen before, driven by deep drying, extreme heat and powerful winds. ...

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