Spotted lanternfly tree traps can be effective, but need careful installation
For homeowners dealing with spotted lanternfly infestations, tree traps can be a cost-effective, nonchemical option.
For homeowners dealing with spotted lanternfly infestations, tree traps can be a cost-effective, nonchemical option.
Ecology
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Nanomaterials
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Nanomaterials
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Analytical Chemistry
Jun 21, 2019
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Materials Science
Mar 29, 2019
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Dual-ion batteries (DIBs) are a new type of battery developed in recent years, typically using graphite as both the cathode and anode material. DIBs can operate across a wider voltage window with safer performance, and are ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 12, 2016
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(Phys.org) —By looking at a piece of material in cross section, Washington University in St. Louis engineer Parag Banerjee, PhD, and his team discovered how copper sprouts grass-like nanowires that could one day be made ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 26, 2014
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When a current passes between two electrodes—one thinner than the other—it creates a wind in the air between. If enough voltage is applied, the resulting wind can produce a thrust without the help of motors or fuel.
Engineering
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Condensed Matter
Mar 27, 2013
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Researchers working at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have used the world's most powerful X-ray laser to create and probe a two-million-degree piece of matter in a controlled way for the first time. This feat, reported ...
General Physics
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