Water touches virtually every aspect of human society, and all life on earth requires it. Yet, fresh, clean water is becoming increasingly scarce—one in eight people on the planet lack access to clean water. Drivers of ...
Environment
Apr 20, 2021
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Researchers assessing the impact of solar energy development across Europe have come up with ten ways in which the expansion of solar can be shaped to ensure pollinators benefit.
Ecology
Apr 20, 2021
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California was the first U.S. state to legally recognize access to safe, clean and affordable water as a human right. But substantial parts of the state lack access to drinking water that meets those criteria.
Environment
Apr 16, 2021
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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 ...
Materials Science
Apr 15, 2021
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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Number 6, addresses the need for access to clean water and sanitation for all. In the worldwide situation, one in three people do not have access to safe drinking water, and ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 2, 2021
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A new invention that uses sunlight to drive water purification could help solve the problem of providing clean water off the grid.
Materials Science
Mar 31, 2021
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Nitrogen dioxide, an air pollutant emitted by fossil fuel-powered cars and gas-burning stoves is not only bad for the climate—it's bad for our health. Long-term exposure to NO2 has been linked to increased heart disease, ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 29, 2021
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Ph.D. researcher Olawale Oloye and Professor Anthony O'Mullane from the QUT Centre for Clean Energy Technologies and Practices developed the electrochemical capture and conversion of carbon dioxide process which also generates ...
Biochemistry
Mar 25, 2021
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Water scarcity in rural Alaska is not a new problem, but the situation is getting worse with climate change. Lasting solutions must encourage the use of alternative water supplies like rainwater catchment and gray water recycling. ...
Environment
Mar 25, 2021
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Designed to spot potential natural hazards and help researchers measure how melting land ice will affect sea level rise, the NISAR spacecraft marks a big step as it takes shape.
Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2021
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