Natural gas is an abundant energy resource for the United States, but much of it remains trapped in shale or tight-sand formations. Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology hope to develop a way to extract ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2011
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Three-dimensional simulations shed light on how energy dissipates within non-Newtonian fluids (fluids in which viscosity depend on the shear rate.) The result is valuable in the context of disaster forecasting and the management ...
Soft Matter
Apr 13, 2023
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Solar flares shouldn't produce X-rays, but they do. Why? The one-size-fits-all approach to electron collisions misses a lucky few that lead to an intense X-ray burst. Scientists thought there were too many electron-scattering ...
Plasma Physics
Feb 19, 2019
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The launch of a NASA satellite designed to study atmospheric carbon dioxide has been rescheduled for early Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2014
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Americans used less energy overall in 2015 than the previous year, according to the most recent energy flow charts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 19, 2016
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The physical infrastructure of the U.S. electric grid is aging, overburdened and vulnerable to natural hazards.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 2, 2015
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Energy saving is important to reduce transportation costs of vehicles as well as their impact on the environment. In this context, because skin-friction drag increases significantly in turbulent flow, it is important to study ...
Soft Matter
Mar 15, 2019
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UK scientists will measure the effect on the marine environment and wildlife of devices that harness tide and wave energy using sonar technology that has, for the first time, been successfully deployed on the seabed.
Environment
Jul 10, 2012
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EPFL scientists have developed a model that sheds light on the seismic risks arising from subsurface fluid injections carried out as part of geothermal energy extraction.
Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2023
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Entropy is often associated with disorder and chaos, but in biology it is related to energy efficiency and is closely linked to metabolism, the set of chemical reactions that sustain life.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 6, 2024
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