Across the nation, environmentally minded scientists and engineers are leading a new generation of nuclear reactor designs. They see nuclear power as a clean, carbon-free energy source along with hydropower, wind, and solar.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 3, 2021
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A team of researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has demonstrated a new approach to an old problem: measuring spectra of light, also known as spectroscopy. By leveraging scalable, cost-effective nano-fabrication ...
Nanophysics
Feb 8, 2021
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Optical waveguides suspended in air are capable of beating free-space laser beams in light-analyte interaction even without complex dispersion engineering. This phenomenon was predicted more than 20 years ago, yet never observed ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 2, 2021
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Working from home during the pandemic has led to new ways of life: a new means of social gathering, new means of entertainment and, for many, a new way of working.
Economics & Business
Feb 2, 2021
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Ten years of research led by the University of South Florida has revealed that a monitor lizard should be regarded as an "ecosystem engineer," a rarity for reptiles. Tortoises and sea turtles are the only reptiles considered ...
Ecology
Dec 21, 2020
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The US space agency NASA published a voluminous report on Monday outlining the scientific priorities for the Artemis III astronauts it intends to send to the Moon in 2024.
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2020
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In just over two decades (1995-2017) numbers of Australian threatened plants have decreased by more than 70% on average.
Ecology
Dec 4, 2020
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Long-term variability in the abundance of a macro-organism could provide fundamental information for evaluating its evolution, its responses to climate changes and human impact, enabling management and preservation strategies. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2020
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Video monitoring of the degree to which roads in the urban environment become waterlogged during periods of enduring, heavy rain, could be used as an early warning for imminent flooding, according to new research published ...
Environment
Oct 29, 2020
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Ecological monitoring is the recording of biological diversity and its spatial and temporal changes. The lack of monitoring programs which cover a broad range of species often means that, in many countries, no clear assessments ...
Ecology
Oct 27, 2020
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