Have you ever worn a dark T-shirt on a sunny day and felt the fabric warm in the sun's rays? Most of us know dark colors absorb sunlight and light colors reflect it—but did you know this doesn't work the same way in the ...
Earth Sciences
May 17, 2021
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Truck drivers are at the wheel for up to ten hours a day. A comfortable climate in the driver's cab is of decisive importance to the driver's performance and driving safety. However, air conditioning systems may increase ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 6, 2015
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In 1859, the Carrington Event, the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, created spectacular auroral displays around the globe, illuminating the night skies so brightly that birds began singing and laborers ...
Astronomy
Jul 18, 2023
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Increasingly virulent strains of Escherichia coli are circulating in wastewater around the world, and the race is on to find novel treatment processes that could help reduce the spread of these pathogens. KAUST researchers ...
Environment
Nov 13, 2017
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A global team of researchers has made strides in refining weather forecasting methods, with a specific focus on addressing the persistent issue of "quantile crossing." This phenomenon disrupts the order of predicted values ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 4, 2024
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Allen Hunt, Ph.D., professor of physics at Wright State University, published a new co-authored paper, "Predicting Streamflow Elasticity Based on Percolation Theory and Ecological Optimality," in the journal AGU Advances.
Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2023
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Building and delivering an instrument ready for spaceflight in five months was achieved with a little bit of luck, ingenuity, determination and available spare parts. Scientists had to act quickly in order to find a way to ...
Space Exploration
Nov 20, 2013
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The Advanced Control Group of the UPV/EHU's Department of Systems Engineering and Automation has developed a control system designed to ensure that photovoltaic generators always work at their maximum power point by adapting ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 5, 2017
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The number of instruments on the International Space Station dedicated to observing Earth to increase our understanding of our home planet continues to grow.
Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2017
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Camouflage refers to the ability to reduce the signal captured by detectors, thereby improving survival rates. However, the combination of detectors operating in multiple spectral bands poses a significant challenge, necessitating ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 7, 2024
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