Waste into wealth: Harvesting useful products from microbial growth
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State university Ancient alchemists dreamed of transforming base materials like lead into gold and ...
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Solar awnings over parking lots help companies and customers
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech The number of people who own electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing, but they face a conundrum: ...
New timeline of deadliest California wildfire could guide lifesaving research and action
Credit: NIST On a brisk November morning in 2018, a fire sparked in a remote stretch of canyon in Butte ...
The business of bees
The economic value of insect pollination services is much higher than previously thought in the US, new research findsCredit: University ...
Recycling face masks into roads to tackle COVID-generated waste
Circular economy approach to PPE waste aims to cut tonnes of rubbish going to landfillCredit: RMIT University Researchers have shown ...
Failed storage tanks pose atmospheric risks during disasters
Rice study models how spilled chemicals likely spread during Ike, HarveyCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 1, 2021) - When ...
How does incident solar radiation affect urban canyons?
Prediction of the upward-to-downward reflection ratio of glass bead retro-reflective material applied to the outer walls of buildingsCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) ...
AI trained to read electric vehicle charging station reviews to find infrastructure gaps
Credit: Ha et al./Patterns Although electric vehicles that reduce greenhouse gas emissions attract many drivers, the lack of confidence in ...
UTA faculty member to study underground gas leaks, work with first responders
Detecting and repairing large gas leaksCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineering associate professor at The University of Texas at Arlington ...
Do as the Romans: Power plant concrete strengthens with time
Credit: Ippei Maruyama, Nagoya University, and Chubu Electric Power Co. A rare mineral that has allowed Roman concrete marine barriers ...
“Compelling case” to level up northern economy through rail innovation
Greater investment in rail research could be used to help level up the economy in the north of England, argues ...
10 UTA students land coveted transportation fellowships
UTA students have earned 40-plus Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships in recent yearsCredit: UT Arlington Ten students from The University of Texas ...
Researchers repurpose ‘damaged’ polymer optical fibers to precisely measure magnetic fields
Credit: Yokohama National University The invention of optical fibers has revolutionized not only telecommunications but also sensing technology. Optical fiber ...
Math and the buildings we live and work in
University of Hawaii professor Wai-Fah Chen reveals how the mathematical theory of plasticity shaped the modern structural designCredit: World Scientific ...