Freshwater salt pollution threatens ecosystem health and human water security
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Energy unleashed by submarine volcanoes could power a continent
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Filling federal oversight gaps
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Thermoelectric material discovery sets stage for new forms of electric power in the future
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Are our oil and gas pipelines safe during an earthquake?
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US power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions
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Anti-reflective films: What high-tech can learn from plants
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Partial shade from solar panels increase abundance of flowers in late summer
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study by Oregon State University researchers found that shade provided by ...
X-ray study recasts role of battery material from cathode to catalyst
Newly clarified reactions point to novel applications for a long-studied lithium-rich battery materialCredit: Berkeley Lab An international team working at ...
Solar and wind power could mitigate conflict in northeast Africa
Research from KU Leuven and VUB on sensitive geopolitical conflict around Ethiopian mega-damCredit: Google A new study shows that several ...
Designing selective membranes for batteries using a drug discovery toolbox
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SwRI receives up to $99 million to sustain aging Air Force aircraft
Contract will cover structural analysis, testing, airworthiness and sustainment servicesCredit: U.S. Air Force SAN ANTONIO -- April 5, 2021 -- ...
Diversity can prevent failures in large power grids
Integrated power grids offer benefits, but also pose challenges best addressed by leveraging differencesCredit: Matthew Henry The recent power outages ...
Urban growth creates distortions between providers and receivers of ecosystem services
Researchers analyzed socioeconomic and environmental indicators for the 180 municipalities in the mega-region around São Paulo state capital, detecting environmental ...
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