Explained: Why water droplets ‘bounce off the walls’
Credit: university of Warwick When a water droplet lands on a surface it can splash, coat the surface cleanly, or ...
Tag: Hydrology/Water Resources
New functional indicators to detect human activity impacts in temporary rivers
Beyond traditional metricsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Functional metrics in ecology -indicators based on the biological features of the organisms, in ...
Instrument may enable mail-in testing to detect heavy metals in water
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysisCredit: Image: Melanie ...
Spinal deformities in Sacramento-San Joaquin delta fish linked to toxic mineral selenium
Ear bones of fish revealed 'diary of selenium exposure' that was key to unraveling the mysteryCredit: Fred Feyrer, U.S. Geological ...
NSF CAREER recipient Ethan Yang exploring impact of green infrastructure on urban flooding
Prestigious grant supports Lehigh University civil and environmental engineering professor's research into homeowners' interactions with sustainable stormwater containment methods such ...
Water reuse could be key for future of hydraulic fracturing
Credit: University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences Enough water will come from the ground as a byproduct of oil ...
The University of Tennessee System announces One Health Initiative
Effort to focus on animal, environmental issues with implications for human healthCredit: Tory Salvador, UTIA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University ...
Cooling unit saves half-million gallons of water at supercomputing center
Eventual savings expected to reach 16 million gallons annuallyCredit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A cooling unit ...
Could water solve the renewable energy storage challenge?
Credit: IIASA Seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS), an already established yet infrequently used technology, could be an affordable and sustainable ...
University of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands collaborate on watershed management
Credit: Photo courtesy of University of Guam The University of Guam and natural resource officials in Saipan and Rota exchanged ...
Environmental solutions to go global
Polymers clean up mercury and oil spills, nitrogen runoff, and moreCredit: Flinders University / SA Government New Australian technology that ...
Simple, solar-powered water desalination
System achieves new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh potable water from seawater.Credit: Image courtesy of Lenan ...
UTA study examines potential sources of groundwater contamination in private wells
Perception vs. reality in groundwater contaminationCredit: UT Arlington A study led by environmental researchers at The University of Texas at ...
Research brief: Ocean temperatures impact Central American climate more than once thought
New UNLV research provides context for climate history of Guatemalan rainforestsCredit: Amos Winter, Indiana State University Tourists today spend thousands ...
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