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From food waste to water: A new research shows how new biomass hydrogels could help turning discarded food and agricultural waste into a source of atmospheric water for irrigation and sustainable farmingResearchers developed new hydrogels from natural materials to capture atmospheric moisture. These innovative materials can absorb water vap...
Nobel-winning chemist born to Palestinian refugees grew up with 9 siblings in one room without running water or electricity; after moving to the US in 1980, he developed technology to harvest water from dry desert air without electricityOmar M. Yaghi, a distinguished Nobel laureate, grew up in Jordan, where he faced the harsh reality of water scarcity. This early challenge ...
In the 1950s, U.S. nuclear tests were conducted at Bikini and Enewetak; decades later, Guam corals preserved carbon-14 spikes linked to tests in 1954, 1956, and 1958Guam’s coral reefs act as natural historians, chronicling chemical footprints of Cold War-era nuclear tests. Distinct radiocarbon spikes fr...
In 1712, an English inventor and ironmonger invented the first atmospheric engine laying the foundation for the industrial revolution: How Thomas Newcomen's invention changed the world?In 1712, an English inventor and ironmonger invented the first atmospheric engine, creating a machine that used steam and atmospheric press...
In 2011, Kiel University researchers began studying CAU-10-H for water harvesting, a project that lasted over a decade. 15 years later, they produced 66 pounds of the material, opening a path to harvest freshwater from air as dry as 18% humidityResearchers at Kiel University in Germany have spent more than a decade studying CAU-10-H, a porous material capable of capturing water vap...
A road in Surrey could soon send its summer heat 100 metres beneath the surface, store it underground and bring it back during winter, turning geothermal energy into a defense against potholesWhat if roads could store summer heat and use it to prevent winter damage? A University of Surrey trial is exploring exactly that. Its geot...
90 million years ago, Antarctica had a temperate forest just 900 kilometers from the South Pole despite months of darkness. 90 million years later, scientists found its roots, pollen and spores preserved in seafloor sediment beneath today's frozen continentAncient West Antarctica hosted a temperate rainforest approximately ninety million years ago. Fossil roots and pollen indicate dense vegeta...
5 fragrant plants from around the world that can turn your work-from-home corner into a stress-free zoneFragrant plants can transform a work-from-home space into a calmer and more refreshing environment. Varieties like lavender, gardenia, lemo...
What to know about Trump's order shrinking the size of two national monuments in UtahUS President Trump reduced Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. These actions reversed prior proclamations m...
When Warren Buffett bought one company because of a book, and another on a handshakeHow does the world’s most careful investor buy a company with no due diligence at all? One of Warren Buffett’s acquisitions began with an a...
On Greek island of Santorini, winemakers try to adapt to heat and droughtSantorini's famed vineyards face a crisis as extreme heat and drought decimate ancient vines, driving up grape prices and slashing wine pro...
Humans drew so much groundwater since 1993 that Earth's spin axis tilted 31.5 inches, a Seoul team published the math in Geophysical Research Letters three decades later in 2023Groundwater depletion, particularly in regions like India's Punjab, has significantly impacted Earth's spin. A recent study reveals that pu...
Aravalli Biodiversity Park helps Delhi retain 3 million litres of rainwater, reduce flooding: StudyDelhi's Aravalli Biodiversity Park is a vital green lung, retaining nearly three million litres of rainwater annually and significantly red...
No rivers, no wells, no rain needed: How a Nobel Prize-winning scientist's invention produces up to 1,000 litres of drinking water daily from thin airOmar Yaghi Water-From-Air Innovation: Nobel Prize-winning chemist Omar Yaghi has helped develop a groundbreaking machine that can produce c...
7 Ways We’ll Turn Moon Dust Into Homes, Fuel and OxygenLunar regolith, once seen as mere dust, is now a vital resource for future moon missions. Scientists are developing technologies to transfo...
Mars crust has vast groundwater reserve but cannot supply future colony: StudyFor those tracking the fate of water after the planet's oceans disappeared over three billion years ago, the study's results are "good news...
Kamal Haasan turns good Samaritan, donates atmospheric water generator to children's hospital on 69th birthdayHaasan, who is the founder of Makkal Neethi Maiam, turned on the system and remarked that he has been drinking the water produced from the ...
- Fungi made life on Earth possible: Study
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Life on earth would have been impossible without the humble fungi, as they played an essential role in the creation o...
New water mapping, oil extraction techniques by NGRICSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) Hyderabad is working on the new technology called Transient Heliborne electro-magnetic ...
Missing water mystery of exoplanets solved"The atmosphere leaves its unique fingerprint on the starlight, which we can study when the light reaches us," said Hannah Wakeford, from t...