Using liquid metal to turn motion into electricity, even underwater
Researchers have created a soft, stretchable device that converts movement into electricity and works in both dry and wet environments.
Hidden factors that affect solar farms during severe weather
Researchers combined large sets of real-world solar data and advanced machine learning to study the impacts of severe weather on U.S. solar farms, and...
Extreme sea levels to become much more common worldwide as Earth warms
A new study predicts that extreme sea levels -- exceptionally high seas due to the combination of tide, waves and storm surge -- along...
Protruding eyes, mouth make stingrays more hydrodynamically efficient
Researchers detail how the protruding eyes and mouths on simulated stingrays affect a range of forces involved in propulsion, such as pressure and vorticity....
Physicist helps confirm a major advance in stellarator performance
Results of a heat-confinement experiment on the twisty Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Germany could enable devices based on the W7-X design to lead to...
Hong Kong’s marine ecosystem over the last 100 years
The skyscrapers and urban development that have made Hong Kong the 'Pearl' have also generated pollutants that affect the marine species that live in...
Improved water splitting method: A green energy innovation
Hydrogen is a promising clean energy source with great potential to replace greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels. While total water (H2O) splitting is the easiest...
How people respond to wildfire smoke
Interviews with Northern California residents reveal that social norms and social support are essential for understanding protective health behaviors during wildfire smoke events --...
Tracking genetically modified animals
Researchers have discovered a new way to track genetically modified animals using the artificial transgenes they leave behind in the environment. The discovery provides...
High cod catches could have been sustained in Eastern Canada for decades, simple stock...
A simple fish stock assessment model applied to over 500 years of catch data demonstrated that if Canadian authorities had allowed for the rebuilding...
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