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New Technology Makes It Possible to See Clearly Through Murky Water
Algorithm makes polarized imaging more practical for imaging through water, which could benefit rescues and other underwater applications.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 22, 2021


Scientists discover the reason why Mars has no liquid water on its surface today
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 21, 2021


Could the water in bedrock save our forest ecosystems from climate change?
You can’t squeeze water from a rock. But tree roots can —and they’re doing it more frequently than scientists previously thought.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 14, 2021


New lamp generates light for 45 days with half-liter of salt water
There are approximately 840 million people worldwide who do not have access to electricity. The project emerged to brighten up lives.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 10, 2021


New liquid metal can turn motion into electricity, even underwater
Researchers have created a soft and stretchable device that converts movement into electricity and can work in wet environments.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 1, 2021


In a first, scientists capture a ‘quantum tug’ between neighboring water molecules
Water is the most abundant yet least understood liquid in nature and exhibits many strange behaviors that scientists struggle to explain.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 28, 2021


Alien Life Could Exist on 'Hycean' Exoplanets, Study Finds
When we search for life out there in the galaxy, we base our efforts on what we know. So far, we know only one planet that has yielded life.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 27, 2021


Cleaning up water pollution with sunlight
In addition to providing vitamin D, helping flowers grow and creating the perfect excuse to head to the beach, sunlight also breaks down
Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021


Turning municipal wastewater into freshwater using recycled CO2
Turning cities’ wastewater into usable freshwater is an environmental win.
Engineering the system to be more energy efficient is better
Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021


Rocks on Earth hint at the possibility of more hidden water on Mars
A combination of a once-debunked 19th-century identification of a water-carrying iron mineral and the fact that these rocks are extremely...
Joshua Shavit
Aug 1, 2021


York University planetary scientist puts Mars lake theory on ice with new study
For years scientists have been debating what might lay under the Martian planet’s south polar cap and initially attributed it to water.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 31, 2021


For the first time, evidence found for water on Jupiter's Moon Ganymede
For the first time, astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 28, 2021


Researchers develop mini radar to scan the moon for water and habitable tunnels
A miniature device that scans deep below ground is being developed to identify ice deposits and hollow lava tubes on the moon for settlement
Joseph Shavit
Jul 26, 2021


Using sunlight to efficiently and cheaply produce clean hydrogen
For decades, researchers around the world have searched for ways to use solar power to generate the key reaction for producing hydrogen
Joseph Shavit
Jul 22, 2021


Europa Clipper to determine whether icy moon has ingredients necessary for life
Europa is the sixth nearest moon to Jupiter and is roughly the same size as our own. Thanks to data retrieved by the Galileo space probe
Joseph Shavit
Jul 7, 2021


NASA researchers find dozens of lakes beneath its south pole
Either liquid water Is common beneath Mars’ South Pole, or these signals are indicative of something else.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 30, 2021


Israeli Researchers Produce Clean Drinking Water from Air in Polluted Metro Areas
Researchers found that water generated from the air in the heart of Tel Aviv complied with all of the strict WHO drinking water standards.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 24, 2021


New technology harvests water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Often the only option is to condense air humidity...
Joseph Shavit
Jun 24, 2021


Coca-Cola And The Ocean Cleanup Join Up To Clean Up 15 Of The World’s Most Polluting Rivers
The objective is to stem the tide of plastic pollution entering the world’s oceans, by first intercepting waste in rivers.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 3, 2021


New sponge acts like a Swiss Army knife in cleaning up water pollution
First used to soak up oil in water, new sponge sequesters excess phosphate from water
Joseph Shavit
May 31, 2021
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