A multifunctional device that captures the heat shed by photovoltaic solar panels has been developed by KAUST and used to generate clean drinking water as a way to simultaneously generate electricity and water using only renewable energy.
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Left out to Dry: A More Efficient Way to Harvest Algae Biomass
A team at the University of Tsukuba introduced a new procedure of harvesting energy and organic molecules from algae using nanoporous graphene and porous graphene foams.
New Imaging Method Aids in Water Decontamination
A breakthrough imaging technique developed by Cornell researchers shows promise in decontaminating water by yielding surprising and important information about catalyst particles that can’t be obtained any other way.
Amazon Population at Risk from Forest Fire Pollution
Populations living around Amazon areas where forests are cleared with fires to grow crops in soils fertilised by the ashes might have an increased risk of DNA damage, mutation and cancer because of the air pollution.
Light Therapy Could Replace Opioids as Main Treatment for Cancer Treatment Side Effect
A worldwide coalition of researchers and clinicians has agreed that light therapy is among the most effective interventions for the prevention of oral mucositis, painful ulcers in the mouth resulting from cancer therapy.
Nitrogen from Biosolids Can Help Urban Soils and Plant Growth
The “zero waste” trend could have a friend in the form of biosolids.