Electricity flows through wires to deliver power, but it loses energy as it moves, delivering less than it started with.
Unified Theory May Reveal More Superconducting Materials
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Doctoral Student’s Research Finds Valuable Rare Earth Elements in Toxic Waste
Chemical engineering student’s research extracts rare earth minerals from phosphogypsum — manmade lakes of radioactive, toxic waste.
Texas Study Reveals Heat Waves Can Cause More Polluted Air
Heat waves are becoming more common, severe and long-lasting.
UC Santa Cruz-based Survey Uses AI to Spot Explosive Stellar Death by Black Hole
The explosion of a massive star locked in a deadly orbit with a black hole has been discovered with the help of artificial intelligence used by an astronomy collaboration led by the University of California, Santa Cruz, that hunts for stars shortly after they explode as supernovae.
Reusable ‘Jelly Ice’ Keeps Things Cold — Without Meltwater
No matter whether it’s crushed or cubed, ice eventually melts into a puddle — but an alternative called jelly ice doesn’t.
Breaking a Sweat: Using Chloride in Sweat to Help Diagnose Cystic Fibrosis
Researchers at Penn State develop a wearable sensor that can accurately measure the chloride ion levels of sweat in real time.
