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New Way to Trap Toxic PFAS in Water
Contamination of ground, surface and drinking water by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) affects millions of people worldwide.
Improved EV Battery Technology Will Outmatch Degradation from Climate Change
Climate change was poised to create an interesting catch-22 for electric vehicles. Electrifying transportation can go a long way to reducing carbon emissions that are driving up global temperatures.
Mapping the Future of Wildfires in a Warming World
How can scientists better assess the effects of a warming climate on wildfire behavior, fire risk, and long-term fire trends?
New Approach to Qualifying Nuclear Reactor Components Rolling Out This Year
A thousand times faster than conventional testing, an ion beam approach to qualifying materials for use in the cores of advanced nuclear reactors is advancing through stages of approval by the industry standards organization ASTM.
A study in Stardust: Massive Binary Stars Emit Tiny Carbon Particles
It’s fitting that Yale junior Donglin Wu’s first major scientific journal article as lead author focuses on stardust — tiny solid grains that form from stellar winds, drift into interstellar space, and may eventually become parts of new planets.


