Extreme cosmic events such as colliding black holes or the explosions of stars can cause ripples in spacetime, so-called gravitational waves.
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Scalable Graphene Membranes: A Leap for Carbon Capture
Scientists at EPFL have developed a scalable method to produce porous graphene membranes that efficiently separate carbon dioxide.
Inactive Components in Agricultural Runoff May Be Hidden Contributors to Drinking Water Hazards
Inactive ingredients in agricultural, pharmaceutical and other common products have typically been excluded from consideration as potential contaminants in drinking water.
Making Desalination More Eco-Friendly: New Membranes Could Help Eliminate Brine Waste
Membranes packed with charge help overcome the current salinity limit, making it easier to crystallize ocean salts and harvest valuable minerals from desalination waste.
Can Citizen Science Be Trusted? New Study of Birds Shows It Can
Platforms such as iNaturalist and eBird encourage people to observe and document nature, but how accurate is the ecological data that they collect?
Colombia’s Peatlands Could Be a Crucial Tool to Fight Climate Change. But First We Have to Find Them.
UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Scott Winton has been wading through thick, smelly muck in the tropics for almost a decade.