Frequent, rapid testing for COVID-19 is critical to controlling the spread of outbreaks, especially as new, more transmissible variants emerge.
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Decades of Research Brings Quantum Dots to Brink of Widespread Use
A new article in Science magazine gives an overview of almost three decades of research into colloidal quantum dots, assesses the technological progress for these nanometer-sized specs of semiconductor matter, and weighs the remaining challenges on the path to widespread commercialization for this promising technology with applications in everything from TVs to highly efficient sunlight collectors.
Oregon State Scientists Collaborate on Road Map for Adapting Dry Forests to New Fire Regimes
Oregon State University scientists and collaborators from throughout the West say that thinning and prescribed burning are crucial parts of adaptive management for seasonally dry, fire-dependent forests such as those east of the Cascade crest.
Major Atlantic Ocean Current System Might Be Approaching Critical Threshold
The major Atlantic ocean current, to which also the Gulf stream belongs, may have been losing stability in the course of the last century.
Like China, Japan and the U.S. Continue to Finance Overseas Fossil Fuel Power Technologies
Stepping away from carbon-intensive power systems and investing in renewable technologies is critical to decarbonizing the global power sector and reducing global climate change.
Vapor-Collection Technology Saves Water While Clearing the Air
About two-fifths of all the water that gets withdrawn from lakes, rivers, and wells in the U.S. is used not for agriculture, drinking, or sanitation, but to cool the power plants that provide electricity from fossil fuels or nuclear power.
