Rice University engineers have suggested a colorful solution to next-generation energy collection: Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) in your windows.
Luminescent Windows Generate Energy from Inside and Out
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Discovery of Life Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Shelves
Far underneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there’s more life than expected, finds a recent study in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, published this week (15 February 2021).
NASA's TESS Discovers New Worlds in a River of Young Stars
Using observations from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a trio of hot worlds larger than Earth orbiting a much younger version of our Sun called TOI 451.
Commuters Are Inhaling Unacceptably High Levels of Carcinogens
A new study finds that California’s commuters are likely inhaling chemicals at levels that increase the risk for cancer and birth defects.
Quantum Leaps in Understanding How Living Corals Survive
Coral reefs have thrived for millions of years in their shallow ocean water environments due to their unique partnerships with the algae that live in their tissues.
Study Shows Pollen Records Can Measure Ecosystem Health
A postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oregon has shown that linking pollen records to plant traits works to reconstruct the benefits ecosystems provide for humans.
