Wind plucks hundreds of millions of tons of dust from parched landscapes in northern Africa each year, propelling vast plumes of the tiny mineral particles over the Atlantic Ocean.
Colorful Dust Over Mauritania
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Scientists Design Novel Battery That Runs on Atomic Waste
Strong nuclear radiation boosts device efficiency, study finds.
New 4D Brain Map Reveals Potential Early Warning Signs of Multiple Sclerosis
Using an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have created a four-dimensional brain map that reveals how lesions similar to those seen in human MS form.
From Scraps to Sips: Everyday Biomass Produces Drinking Water from Thin Air
Discarded food scraps, stray branches, seashells and many other natural materials are key ingredients in a new system that can pull drinkable water out of thin air developed by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin.
Solar Technology Could Meet UK’s Electricity Needs Without Sacrificing Farmland
Ambitious government plans for the expansion of solar farms could be achieved without sacrificing farmland, according to new research on a technology that could meet the UK’s electricity needs four times over.
Eco Friendly, Inexpensive System for Storing High-Power Energy From Pine Biomass
The Solid State and Materials Research Group has come up with a lithium ion capacitor using electrodes produced from wood particles that are discarded as waste in sawmills.
