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Prof. Ghim Wei Ho on Research for a Sustainable World

by Xi Wen | Dec 8, 2018 | Energy, Environment, Features, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Dr. Ghim Wei Ho is a scientist who studies sustainable energy, discusses how she choose her research path, the future of the soft matter field, her hobbies, and who she admires the most.

Climate Data Empathy

by WIREs Authors | Dec 7, 2018 | Environment

Climate data should not be seen just as values of physical variables. Climate data are societal products, and the historical and present-day contexts that are imprinted on climate data are important in their own right.

Hall of Fame Highlight: Yury Gogotsi

by Lisa Smith | Dec 7, 2018 | Energy, Features, Micro-/Nanotechnology, Therapeutics

Yury Gogotsi was a chemist from the very beginning. He feels the excitement of scientific discovery, and cannot imagine doing anything else.

Heat Under Your Feet Identifies Groundwater Flow

by WIREs Authors | Dec 6, 2018 | Environment, Food and Water

In many cases, standard approaches for analysing temperature-depth profiles to trace groundwater flow are now invalid because climate change has warmed the land surface and created an inversion in the geothermal gradient.

Carbon Dioxide Conversion and Corrosion

by Geoffrey Ozin | Dec 6, 2018 | Energy, Environment, Features

Mind the gap: Carbon dioxide corrosion problems in a world of carbon dioxide conversion research. Understanding the surface chemistry and electrochemistry and how they affect the overarching systems.

Multilayer, All-Aqueous Emulsion Droplets as Highly Biocompatible Material Templates [Video]

by Advanced Science News Video | Dec 2, 2018 | Food and Water, Therapeutics

High-order, organic-solvent-free emulsions could have valuable applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries for encapsulating active ingredients.

Hall of Fame Highlight: Tao Deng

by Amanda Mickley-Gass | Dec 1, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Features, Sensors

Tao Deng shares his personal motivations, inspirations, and excitement for future research discoveries.

Improving Management of Water Distribution Systems by Understanding Microbial Ecology

by WIREs Authors | Nov 30, 2018 | Environment, Food and Water, Life Science

Operators are now increasingly being held accountable to ensure delivered water is safe for human consumption, yet little is understood on how to best to manage these living engineered systems.