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Robust Measurement of Hydrological Properties under a Changing Climate

by WIREs Authors | May 4, 2018 | Environment, Food and Water

Information about, and analysis of, how hydrological systems might respond to climate change is important for supporting best practice water planning decisions.

Happy Birthday Tongji University

by David Huesmann | May 3, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Environment, Therapeutics

Guest-edited by Yunhui Huang, the special issue “110th Anniversary of Tongji University” in Advanced Materials celebrates the long tradition of Tongji University and some of its top materials scientists.

3D Microflower Cathode Promotes Oxygen Diffusion in Lithium–Oxygen Batteries [Video]

by Advanced Science News Video | Apr 26, 2018 | Energy, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Dr. Mingsen Zheng, Prof. Quanfeng Dong, and co-workers from Xiamen University design a plant-inspired, high-performance cobalt sulfide–porous carbon foil (PCF) electrode for lithium–air (Li–O2) batteries.

Energy Made from Carbon Dioxide

by Martin Grolms | Apr 23, 2018 | Energy, Environment, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Scientists show that single nickel atoms are an efficient, cost-effective catalyst for converting carbon dioxide into useful chemicals.

New Energy Efficient Plasma Process to Generate Syngas

by Bette Nijboer | Apr 22, 2018 | Biotechnology, Energy, Environment, Life Science

A team of Korean researchers established an energy efficient dry reforming process using a rotating arc plasma to produce synthesis gas.

Catching Fresh Water

by Martin Grolms | Apr 21, 2018 | Food and Water

Scientists discover a way to harvest fresh water from air, also in arid regions.

Photogravitactic Microswimmers

by Francesca Riboni | Apr 20, 2018 | Biotechnology, Environment, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Artificial photochemically-active microswimmers, with 2D or 3D swimming behavior, can also swim against gravity.

Bobcat Deaths: The New Canary in the Coalmine

by Karen Chambers | Apr 20, 2018 | Environment, Life Science

An epidemic of mange-related deaths in Bobcats severe enough to cause a genetic bottleneck is traced to anticoagulant agents in rodent poison.

Moisture-Resistant Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Low-Cost Dye [Video]

by Advanced Science News | Apr 19, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Dopant-free, moisture-resistant hole-transport materials (HTMs) for perovskite solar cells based on derivatives of the dye anthanthrone (ANT) are developed by Sagar M. Jain from Swansea University Bay Campus, Prashant Sonar from Queensland University of Technology, and co-workers.