Environment
Micro-sustainability
Micro-sustainability is a subset of sustainability that focuses on small-scale environmental measures that have a larger cumulative impact on the environment. It refers to sustainable…
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Physics
Surface Acoustic Wave
A surface acoustic wave (SAW) is a type of sound wave that travels along the surface of a solid material. It is an acoustic wave…
Astronomy
Data from Juno and Hubble Reveal that an Electromagnetic ‘tug-of-war’ Lights Up Jupiter’s Upper Atmosphere
Using data from NASA’s Juno probe and the Hubble Space Telescope, new Leicester space research has revealed, for the first time, a complex ‘tug-of-war’ lights…
Physics
Picosecond Ultrasonics
Picosecond ultrasonics is a technique for creating and detecting ultrashort wavelength acoustic waves in the picosecond time domain. It is a non-destructive method for studying…
Environment
Scientists Deploy a Mobile Laboratory into the Amazon to Examine Tree Adaptability to Drought
Dr. Julia Tavares, an ecologist, frequently has to examine how to collect data from remote sites. Nothing, however, had prepared her for the hurdles she…
Physics
Linear Elasticity
Linear elasticity is a branch of continuum mechanics that studies how solid materials respond to external loads. The material is assumed to behave linearly and…
Astronomy
‘Chaos Terrains’ on Jupiter’s Moon Europa Could Be Transporting Oxygen to the Ocean
According to a team of researchers led by The University of Texas at Austin, salt water within Jupiter’s moon Europa’s icy crust could be delivering…
Chemistry
Following a Decades-Long Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination Theory
The reverse osmosis technology has proven to be the most advanced way for eliminating salt from saltwater and improving access to clean water. Other uses…
Chemistry
On Contact, a Light-Activated Solution Kills Infectious Viruses and Bacteria
A pathogenic germ, also known as a pathogen, is a microorganism such as a virus, bacteria, fungus, or parasite that can cause disease in a…
Biology
According to a New Study, DNA Sequencing can Help Identify which Creatures are Most Likely to become Extinct
A group of scientists led by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and the University of California, Santa Cruz determined that genomic information about animals…
Physics
Micromagnetics – a Field of Physics
Micromagnetics is the study of magnetic material behavior at the micrometer scale. It entails the use of mathematical models and numerical simulations to investigate the…
Physics
Metamagnetism
When a material is exposed to a magnetic field, it exhibits a sudden increase in magnetization, which is known as metamagnetism. This behavior has been…
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