Posts Tagged ‘water’
Water sees right through graphene
RICE (US) — Graphene is largely transparent to the eye and, as it turns out, largely transparent to water. Continue…
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 14:16 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - Dec 28, 2011 10:45 - 6 Comments
Do minorities get ‘hosed’ on water bill?
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — White flight from urban centers often means minority residents are left to pay to maintain aging water and sewer systems, a new study finds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 14, 2011 20:21 - 1 Comment
‘Slam-dunk’ proof of water on Mars
CORNELL (US) — The discovery of a bright vein of gypsum in ancient rock proves that water once flowed underground on Mars, researchers say. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 23, 2011 12:14 - 2 Comments
Evidence of ‘great lake’ on Jupiter’s moon
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — In the search for life beyond Earth, scientists have made a potentially significant finding: A body of liquid water the volume of the North American Great Lakes locked inside the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 26, 2011 11:18 - 1 Comment
Mineral on Mars needs water to form
SYRACUSE U. (US) — A mineral common to both Mars and Earth may be an effective tool in determining when and under what conditions water was present on the red planet. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 24, 2011 9:06 - 3 Comments
Comets deliver water to dry planets?
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A sprawling cloud of water vapor discovered around an emerging solar system is cold enough to form comets, which could eventually deliver oceans to dry planets. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 12, 2011 15:30 - 0 Comments
Early Mars likely warm and wet
CALTECH (US) — Researchers have directly determined the surface temperature of early Mars for the first time, providing evidence that’s consistent with a warmer and wetter Martian past. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 27, 2011 16:45 - 1 Comment
Plants create water-rich spots around roots
UC DAVIS (US) — Soil scientists have shown for the first time that the soil around plant roots contains more water than does soil in other areas. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 18, 2011 16:00 - 0 Comments
Could briny drops harbor life on Mars?
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Beads of liquid brine may open the door to the possibility of microbial life on Mars, according to an international study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 16, 2011 13:39 - 0 Comments
Disorder attracts water to nanotubes
CALTECH (US) — What would make free-flowing water spontaneously confine itself to the extremely small space of carbon nanotubes? All it takes is a little disorder. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 23, 2011 14:59 - 0 Comments
Coated sand filters dirty water
RICE U. (US) — A bit of nanotech “magic” is turning sand into a super-effective water purifier. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 23, 2011 12:36 - 0 Comments
Is Saturn moon hiding a salty ocean?
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Samples of icy spray ejected from a Saturn moon and collected by the Cassini spacecraft make a strong case for the existence of a subterranean saltwater ocean. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 22, 2011 10:25 - 4 Comments
How to split water with silicon and sunshine
STANFORD (US) — Researchers have overcome a major obstacle to using solar power to split water into pure oxygen and hydrogen fuel—the Holy Grail for clean energy. (more…)
Top Stories - May 26, 2011 15:09 - 2 Comments
Moon water—and lots of it
BROWN (US) — There is water inside the moon—so much, in fact, that in some places it rivals the amount of water found within the Earth. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 6, 2011 11:17 - 1 Comment
Why comets aren’t just ‘dirty snowballs’
U. ARIZONA (US) — Evidence of liquid water in a comet blows apart current thinking that comets never get warm enough to melt the ice that makes up the bulk of their material. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2011 18:37 - 0 Comments
How to make seeds drink less water
U. WARWICK (UK) — Efforts to develop drought-resistant seeds are now focused on a protein long considered irrelevant. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 24, 2011 18:43 - 3 Comments
Boiling at zero-gravity. That’s hot
U. MARYLAND (US) — Shuttle Discovery recently launched carrying an experiment designed to figure out how boiling is altered in zero-gravity. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 3, 2011 12:24 - 0 Comments
Graphene so smooth it sheds water
VANDERBILT (US) — Getting graphene to cast off water is no easy task, but researchers have discovered a way to make water either bead up and run off or spread out in a thin layer on the surface. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 22, 2010 11:20 - 0 Comments
Fly me to the icy moon
U. ARIZONA (US) — Frozen water just inches below the moon’s surface has been confirmed by an international team of scientists. (more…)
