MIT engineers have created an ultrasonic device that rapidly frees water from materials designed to absorb moisture from the air. Instead of waiting hours for heat to evaporate the trapped water, the ...

Cities and other groups around the U.S. are using alternatives to traditional asphalt lots in order beat the heat and curb ...

During testing, the hydrogel — made with a moisture-absorbing salt and a polymer commonly found in diapers — produced up to two liters of drinking water a day. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning ...

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This Mid-Century Modern gem from the 1960s is perched right up against the Pacific Ocean in the sleepy village of Cambria on California’s Central Coast. The Sherwood Drive home offers direct walk-down ...

Climate change, population growth, conflict and humanitarian crises are putting increasing pressure on the world's water resources. That is why Norwegian researchers are looking into whether ...

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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are pioneering the design and synthesis of quantum materials, which are central to discovery science involving synergies with ...

Two Liberty High graduates earned a U.S. patent on a honeycomb helmet design that would absorb impact and reduce concussions among baseball players. Joseph Barlow and Sid Tekumalla, class of 2023, ...

Omar Yaghi thinks crystals with gaps that capture moisture could bring technology from “Dune” to the arid parts of Earth. Omar Yaghi was a quiet child, diligent, unlikely to roughhouse with his nine ...

More than 200 river dolphins died in Brazil's Lake Tefé in the fall of 2023, with water temperatures soaring as high as 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a new study. Gustavo Basso / NurPhoto via ...