Nature of Water News

September 27, 2023

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Light and Sound Waves Reveal Negative Pressure

Sep. 25, 2023 — Negative pressure is a rare and challenging-to-detect phenomenon in physics. Using liquid-filled optical fibers and sound waves, researchers have now discovered a new method to measure it. In collaboration with the Leibniz Institute of Photonic ...

New Method for Purifying Drinking Water Could Be Used in Disaster Zones

Sep. 21, 2023 — Scientists have developed a new desalination method that pumps water through a membrane without using any external ...

No Shortcuts: New Approach May Help Extract More Heat from Geothermal Reservoirs

Sep. 21, 2023 — Geothermal heat offers a promising source of renewable energy with almost zero emissions, but it remains a relatively expensive option to generate electricity. A new technique may help prevent ...

Step Change in Upconversion the Key to Clean Water, Green Energy and Futuristic Medicine

Sep. 18, 2023 — Achieving photochemical upconversion in a solid state is a step closer to reality, thanks to a new technique that could unlock vital innovations in renewable energy, water purification and advanced ...

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Let It Flow: Recreating Water Flow for Virtual Reality

Sep. 20, 2023 — A research team has harnessed the power of deep reinforcement learning to replicate the flow of water when disturbed. The replication allowed for recreating water flow in real time based on only a ...

Laser-Based Ice-Core Sampling for Studying Climate Change

Sep. 19, 2023 — Researchers have developed a new laser-based sampling system for studying the composition of ice cores taken from glaciers. The new system has a 3-mm depth-resolution and is expected to help ...

Carbon Atoms Coming Together in Space

Sep. 14, 2023 — Lab-based studies reveal how carbon atoms diffuse on the surface of interstellar ice grains to form complex organic compounds, crucial to reveal the chemical complexity in the ...

The Sweet Physics of Saltwater Taffy

Sep. 12, 2023 — Saltwater taffy, a product that contains no actual saltwater, is neither fully solid nor fully liquid. Researchers put the sticky, sweet confection to the test to understand the physics behind this ...

Hot Summer Air Turns Into Drinking Water With New Gel Device

Sep. 11, 2023 — Researchers have focused on the moisture present in the air as a potential source of drinking water for drought-stressed populations. They reached a significant breakthrough in their efforts to ...

Rubber Plumbing Seals Can Leak Additives Into Drinking Water

Sep. 6, 2023 — As drinking water flows through pipes and into a glass, it runs against the rubber seals inside some plumbing devices. These parts contain additives that contribute to their flexibility and ...

How Pulsating Pumping Can Lead to Energy Savings

Sep. 6, 2023 — Pumping liquids may seem like a solved problem but optimizing the process is still an area of active research. Any pumping application -- from industrial scales to heating systems at home -- would ...

Peering Into Nanofluidic Mysteries One Photon at a Time

Aug. 31, 2023 — Researchers have revealed an innovative approach to track individual molecule dynamics within nanofluidic structures, illuminating their response to molecules in ways never before ...

How to Write in Water

Aug. 30, 2023 — Researchers have overcome a fundamental obstacles for writing and drawing lines, letters, and complex patterns within the bulk of a ...

Researcher Finds Inspiration from Spider Webs and Beetles to Harvest Fresh Water from Thin Air

Aug. 28, 2023 — A team of researchers is designing novel systems to capture water vapor in the air and turn it into liquid. They have developed sponges or membranes ...

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How a Cup of Water Can Unlock the Secrets of Our Universe

Aug. 23, 2023 — A researcher made a discovery that could change our understanding of the universe. He reveals that there is a range in which fundamental constants can vary, allowing for the viscosity needed for life ...

Fluid Dynamics Researchers Shed Light on How Partially Submerged Objects Experience Drag

Aug. 22, 2023 — Researchers show mechanics of how drag on a partially submerged object may be several times greater than drag on a fully submerged object made of the same ...

Steam Condenser Coating Could Save 460M Tons of CO2 Annually

Aug. 22, 2023 — If coal and natural gas power generation were 2% more efficient, then, every year, there could be 460 million fewer tons of carbon dioxide released and 2 trillion fewer gallons of water used. A ...

Water Harvesting in Death Valley: Conquering the Arid Wilderness

Aug. 21, 2023 — Researchers successfully harvest water from the atmosphere using ambient ...

Study Observes Sudden Acceleration of Flow, Generates New Boundary Layer

Aug. 18, 2023 — In an experiment on how turbulent boundary layers respond to acceleration in the flow around them, aerospace engineers at the observed an unexpected internal boundary ...

Collecting Clean Water from Fog

Aug. 16, 2023 — Researchers have demonstrated the use of a specially coated metal mesh to harvest water from fog and simultaneously remove pollutants. People living in foggy areas with low rainfall should benefit ...

Cleaning Water With 'Smart Rust' and Magnets

Aug. 16, 2023 — Pouring flecks of rust into water usually makes it dirtier. But researchers have developed special iron oxide nanoparticles called 'smart rust' that actually makes it cleaner. The magnetic ...

New Research Offers Solutions to Improve Drinking Water Access in Developing Countries

Aug. 14, 2023 — New research examines the critical problem of drinking water access in rural areas of developing countries and recommends optimal locations to build new water ...

Study Ties Fracking to Another Type of Shaking

Aug. 10, 2023 — New research confirms fracking causes slow, small earthquakes or tremors, whose origin was previously a mystery to scientists. The tremors are produced by the same processes that could create large, ...

AuNi Alloy on Au Electrodes for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Towards a Cleaner Tomorrow

Aug. 9, 2023 — Gold (Au)-based electrocatalysts used for hydrogen production via water electrolysis exhibit high chemical stability but low hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. Alloying them with nickel (Ni) ...

How Heat Treatment Affects a Milk Alternative Made from Rice and Coconut Water

July 31, 2023 — Whether they're made from soybeans, almonds, oats, or just sourced straight from the cow, milk products must go through heat treatment to prevent harmful bacterial growth and keep them safe. But ...

Building Blocks Spontaneously Construct 3D Objects in Fluids

July 31, 2023 — Chemical engineering researchers have overcome the challenge of designing such properly self-aligning structures by using fluid mechanics, chemo-mechanical processes -- and a little ...

When Electrons Slowly Vanish During Cooling

July 31, 2023 — Many substances change their properties when they are cooled below a certain critical temperature. Such a phase transition occurs, for example, when water freezes. However, in certain metals there ...

Way Cool: 'Freeze Ray' Technology

July 31, 2023 — An unusual discovery is now being developed as an on-demand cooling solution for high-flying military ...

Renewable Solar Energy Can Help Purify Water, the Environment

July 22, 2023 — Chemists have demonstrated that water remediation can be powered in part -- and perhaps even exclusively -- by renewable energy ...

A Vegan Way to Stop Damage from Excessive Ice Build-Up and Freezer Burn

July 19, 2023 — Almost everyone has a bag of veggies shoved into the dark recesses of their freezer that's now essentially an unrecognizable block of ice crystals. And when thawed, foods damaged by excessive ...

Droplet Levitation Is a New Way to Explore Airborne Viruses and Microorganisms

July 18, 2023 — Researchers report achieving self-sustaining and long-term levitation of millimeter-sized droplets of several different liquids without any external forces. To get the droplets to levitate, they use ...

Liquid Safety Cushioning Technology

July 14, 2023 — Mechanical engineering and materials science advancements could revolutionize safety equipment for athletes and ...

Pump Powers Soft Robots, Makes Cocktails

July 11, 2023 — Over the past several years, researchers have been developing soft analogues of traditionally rigid robotic components. In fluid-driven robotic systems, pumps control the pressure or flow of the ...

Breaking Into Tears With Microrheology to Design Custom Eye Drops

July 11, 2023 — In Physics of Fluids, Vega et al. researched human tears at the micron level to reveal new ways of customizing artificial tears to address individual symptoms of dry eye disease. The detailed ...

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