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New Method Turns Ocean Water Into Drinking Water, Without Waste
The energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials. Big takeaways A new desalination method produces drinking water from seawater without chemical additives. The solar-powered system uses specially engineered black metal to absorb sunlight. Its self-cleaning surface separates and collects salts, instead of dumping them as harmful … [continued]
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Another Cure For Coal Fever: Quantum Dot Solar Cells
Photo: Quantum dots are opening up yet another chapter in the book of solar cell innovation, helping to keep the cost of solar power sliding downwards.
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New Triple-Junction Tandem Perovskite Solar Cell Sets World Record
An international research team based at the University of Sydney in Australia has created a highly efficient, durable tandem perovskite solar cell, deploying two perovskite layers along with a silicon layer.
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How plants and fungi trade resources without a brain
Fungi and plants have something to teach humans about global trade and cooperation
I’ve Got Microplastics On My Brain — And So Do You
What’s this? Microplastics entering human brains? Yup. The results of a new study published in Nature Medicine point out that tiny fragments of plastic are passing the blood-brain barrier and entering into human brains. Moreover, the amount of microplastics in the brain appears to be increasing over time. “There are … [continued]
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