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Joseph Shavit
Nov 26, 2021
‘Super jelly’ can survive being run over by a car
Researchers have developed a jelly-like material that can withstand the weight of an elephant, and completely recover its original shape.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 23, 2021
Harvesting water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water for this purpose, but doing so requires a large amount of energy.
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![Carbon dioxide “traps” on the Moon could be used to make fuel and grow plants](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_06d44b46b5e24201af1f3f3b9ec8716f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_06d44b46b5e24201af1f3f3b9ec8716f~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Nov 18, 2021
Carbon dioxide “traps” on the Moon could be used to make fuel and grow plants
A cold trap refers to a pocket on the surface of a solid body in which volatile gases can accrue and remain still for long periods of time.
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![Researchers produce clean drinking water from air in polluted cities](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_5f0f199f83f34ea3a6c4cf41f6c0df4e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_5f0f199f83f34ea3a6c4cf41f6c0df4e~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Nov 13, 2021
Researchers produce clean drinking water from air in polluted cities
In a first-of-its-kind study conducted at Tel Aviv University, researchers found that water generated from the air in the heart of a city.
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![Half the water flushing a toilet could power your home for days](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_c9d8721c5bae43c79e37f0592fed0a14~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_c9d8721c5bae43c79e37f0592fed0a14~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Nov 9, 2021
Half the water flushing a toilet could power your home for days
Enapter says its electrolyser uses about 2.4 litres of water to generate enough hydrogen for a couple's home for several days.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2021
Scientists discover the reason why Mars has no liquid water on its surface
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
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![A billion people could get safe drinking water from harvesting devices](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_b8bf9a7f00c04ed483372393eff0d1d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_b8bf9a7f00c04ed483372393eff0d1d0~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Oct 30, 2021
A billion people could get safe drinking water from harvesting devices
Devices that uses solar power to pull water from the air could potentially serve a billion people across the world.
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![Turning wastewater from coffee production into electricity](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_7b7128c82e73498b9fa0266a47bf245e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_7b7128c82e73498b9fa0266a47bf245e~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Oct 29, 2021
Turning wastewater from coffee production into electricity
Professor Claudio Avignone Rossa identified a way to process the waste differently by feeding it to a community of electrogenic microbes.
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Joseph Shavit
Oct 28, 2021
New lamp generates light for 45 days with half-liter of salt water
The Waterlight lamp was awarded a Silver Cannes in the design category and two bronzes in innovation and social responsibility.
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Joseph Shavit
Oct 28, 2021
Scientists measure the atmosphere of a planet 340 light-years away
Researchers from Chile directly measure the amount of both water and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere of a planet in another solar system.
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Joseph Shavit
Oct 21, 2021
Scientists discover the reason why Mars has no liquid water on its surface today
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
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![Harvesting water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_9f68f0e78a324e5d88d9b404b1edd1c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_9f68f0e78a324e5d88d9b404b1edd1c0~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Oct 16, 2021
Harvesting water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water.
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Joseph Shavit
Oct 14, 2021
Did Venus ever have oceans?
The planet Venus can be seen as the Earth's evil twin. At first sight, it is of comparable mass and size as our home planet.
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Joseph Shavit
Oct 8, 2021
Where Earth's water comes from and other lessons from space
Two NAU astronomers presented groundbreaking research at the annual meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences, a branch of the AAS.
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Joseph Shavit
Oct 5, 2021
Quenching the world's thirst with off-grid water desalination
Desalination is the answer to long-term water security, but it's also expensive and energy-intensive. Scientists are developing options.
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 29, 2021
AI is looking for hidden water on the surface of the Moon
Permanently shadowed lunar craters contain water ice, but are difficult to image. A machine learning algorithm now provides sharper images.
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Joseph Shavit
Sep 24, 2021
Cooking up water and oxygen from lunar soil
Engineers have successfully shown how water and oxygen can be extracted by cooking up lunar soil, in order to support future Moon bases.
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Joseph Shavit
Sep 22, 2021
New solar-powered technology uses salt and water to cool off-the-grid communities
A simple cooling system driven by the capture of passive solar energy could provide low-cost food refrigeration and living space cooling.
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 22, 2021
New Technology Makes It Possible to See Clearly Through Murky Water
Algorithm makes polarized imaging more practical for imaging through water, which could benefit rescues and other underwater applications.
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Joseph Shavit
Sep 21, 2021
Scientists discover the reason why Mars has no liquid water on its surface today
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
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