Arsenic-Eating Fern Hints at Cleanup Solutions

Posted on August 20, 2019 by rberkowitz

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The Chinese brake fern’s genes let it safely store the poison. Read more in Scientific American…

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Ultrafast signalling among aquatic single-celled organisms

Posted on August 2, 2019 by rberkowitz

media_sizes_full_figure1-1Colonies of Spirostomum ambiguum synchronize to release toxins that may deter predators. Read more in Physics Today…

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A big step for nanoporous graphene provides a small step for desalination

Posted on August 1, 2019 by rberkowitz

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Carbon-nanotube reinforcement and template-based etching help scale up membranes.  Read more in Physics Today…

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Ultraviolet illumination helps birds avoid power lines

Posted on August 1, 2019 by rberkowitz

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Birds are dying from power-line collisions—now there’s a solution. Read more in Scientific American (August 2019)…

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Addressing a 700-year-old problem: Reproducibility of results

Posted on July 30, 2019 by rberkowitz

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More than 700 years ago, philosopher Roger Bacon argued that reproducible empirical results were essential to scientific progress.  Researchers today are finding new ways to address concerns related to robustness in scientific publications. Read more at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory…

 

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Nanoporous graphene for desalination

Posted on July 3, 2019 by rberkowitz

Figure 1B.jpgCarbon nanotube reinforcement and template-based etching help scale up membranes. Read more in Physics Today…

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Iron-rich object closely orbits a white dwarf

Posted on June 2, 2019 by rberkowitz

mirror.jpgThe newly discovered object could be the core of a planet that survived the transition of its host star into a red giant.  Read more in Physics Today…

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Volcano topography can distort ground deformation data

Posted on May 10, 2019 by rberkowitz

media_sizes_full_figure1-1.jpgCliff-like features could explain the anomalous measurements taken by tiltmeters deployed at Hawaii’s Kilauea and other volcanoes. Read more in Physics Today…

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The hydrodynamics of a quantum fluid

Posted on May 1, 2019 by rberkowitz

media_sizes_full_Update-Figure1The behaviour of a one-dimensional gas of ultracold atoms confirms a generalised theory. Read more in Physics Today…

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A glimpse of a planetary system’s final stages

Posted on April 19, 2019 by rberkowitz

planetary_fragment_1228.jpgDetailed spectroscopy measurements may help astronomers discover bodies orbiting white dwarfs. Read more in Physics Today…

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