Scientists and engineers worked with state and local agencies to develop and test a long-lasting, environmentally benign fire-retarding material. If used on high-risk areas, the simple, affordable… Read more “Gel-like fluid designed to prevent wildfires”
Category: Turning trash into treasure
Ditch the delicate wash cycle to help save our seas
The volume of water used during a wash cycle, rather than the spinning action of the washing machine, is the key factor in the release of plastic… Read more “Ditch the delicate wash cycle to help save our seas”
Your energy-efficient washing machine could be harboring pathogens
For the first time ever, investigators have identified a washing machine as a reservoir of multidrug-resistant pathogens. The pathogens, a single clone of Klebsiella oxytoca, were transmitted… Read more “Your energy-efficient washing machine could be harboring pathogens”
Many gas giant exoplanets waiting to be discovered
There is an as-yet-unseen population of Jupiter-like planets orbiting nearby Sun-like stars, awaiting discovery by future missions like NASA’s WFIRST space telescope, according to new models of… Read more “Many gas giant exoplanets waiting to be discovered”
Virtual human hand simulation holds promise for prosthetics
Animating human hands has long been considered one of the most challenging problems in computer graphics. That’s because it has been impossible to capture the internal movement… Read more “Virtual human hand simulation holds promise for prosthetics”