and how that process can go wrong. he fact that we used patient-derived human pluripotent stem cells in our work represents a sea change in the field,
we believe it will be particularly effective in supporting vaccination in developing countries. he new microneedle patch Microhyala is dissolvable in water.
the solvent would be water and the salt would be something like sodium chloride, for instance. However
which showed that by adding just a little bit of water into the batterieselectrolyte mixture, the researchers were able to make the lithium air batteries last four to five times longer. owever,
adding water is not a perfect solution, because it comes at the cost of being able to recharge the battery,
while water increased the battery capacity, it also catalyzed additional parasitic reactions, which prevented the batteries from being recharged.
#Plankzooka Larval Sampler May Revolutionize Deep ocean Research Scientists have conducted successfully the first high-volume collection of plankton,
from the deep ocean using a new sampling device mounted on a robotic submarine. Scientists and engineers from Duke university, the University of Oregon and Woods hole oceanographic institution (WHOI) deployed the new sampler nicknamed Plankzooka for its uncanny resemblance to two bazooka rocket launchers on July 9 during a research expedition aboard the RV Atlantis
off the U s. East Coast. Unlike sampling devices used in the past, which often damaged the delicate planktonic specimens they collected,
the new Sentry Precision Robotic Impeller Driven (Syprid) sampler uses spinning blades inside tubes to gently pump large volumes of water,
Genetic and morphological analyses will be conducted on the preserved specimens after the expedition returns to shore. he Syprid sampler can allow us to gain a much clearer picture of where the larvae go
and where they concentrate in the deep ocean, said Craig Young, director of the Oregon Institute of Marine biology (OIMB).
for long periods of time while filtering enough volume to find the relatively rare organisms in the water.
not only in the marine food web but also in altering the quantity of methane released to the ocean surface and, potentially, in the overall chemistry of the ocean.
and how resilient these ecosystems may be in the face of ocean change. Studying the microscopic planktonic larval stages of these animals may shed light on many of these processes.
and within five meters of any desired point or pattern of points in more than 95 percent of the world oceans, Kaiser said. his could revolutionize how we sample not only larvae
but all plankton in the deep ocean, said Van Dover. e can now pick and choose where we sample,
much in the way a wave moves through water without actually transporting the water molecules anywhere.
even in harsh environments like the ocean floor, and they can transmit huge amounts of data.
One potential problem with black phosphorus nanosheets is that they degrade rapidly when in contact with water or oxygen.
#Synthetic coral could suck pollution out of the sea A team of Chinese researchers has developed a material that mimics the way corals suck industrial pollutants out of the water.
Heavy metals like mercury, lead and arsenic are released into the oceans through manufacturing and industrial processes.
During testing, the coral-like plates removed 2. 5 times as much mercury from water than traditional aluminium oxide nanoparticles.
and some sea creatures use thousands of lenses to provide information without the need for a sophisticated brain.
the residual limbs of the amputee are immersed in a tank of water one at a time, with a membrane material wrapped around them.
triggering the nanotubes to unzip into nanoribbons, with water as a byproduct. The experiments were duplicated by participating labs at Rice, at the Indian Institute of technology and at the Lebanese American University in Beirut.
so (this experiment) was very much a toe in the water for us, he said. The system is an internal BBC prototype,
The news comes a little more than a week after the Obama administration gave Shell conditional approval to drill for oil in the Arctic ocean, a controversial decision
which swell upon absorption of water and contract when they lose water. When billions of these spores were glued together on several plastic tapes called HYDRAS (hygroscopic-driven artificial muscles),
their movement was used to create energy that powered an engine which could run LED LIGHTS and even drive a miniature car!
and naturally occurring gradients near the surface of water. The best fact is that these tiny temperature gradients exist everywhere, even in some of the most remote places On earth h
which sent him to Panay Island in the Philippines, devastated in 2013 by Typhoon haiyan, the strongest storm ever recorded on land.
Burlington company a startup for startupsexploring the ocean from landlocked Vermontputty in skis? Vermont company gains attentionfinette and Heath are trying to raise an initial round of $250,
but also to deploy technology developed by Mars on soil management and water quality.""When Donowitz learned of Finette
The predictions turned out to be wrong last year but last month the National oceanic and atmospheric administration Climate Prediction Center (CPC) reported a weak El niño condition.
Sea surface temperature anomalies across the western and central equatorial Pacific is the primary driver of El niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO.
However, prior to the declaration of weak, moderate or strong El niño, the atmosphere must display signs of its response to the sea surface temperatures anomalies.
The climatologists finally recorded the atmospheric response to relatively warm seawater temperatures in February along with increasing low-level westerly winds over the equatorial Pacific and enhanced rainfall over the western equatorial Pacific.
#Researchers Develop Super-Hydrophobic Metal Surfaces Using Lasers Researchers have turned metal surfaces water repellent using femtosecond laser pulses.
This means that water will just bounce off their surface once it hits it. Chunlei Guo, a physicist at the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester and the lead author of the study,
said, his is the first time that a multifunctional metal surface is created by lasers that is super-hydrophobic (water repelling),
the water actually gets bounced off. Then it lands on the surface again, gets bounced off again,
when lava melts the snow cover around a volcano, causing the surrounding rivers to rise.
and eddies of little rain and snowstorms crossing the planet on an everyday basis. Large storms racing across the Southern ocean without any land impeding them can be identified.
and ice and water in vertical resolution so it can aid boost these models. The U s. is encountering a rise in heavy rainfall events
Mount Aso is one of the largest volcanoes of the world located about 1000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo on Kyushu Island.
In salt containing water, these have a natural tendency to form chains. A higher degree of attraction is exhibited on increasing the salt concentration.
Federal weather watchers on Thursday said the Pacific ocean current oscillation known as El niño has formed, raising the prospect of a moderate increase in rain for the U s. West Coast.
However, the National oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA), which issued the El niño update, added that the development is unlikely to have a drastic effect on the drought conditions in Southern California and elsewhere in the West.
begins with warming in the middle of the Pacific ocean and eventually affects weather around the world. In the United states, it can lead to storms along the West Coast and affect hurricanes and other tropical storms.
NOAA stated that they have been noting increased ocean surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, a harbinger of the El niño Southern Oscillation.
an integrated system, in which sunlight can be used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
which is submerged in water to produce hydrogen. The technique involves genetically engineered bacteria in combination with a solar-powered catalyzer.
The catalyst, powered by sunlight, splits the water into hydrogen and oxygen. Following this, the bacterium Ralstonia eutropha combines hydrogen with carbon dioxide to form isopropanol p
they might even be able to pick up the movement of submarines below the water surface.
don look up in the air, look under the water. Yes, that right underwater aircraft carriers for drones. In yet another experiment, the U s. Naval Research Laboratory showed that it was possible to release a drone from a submerged submarine with the robotic drone shot out of a Tomahawk missile tube.
"This could revolutionise how we clean our water.""Preliminary research suggests they would be equally effective against pollution caused by antimicrobials in personal care products and antibiotic pharmaceuticals.
and can turn saline water palatable by removing its salty taste. MIT Mechanical engineering Phd student Natasha Wright worked for the project over three years to come up with the technology,
which initially focused on filtering biological contaminants from groundwater to make it potable. She joined MIT Mechanical engineering assistant professor Amos Winter's laboratory in 2012,
which uses electric potential to extract salt from the water. The ultraviolet light from the sun rays are used to kill biological contaminants in the water.
While similar desalination technologies have already been discovered, none of the available filters were able to remove the saltiness of the water post-treatment.
During her visits to rural India for the project, Wright found desalination devices were not much use to villagers.
though purified the water, could not eliminate its salty taste. Wright said:""The biggest surprise of the project so far has been this salt issue,
which will have a capacity to offer potable desalinated water for 5, 000 people. Wright and her research team have received a US Agency for International Development (USAID) grant for testing the system at full-scale for the first time in New mexico earlier in the year.
so spread out that it's more costly to pump in water from a municipal plant."
#California State Water Resources Control board adopts new emergency regulations LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. New emergency regulations adopted by California State Water Resources Control board (State Water Board) will go into effect June 1, according to a press release.
The regulations are designed to implement Gov. Jerry brown recent call for a 25 percent reduction of statewide water use,
stated the release. The State Water Board has assigned mandatory conservation goals to each urban area based on residential per capita water use to achieve this goal,
continued the release. Urban areas with the highest residential per capita water use are required to conserve more
with reduction goals ranging from eight to 36 percent, reported the release. his announcement solidifies the need to take conservation to the next level.
We are prepared to work with customers to ensure we deliver on the state-required 20 percent water-use reduction,
said Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD) General manager Joone Lopez. t is now all of our responsibility to conserve as our efforts must collectively tie together to achieve the statewide 25 percent conservation mandate.
MNWD customers have achieved significant reductions in water use, resulting in the lowest annual water usage on record since 1991
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