This Tiny Device Could Provide Clean Water for 663 Million People Finance & Innovation A tiny, black rectangular device could be the world's long-term solution for clean water. The gadget is solar-powered, half the size of a postage stamp, and it disinfects water. "Our device looks like a little rectangle of black glass," said Chong Liu, lead author of a paper on the device published in Nature Nanotechnology. … [Read more...]
Through New Water Desalination Technology Israel Now Amazingly Has More Water Than It Needs
How a new source of water is helping reduce conflict in the Middle East July 19, 2016 - Ten miles south of Tel Aviv, I stand on a catwalk over two concrete reservoirs the size of football fields and watch water pour into them from a massive pipe emerging from the sand. … [Read more...]
Physicist Brian Cox Explaining Climate Change To A Denier On TV Is Unbelievable
Physicist explaining climate change to a skeptic on TV is grim viewing It was like watching an internet forum argument, but on national television - as one tweeter put it. British physicist Professor Brian Cox tried his best to explain human-induced climate change to avowed skeptic Malcolm Roberts, a newly-appointed senator of the far-right One Nation party in Australia. … [Read more...]
Drinking Artificially Sweetened Beverages During Pregnancy May Lead To Heavier Babies
Why pregnant women should avoid artificially sweetened beverages - Harvard Health BlogMany pregnant women turn to zero-calorie artificially sweetened beverages to help avoid weight gain. However, these beverages may actually cause weight gain-and even alter your digestion and sense of taste. Recent research suggests that pregnant women who drink diet beverages to avoid weight gain may end up with heavier babies. … [Read more...]
Earth-Like Planet Around Our Nearest Neighbor Proxima Centauri Reportedly Discovered
Earth-like planet around Proxima Centauri discovered The hunt for exoplanets has been heating up in recent years. Since it began its mission in 2009, over four thousand exoplanet candidates have been discovered by the Kepler mission, several hundred of which have been confirmed to be "Earth-like" (i.e. terrestrial). … [Read more...]