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Chemistry & Physics

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1-Nov-2024

Fueling greener aviation with hydrogen

American Chemical Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Despite ongoing efforts to curb CO₂ emissions with electric and hybrid vehicles, other forms of transportation remain significant contributors of greenhouse gases. To address this issue, old technologies are being revamped to make them greener, such as the reintroduction of sailing vessels in shipping and new uses for hydrogen in aviation. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering have used computer modeling to study the feasibility and challenges of hydrogen-powered aviation.

Journal: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

1-Nov-2024

Textbooks come alive with new, interactive AI tool

University of Colorado at Boulder
Reports and Proceedings

In an ordinary physics textbook, a skier teeters at the top of a hill. Now, with a new tool called Augmented Physics, students can make that skier move—giving them a chance to see physics in action.

1-Nov-2024

Salton Sea receding at greater rate according to Loma Linda University study

Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers forecast that parts of the Salton Sea’s North Shore are expected to retreat 150 meters by 2030 and an additional 172 meters by 2041 given the current rate of retreat.

Journal: Geographies

31-Oct-2024

Novel technique uses magnetic fields to probe long-term aging in batteries

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers developed and demonstrated an innovative set of methods to evaluate long-term aging in real-world battery cells.

Journal: Journal of Power Sources

31-Oct-2024

Frontier users’ Exascale Climate Emulator nominated for Gordon Bell Climate Prize

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, or KAUST, Saudi Arabia, has been nominated for the Association for Computing Machinery’s 2024 Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling. The team developed an exascale climate emulator with radically enhanced resolution but without the computational expense and data storage requirements of state-of-the-art climate models.

Funder: Advanced Scientific Computing Research

31-Oct-2024

Remote control eddies: Upwelled nutrients boost productivity around Hawaiian Islands

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research published by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa oceanographers showed that eddies on the leeward side of the Hawaiian Islands can supply nutrients, not only locally, but also to the opposite side of the island chain and stimulate blooms of phytoplankton.

Journal: Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Funder: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

31-Oct-2024

US Army awards $1M grant to UCF for development of semiconductor light source

University of Central Florida
Grant and Award Announcement

The laser device could be used for defense applications and civilian purposes, including room disinfection and water sterilization.