Breakthrough "water battery" is greener and longer-lasting than lithium-ion batteries
Can we survive three minutes without air or three days without water? How about without batteries? Imagine not having a battery for 3 hours.
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Joseph Shavit
- 5 days ago
Turning wastewater into fertilizer is feasible and will make agriculture more sustainable
The wastewater draining from massive pools of sewage sludge has the potential to play a role in more sustainable agriculture.
Joseph Shavit
- 6 days ago
All life in our solar system may have begun on Mars
When Mars was a young planet, it was bombarded by ice asteroids delivering water and organic molecules necessary for life to emerge.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 23
The mystery of Bruce Lee's death finally solved
Bruce Lee was the most influential martial artist of all time inspiring millions and bringing attention to martial arts in the West.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 19
Novel technology can power your home for days using half the water needed to flush a toilet
Emission-free hydrogen could, one day, entirely replace fossil fuels - and a start up believes it can make it accessible to all.
Joshua Shavit
- Nov 5
Why do fish look down when they swim? Mystery finally solved
Just as you might look down at the sidewalk as you walk, fish look downward when they swim, a new study has confirmed. The question is why?
Joshua Shavit
- Nov 4
Revolutionary "water battery" is greener, safer and longer-lasting than lithium-ion batteries
Can we survive three minutes without air or three days without water? How about without batteries? Imagine not having a battery for 3 hours.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 11
Researchers solve the mystery of why Mars has no liquid water on its surface
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 26
Surprise finding suggests ‘water worlds’ are more common than we thought
A new study suggests that many more planets may have large amounts of water than previously thought—as much as half water and half rock.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 11
Groundbreaking device converts seawater to drinking water with the push of a button
MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kg, that can remove particles and salts from seawater.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 7
Magical powder turns surfaces hyper water-repellant
Researchers have developed a simple method to make surfaces superhydrophobic — that is, very water-repellant — without chemicals.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 31
Student discovers an earth-sized "ocean planet" located very close to Earth
The exoplanet is orbiting one of two small stars in a binary system located in the Draco constellation about 100 light-years from Earth.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 27
Researchers find similar conditions on Mars to those on Earth when life arose
The accepted view of Mars is red rocks and craters as far as the eye can see. That’s what scientists expected when they landed Perseverance.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 14
Generating "Blue Energy" where seawater and river water meet
Scientists have known since the 1950s that it is theoretically possible to generate electricity through the movement of water.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 20
Devices made from carbon-based materials produce clean hydrogen from water
Devices made of readily available oxide and carbon-based materials can produce clean hydrogen from water over weeks - per new research.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 27
Long-term liquid water also on non-Earth-like planets?
Liquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. It could also exist for billions of years on planets.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 15
China’s lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon
Samples from the Moon's Oceanus Procellarum may be able to calm at least one scientific squall: the source of lunar water.
Joseph Shavit
- May 19
Astronauts may one day drink water from ancient moon volcanoes
New research suggests that volcanoes may have left another lasting impact on the lunar surface: sheets of ice that dot the moon’s poles.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 30
Earth’s atmosphere may be source of some lunar water
Hydrogen and oxygen escaping from Earth’s upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be one of the sources of the known lunar water.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 20
Scientists solve the mystery of why Mars has no liquid water on its surface
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.