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News tag: Innovation

Innovation news

Compare and contrast: Researchers discover simple solution to break down forever chemicals

Science Daily A researcher has discovered a new method to remove so-called ‘forever chemicals’ from our drinking water by heating the PFAS with granular activated carbon.   Click here to […]

Compare and contrast: Plant power: A new method to model how plants move water globally

Science Daily Researchers have now developed a method to bypass the need for gathering data for over 55,000 tree species to better account for how plants influence the flow of […]

Compare and contrast: Optical fiber sensor provides simple and sensitive detection of arsenic in drinking water

Science Daily Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. The technology could enable […]

Compare and contrast: Drought risk and resilience assessment methodology: a proactive approach to managing drought risk

Prevention Web The Drought Risk and Resilience Assessment (DRRA) offers a structured methodology for evaluating drought risk and enhancing resilience. The objective is to transition from reactive to proactive drought […]

Compare and contrast: Drought and farming: how women in South Africa are using Indigenous knowledge to cope

The Conversation – Africa Africa’s small-scale farming sector is hit hard when there’s a drought because these farmers rely on rainwater. South Africa has been affected by major drought episodes […]

Compare and contrast: Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding up globally

EurekAlert! The “expanding atmospheric sponge,” or the atmosphere’s ability to evaporate, absorb and release 7% more water for every degree Celsius the planet warms, is a key driver of the […]

Compare and contrast: Rice researchers find dialysis ‘astonishingly effective’ for treating wastewater

EurekAlert! Researchers at Rice University, in collaboration with Guangdong University of Technology, have uncovered an innovative approach to treating high-salinity organic wastewaters streams containing both elevated salt and organic concentrations […]

Compare and contrast: Rapid return of water from ground to atmosphere through plants

Science Daily A new study provides the first comprehensive global estimates of the amount of water stored in Earth’s plants and the amount of time it takes for that water […]

Compare and contrast: Alien Water Hyacinth is Lethal for Lakes-But it’s Being Turned into Biodegradable Plastic Bags and Plant Pots

Good News Network Blooming in an ornamental pond, the water hyacinth seems lovely and harmless, but look at how it can take over freshwater ecosystems like Kenya’s Lake Naivasha, and […]

Compare and contrast: New research reveals groundwater pathways across continent

Science Daily Researchers have created a simulation that maps underground water on a continental scale. The result of three years’ work studying groundwater from coast to coast, the findings plot […]

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