KRICT Demonstrates 100kg per day Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production from Landfill Gas | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — The aviation industry accounts for a significant share of global carbon emissions. In response, the international community is expanding mandatory use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which is produced from organic waste or biomass and is expected to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil-based jet fuel. However, high production […]
Elevated Lead Levels Could Flow From Some US Drinking Water Kiosks | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — After high-profile water crises like the one in Flint, Michigan, some Americans distrust the safety of tap water, choosing to purchase drinking water from freestanding water vending machines or kiosks. Yet this more expensive water may contain different pollutants than local tap water, according to a study in ACS’ Environmental Science & […]
Battery Game Changer: AI Identifies Key Conditions for All-Solid-State Battery Electrolyte Materials | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — Lithium-ion batteries serve as the core energy storage devices in various industries and everyday products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, and ESS (energy storage systems). However, conventional lithium-ion batteries use liquid electrolytes, posing a risk of fire or explosion when subjected to external impact or overheating. Recent electric vehicle fire incidents have heightened […]
Expert Explains Why Snow Totals Can Vary Wildly for Winter Storms | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — Winter Storm Fern swept across a large swath of the southern and eastern United States, delivering not just a wide range of snow accumulation, but also snow types. Experts say one big reason for those differences comes from a meteorological phenomenon — that the same amount of total precipitation can deliver very […]
From Leaf Images to Genomes: Deep Learning Reshapes Pest-Resistant Breeding | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — Agricultural pest management has traditionally relied on chemical insecticides, but their overuse has led to environmental contamination, health risks, and rapidly evolving pesticide resistance. Meanwhile, natural variation in pest resistance exists within crops and their wild relatives, offering valuable resources for breeding. However, resistance traits are difficult to measure accurately, as they […]
KRICT Develops Microfluidic Chip for One-Step Detection of PFAS and Other Pollutants | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — Environmental pollutant analysis typically requires complex sample pretreatment steps such as filtration, separation, and preconcentration. When solid materials such as sand, soil, or food residues are present in water samples, analytical accuracy often decreases, and filtration can unintentionally remove trace-level target pollutants along with the solids. To address this challenge, a joint […]
Untangling Signals From Subatomic Particles
[ad_1] Newswise — Each year, the Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) directorate at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory recognizes exceptional early-career researchers breaking into their fields with the PSE Early Investigator Named Awards. In 2025, the lab announced that six awardees would be receiving support in the form of funding and mentorship to conduct groundbreaking […]
Infrared Spectroscopy Sheds New Light on the Future of Protonic Ceramic Cells | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — With the global shift toward renewable energy, solid oxide–based electrochemical devices have become essential for hydrogen production, energy storage, and fuel-to-electricity conversion. Traditional oxygen-ion–conducting cells require high operating temperatures, creating cost, durability, and material compatibility challenges. Protonic ceramic cells (PCCs) offer an alternative, operating efficiently at 300–600 °C and allowing the use […]
Nuclear Waste Transformed: PNNL Scientists Solidify History With Glass
[ad_1] Newswise — RICHLAND, Wash.—In a historic event decades in the making, the Hanford Site recently began immobilizing low-activity, radioactive waste by converting it into glass: a process known as vitrification. The event marked the successful start-up of Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, or “Vit Plant,” which will render millions of gallons of waste—generated by […]
How Olympic Athletes Use Science to Win, According to an Expert | Newswise
[ad_1] BYLINE: Melody Warnick Newswise — Racing through the air at Olympic speeds, athletes at the Winter Olympics in Milan will need more than strength and skill—they’ll need science. In sports like ski jumping, skeleton, and speed skating, aerodynamics can make the difference between getting the gold or going home empty-handed. And athletes know it. […]