The story of the terrible tragedy that ensued in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011 is well-known. The earthquake, measuring nine on the Richter scale, ...

WORKING TO MAKE THIS CHANGE FOR MONTHS. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS IN FULL SWING AT FOLSOM LAKE. FOR EVERY BOAT ON THE WATER, THERE WAS A 30 DAY QUARANTINE TO GET THERE. THAT PART OF AN EFFORT TO PREVENT ...

Plasma is an ionized gas—that is, a gas containing electrons, ions, atoms, molecules, radicals, and photons. It is often called the fourth state of matter, and surprisingly, it permeates everything.

A recent study published in Nature Communications examines a novel type of “engineering living material” that can be used to decontaminate water by converting organic pollutants into harmless ...

WHO ARE TRYING TO LAUNCH THEIR BOATS. THERE. AS THE DAYS GET LONGER AND SUMMER GETS CLOSER, IT MEANS MORE TIME OUT ON THE WATER. THIS IS THE BEST TIME TO BE HERE. YEAH, REPORTER. BUT AS EACH BOAT ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new study provides guidance to health officials and drinking water providers on how to decontaminate plumbing systems. "In the wake of recent chemical spills and algal-toxin ...

Testing of a new high-performance water decontamination system has started at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. When in full operation, the new system should increase water treatment capacity while ...

Water purification processes usually make use of robust membranes for filtering off contaminants while working at high pressures. Can materials employing water as major component be made strong enough ...

Two research groups design a plasma (an ionized gas) reactor maintained by microwaves that makes it possible to decontaminate waters with high concentrations of dye. Plasma is an ionized gas -- that ...