Discovery & Inventions

Thu, 18 Nov 2021
‘Zapping’ untreated water gets rid of more waterborne viruses

Coagulation method using electricity is effective at removing and inactivating nonenveloped viruses

Using sophisticated microscopy and computational analysis, Texas A&M University researchers have validated a water purification technology that …

Thu, 18 Nov 2021
Survey of 1,800-plus ‘young’ volcanoes in the US Southwest

Study reports on monogenetic volcanoes younger than 2.58 million years

They’re born. They live once, erupting for a period that might last for days, years or decades. Then, they go dark and die.

That narrative describes the life of a monogenetic volcano, a type of volcanic hazard that can pose important dangers despite an ephemeral …