Discovery & Inventions

Thu, 30 Sep 2021
New filtering method promises safer drinking water, improved industrial production

Could curb a drinking water-related disease that affects tens of millions of people

U.S. National Science Foundation-funded scientists at …

Thu, 30 Sep 2021
Jet stream changes could amplify weather extremes by 2060s

Drilling into the Greenland ice sheet, researchers reconstructed the jet stream’s past 

New U.S. National Science Foundation-funded research provides insights into how the position and intensity of the North Atlantic jet stream has changed during the past 1,250 …

Mon, 04 Oct 2021
Advanced model and field data add up to better cover crop management

Cover crops seen as one of the most promising conservation practices

Cover crops are widely seen as one of the most promising conservation practices, improving soil health while removing carbon from the atmosphere. But while the number of Midwestern farmers planting cover crops has increased markedly in recent years, only about 5% have adopted …

Mon, 04 Oct 2021
DNA sensor quickly determines whether viruses are infectious

Sensor integrates specially designed DNA fragments and nanopore sensing

A new sensor can detect not only whether a virus is present, but whether it’s infectious — an important distinction for containing viral spread.

U.S. National Science …