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Low-Tech, Energy-Free Tool Collects and Cleans Fog Water

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 28 September 202328 September 2023

A new fog harvester could benefit communities that lack access to clean freshwater.

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Underground Heat Could Be a Problem, or a Perk, for Chicago Buildings

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 1 September 202311 September 2023

Heat released by old and inefficient Chicago buildings could, if harnessed, be an energy solution.

Christopher Kyba studies light pollution and sustainable lighting solutions.
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Christopher Kyba: Luck in Light Pollution

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 July 202326 July 2023

A series of serendipitous encounters shaped Kyba’s path from particle physicist to dark sky defender.

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Groundwater Pumping Is Causing Mexico City to Sink

by Humberto Basilio 5 May 20235 May 2023

Researchers say knowing how much water is being extracted is crucial for addressing infrastructure and water supply crises in the capital.

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Wind Could Power Future Settlements on Mars

by Alakananda Dasgupta 9 February 20239 February 2023

Using a sophisticated global climate model adapted to Mars, space scientists explore the hidden potential of wind energy on the Red Planet.

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Posted inScience Updates

Engineering with Nature to Face Down Hurricane Hazards

by Krystyna Powell, Safra Altman and James Marshall Shepherd 5 January 202327 March 2023

Natural and engineered, nature-based structures offer promise for storm-related disaster risk reduction and flood mitigation, as long as researchers can adequately monitor and study them.

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Distributed Sensing and Machine Learning Hone Seismic Listening

by Whitney Trainor-Guitton, Eileen R. Martin, Verónica Rodríguez Tribaldos, Nicole Taverna and Vincent Dumont 4 March 20224 March 2022

Fiber-optic cables can provide a wealth of detailed data on subsurface vibrations from a wide range of sources. Machine learning offers a means to make sense of it all.

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Lasers and Ultracold Atoms for a Changing Earth

by Michel Van Camp, F. Pereira dos Santos, Michael Murböck, Gérard Petit and Jürgen Müller 20 December 20219 March 2023

Applying new technology rooted in quantum mechanics and relativity to terrestrial and space geodesy will sharpen our understanding of how the planet responds to natural and human-induced changes.

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Better Together: Perovskites Boost Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 23 September 202130 September 2023

Scientists engineer a way to layer materials to boost efficiency without interrupting manufacturing processes.

Sketch showing induced seismicity on critically stressed faults as a consequence of changes in pore pressure and related changes in stress due to anthropogenic activities
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Understanding and Anticipating Induced Seismicity

by B. Müller, M.-L. Doan, T. H. Goebel, Y. Liu, Patricia Martínez-Garzón, T. Mitchell and I. Zaliapin 30 July 20218 February 2023

A new special collection in JGR: Solid Earth and Earth and Space Science seeks papers from across disciplines that provide insights into induced seismicity at different spatial and temporal scales.

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