As scattered downpours pop up around southeast Texas, funnel clouds and waterspouts are appearing as well. + Waterspout was spotted near the high school stadium in Texas City at 11:51 a.m. + Funnel clouds in Galveston County at 12:05 p.m. + Funnel cloud reported near the intersection of Highway 6 and FM 521 in […]
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Osmotic power: Highly efficient electricity generating system developed using water and a membrane just 3 atoms thick
Proponents of clean energy will soon have a new source to add to their existing array of solar, wind, and hydropower: osmotic power. Or more specifically, energy generated by a natural phenomenon occurring when fresh water comes into contact with seawater through a membrane. Researchers at EPFL’s Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology have developed an […]
Shahdaie: Upgrading production profitability is Post-JCPOA target
TEHRAN, July 05 (Shana) – Deputy Minister of Petroleum for Petrochemical Affairs Marzieh Shahdaie said on Tuesday that in the post-JCPOA era, policies of her company will be based on upgrading production profitability and procedures by connections with the companies enjoying related know-how. Shahdaie told Shana that during sanctions, when there was no international […]
Fukushima? 10,000 Dead squid wash up on Chile beach
It is being referred to as Cthulhu-geddon. Squid have washed up on Santa Maria Island off Chile this week in what some have described as biblical proportions. Thousands of dead and dying squid are piled up on the shore. While some squid normally do wash up this time of year, it’s never been in […]