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Energy: Batteries Energy: Technology Physics: Optics
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Controllable 'defects' improve performance of lithium-ion batteries      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Some defects can be good. A new study shows that laser-induced defects in lithium-ion battery materials improve the performance of the battery.

Physics: Optics Physics: Quantum Computing Physics: Quantum Physics
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Distortion-free forms of structured light      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Research offers a new approach to studying complex light in complex systems, such as transporting classical and quantum light through optical fiber, underwater channels, living tissue and other highly aberrated systems.

Geoscience: Environmental Issues Physics: Optics
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This loofah-inspired, sun-driven gel could purify all the water you'll need in a day      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Access to clean water is being strained as the human population increases and contamination impacts freshwater sources. Devices currently in development that clean up dirty water using sunlight can only produce up to a few gallons of water each day. But now, researchers in ACS Central Science report how loofah sponges inspired a sunlight-powered porous hydrogel that could potentially purify enough water to satisfy someone's daily needs -- even when it's cloudy.

Physics: Optics
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New method for generating spinning thermal radiation uncovered      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of thermal radiation, uncovering a new method for generating spinning thermal radiation in a controlled and efficient manner using artificially structured surfaces, known as metasurfaces.

Computer Science: Quantum Computers Offbeat: Computers and Math Physics: Optics Physics: Quantum Computing Physics: Quantum Physics
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Entangled atoms cross quantum network from one lab to another      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Trapped ions have previously only been entangled in one and the same laboratory. Now, teams have entangled two ions over a distance of 230 meters. The nodes of this network were housed in two labs at the Campus Technik to the west of Innsbruck, Austria. The experiment shows that trapped ions are a promising platform for future quantum networks that span cities and eventually continents.

Computer Science: Quantum Computers Physics: Optics Physics: Quantum Computing Physics: Quantum Physics
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Researchers devise a new path toward 'quantum light'      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have theorized a new mechanism to generate high-energy 'quantum light', which could be used to investigate new properties of matter at the atomic scale.

Chemistry: Thermodynamics Energy: Alternative Fuels Energy: Technology Engineering: Nanotechnology Geoscience: Environmental Issues Physics: Optics
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Passive radiative cooling can now be controlled electrically      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Energy-efficient ways of cooling buildings and vehicles will be required in a changing climate. Researchers have now shown that electrical tuning of passive radiative cooling can be used to control temperatures of a material at ambient temperatures and air pressure.

Physics: Optics
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Plasma-Structural Coloring: A new colorful approach to an inkless future      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

New developments for achieving structural coloring through plasma irradiation of graphite can reduce the reliance upon harmful color dyes. Colors achieved by plasma irradiation are completely erasable and can be manipulated using time exposed to the plasma irradiation, intensity of the irradiation and the thickness of the graphite layer applied. The application of plasma-structural coloring aims to lessen the environmental toll typical adverse dyes have and combat them with the technology surrounding structural colors.

Physics: Optics
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'Ghostly mirrors' for high-power lasers      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Laser-driven 'mirrors' capable of reflecting or manipulating light have been produced.

Environmental: Ecosystems Geoscience: Landslides Geoscience: Severe Weather
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A changing flood recipe for Las Vegas      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Las Vegas, with its rapid urbanization and desert landscape, is highly vulnerable to flooding. For this reason, flood managers have built an extensive system of drainage ditches and detention basins to protect the public. Now, a new study shows how intentional engineering and urban development are interacting with climate change to alter the timing and intensity of flood risk.

Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Landslides
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Most plastic debris on Seychelles beaches comes from far-off sources      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new modelling study shows that the Seychelles and other islands in the western Indian Ocean are not responsible for most of the plastic waste that accumulates on their beaches. Indonesia, India, and Sri Lanka were found to be the main sources of land-based plastic debris. The Seychelles also accumulate significant amounts of plastic debris of marine origin from fisheries and shipping lanes. • The results highlight the urgent need for a legally-binding Global Plastics Treaty and greater enforcement of regional policies to reduce plastic waste.

Geoscience: Landslides
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Study shows landbuilding, site of freshwater diversion      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Supporters of the large-scale Mississippi River sediment diversions currently being planned by the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority got a boost to their case recently when scientists published an analysis of two existing freshwater diversions on the state's coastline, one of which shows a significant amount of land having formed over the past 17 years.

Geoscience: Earthquakes Geoscience: Landslides
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Landslide risk remains years after even a weak earthquake      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Satellite observations have revealed that weak seismic ground shaking can trigger powerful landslide acceleration -- even several years after a significant earthquake.

Geoscience: Landslides
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Satellites cast critical eye on coastal dead zones      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have found a new and better way to use remote sensing to understand where coastal dead zones are and predict changes.

Geoscience: Earthquakes Geoscience: Landslides
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Using 1980s environmental modeling to mitigate future disasters: Could Japan's 3/11 disaster have been prevented?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

On March 11, 2011, multiple catastrophes in Japan were triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake, including the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This event, also known as the 3/11 disaster, is what is known as a compound disaster. Now that over a decade has passed since this event, researchers are investigating how to prevent the next compound disaster.

Geoscience: Earthquakes Geoscience: Landslides
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Report outlines plans for major research effort on subduction zone geologic hazards      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, produce the most devastating seismic, volcanic, and landslide hazards on the planet. A new report presents an ambitious plan to make major advances in understanding subduction zone hazards by bringing together a diverse community of scientists in a long-term collaborative effort, deploying new instrumentation in subduction zones, and developing more sophisticated and accurate models.

Geoscience: Landslides
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Physics of disaster: How mudslides move      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A devastating fire followed by an intense rainstorm triggered mudslides in Southern California in 2018 that claimed 23 lives. New findings elucidate the physics behind the deadly disaster that may inform predictive models of future mudslides.

Geoscience: Earthquakes Geoscience: Landslides
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Seismic sensing reveals flood damage potential      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Rapidly evolving floods are a major and growing hazard worldwide. Currently, their onset and evolution is hard to identify using existing systems. However, seismic sensors already in place to detect earthquakes could be a solution to this problem. Researchers show that a seismometer can sense a flood, such as the devastating one that hit Germany in July 2021, up to 1.5 km away. This could act as an early warning to save lives and lessen damage. They also found that being able to measure the 'seismic footprint' of the flood provides information on its magnitude, velocity and trajectory in real time, which could be used for future flood protection.

Geoscience: Landslides
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Under pressure: Rethinking coastal land use and adaptation strategies      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers recently published a study looking at land use changes from the past and the importance of taking factors such as socio-economic development and the dynamic nature of coastal environments into consideration to make these areas more resilient to climate change.

Geoscience: Earthquakes Geoscience: Landslides
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Report shows tectonics to be main driver of hillslope 'connectivity'      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new large-scale analysis of hillslope connectivity at the continental scale was recently published. The study gives new understanding of mechanisms that determine how effectively hillslopes drive floods and landslides, as well as promote the presence of wetlands.