Shining a new light on oil-slick rainbows and other thin-layer physics
To invent a new tool for studying how chemicals react at interfaces, researchers shoot tiny jets of oil and water at each other and illuminate them.
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Testing the winds
How can two of the largest carbon emitters in the world accelerate their transition to renewable energy? […]
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How benign water transforms into harsh hydrogen peroxide
A Stanford researcher and colleagues have shown that electric charge transfer when water droplets contact solid materials can spontaneously produce hydrogen peroxide, a finding with implications for cleaning and disinfection efforts. […]
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Geological activity can rapidly change deep microbial communities
New research reveals that, rather than being influenced only by environmental conditions, deep subsurface microbial communities can transform because of geological movements. The findings advance our understanding of subsurface microorganisms, which co… […]
