Floods account for up to 40% of weather-related disasters worldwide, and their frequency has more than doubled since 2000, ...

Our new study set out to understand what happens to large pieces of floating plastic once they enter the ocean. We developed ...

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Abstract: Deep learning has been extensively applied in medical image segmentation, providing significant support for disease diagnosis. However, traditional encoder-decoder networks struggle with ...

Emerging science reveals how everyday exposures, from wildfire smoke to household pollution, speed up aging at the cellular ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. 3D printers have come a long way since the days of producing flimsy ...

"It’s a reminder that real-world mechanical behavior is full of complexity." Researchers make key breakthrough that could solve major issue with 3D printing: 'Something tangible' first appeared on The ...

In February 2024, a shipwreck off Tobago caused a significant surface oil spill, highlighting the need for accurate modeling ...

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi’s work has led to structures that can extract pollutants from water, capture carbon dioxide and store hydrogen.

Vat photopolymerization is a 3D printing technique in which a light-sensitive resin is poured into a vat, and then selectively hardened into a desired shape using a laser or UV light. But this process ...

Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, Liberec 461 17, Czech Republic CHU de Québec-Université Laval ...