Korean researchers have developed a novel hydrovoltaic device that generates electricity from water and functions as a fast-response fire detector.
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Catching microplastics with floating drones
Innovative hydrophilic tooth technology is implementing floating drones for the capture and removal of microplastics.
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Rapid water quality monitoring chip for antibiotic detection
A new water quality monitoring chip containing selenite-enriched lanthanum hydroxide enables on-site detection of trimethoprim molecules.
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Improved efficiency and integrated sensing for water utilities
New research out of South Korea offers enormous opportunities to improve efficiency and integrated sensing for water utilities.
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A new sensor for detecting “forever chemicals” in drinking water
The technology could offer a cheap, fast way to test for PFAS and other forever chemicals. These have been linked to cancer and other health problems.
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New technology for preventing buried pipe leaks
New research has seen the development of technology that could prevent buried pipe leaks. This pipeline damage prevention system enables early warning by detecting the timing and location of the damage.
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Can deep learning support predictive dam management?
In August 2020, following a prolonged drought and intense rainfall, a dam near the Seomjin River in Korea experienced overflow during a water release, resulting in damages exceeding 100 billion won (USD 76 million). The flooding was attributed to maintaining the dam’s water level 6 meters higher than the norm. Could this incident have been averted through predictive dam management?
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Groundwater pumping changed Earth’s axis tilt?
The Earth has been pumping enough groundwater, trillions of tonnes, to thirsty humans to measurably tilt the planet’s axis of rotation.
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