News articles tagged with 'humidity'
Water could hold answer to graphene nanoelectronics
— 27 Oct 2010 11:14 | TechnologyResearchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute developed a new method for using water to tune the band gap of the nanomaterial graphene, opening the door to new graphene-based transistors…
Humidity makes gecko feet stickier
— 15 Oct 2010 12:38 | BiologyHuman adhesives are famed for their fallibility. Gooey glues soon lose their grip, are easily contaminated and leave residues behind. But not gecko feet. Geckos can cling on repeatedly…
Vitamins stored in bathrooms, kitchens may become less effective
— 20 Mar 2010 15:18 | HealthHigh humidity present in bathrooms and kitchens could be degrading the vitamins and health supplements stored in those rooms, even if the lids are on tight, a Purdue University study…
Dry winters linked to seasonal outbreaks of influenza
— 23 Feb 2010 12:55 | HealthThe seasonal increase of influenza has long baffled scientists, but a new study published this week in PLoS Biology has found that seasonal changes of absolute humidity are the apparent…
Caltech scientists discover fog on Titan
— 19 Dec 2009 10:52 | AstronomySaturn's largest moon, Titan, looks to be the only place in the solar system - aside from our home planet, Earth - with copious quantities of liquid (largely, liquid methane and ethane)…
Pollution alters isolated thunderstorms
— 16 Dec 2009 10:21 | EnvironmentNew climate research reveals how wind shear - the same atmospheric conditions that cause bumpy airplane rides - affects how pollution contributes to isolated thunderstorm clouds. Under…
Weather patterns help predict dengue fever outbreaks
— 27 Oct 2009 16:43 | HealthHigh temperatures, humidity and low wind speed are associated with high occurrence of dengue fever according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health…
Plants' response to fire tested
— 26 Sep 2009 10:51 | BiologyA team from the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA) has developed a new method for identifying the flammability of plant species by using a device…
Deadly heat waves are becoming more frequent in California
— 26 Aug 2009 12:30 | EnvironmentFrom mid July to early August 2006, a heat wave swept through the southwestern United States. Temperature records were broken at many locations and unusually high humidity levels for…
More reasons to hate humidity: It expands global warming
— 20 Feb 2009 13:04 | EnvironmentHere's yet another reason to hate humidity: it expands global warming, says a Texas A and M University professor. Andrew Dessler, a professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences…