News articles tagged with 'humidity' (Page 2)
Link found between influenza, absolute humidity
— 10 Feb 2009 09:30 | HealthA new study by Oregon researchers has found a significant correlation between 'absolute' humidity and influenza virus survival and transmission. When absolute humidity is low - as in…
Water vapour confirmed as major player in climate change
— 18 Nov 2008 19:04 | EnvironmentWater vapour is known to be Earth's most abundant greenhouse gas, but the extent of its contribution to global warming has been debated. Using recent NASA satellite data, researchers…
New LIDAR measurement system sees the sky in 3D
— 26 Aug 2008 14:04 | EnvironmentOn 26 August, EPFL, the Swiss National Science Foundation and Switzerland's National Weather service, MeteoSwiss, will inaugurate a new LIDAR measurement system in Payerne, Switzerland.…
Sticky gecko feet: The role of temperature and humidity
— 14 May 2008 10:13 | BiologyA team of five University of Akron researchers has published the paper, 'Sticky gecko feet: The role of temperature and humidity' in PLoS ONE, an open-access, online journal for peer-reviewed…
Findings a step toward making new optical materials
— 23 Apr 2008 15:20 | ChemistryChemical engineers have developed a 'self-assembling' method that could lead to an inexpensive way of making diamondlike crystals to improve optical communications and other technologies…
Discovery could improve fuel cell efficiency
— 20 Mar 2008 15:58 | PhysicsA new type of membrane based on tiny iron particles appears to address one of the major limitations exhibited by current power-generating fuel cell technology. While there are many…
MIT gel changes colour on demand
— 21 Oct 2007 20:12 | PhysicsMIT researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change colour in response to a variety of stimuli, including temperature, pressure, salt concentration and humidity.…
It is getting steamy, scientists say
— 10 Oct 2007 17:00 | EnvironmentA global-scale increase in surface humidity over the late twentieth century can be attributed mainly to human-induced global warming, reports a paper in Nature this week. The specific…
Scientists find evidence of warming climate in Ohio
— 9 Oct 2007 12:30 | EnvironmentSummer nights in Ohio aren't cooling off as much as they used to - and it's likely a sign of climatic warming across the state, researchers say. Jeffrey Rogers, professor of geography…
Solar cells brave desert heat and snow
— 6 Oct 2007 18:06 | PhysicsSolar modules must stand up to UV radiation, rain, snow and heat. To find out where their weak points lie, outdoor weathering stations are being set up at sites exposed to extreme climatic…