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Common flood management tactics risk doing more harm than good without improved monitoring and understanding of rivers, according to a new study co-authored by Simon Fraser University researchers.
Published in the journal Nature, the study looked at the 2021 flood of Western Europe’s Meuse River that caused dozens of fatalities and billions of dollars in infrastructure damage. The team discovered a regularly used flood mitigation strategy may have played a key role in exacerbating impacts of the flood.
The findings revealed that river widening, a common practice used to reduce flood risks accompanying severe rain events, actually had the opposite effect on the Meuse River.
As renewable energy technologies advance, researchers aim to make solar power more efficient, affordable, and durable. Scientists from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, in collaboration with international partners, have achieved one of the highest efficiencies ever reported for fully inorganic perovskite solar cells. They have also demonstrated for the first time that these cells can operate stably for hundreds of hours, approaching the reliability of commercial silicon solar cells.
Protected areas of defined geographic zones can slow biodiversity loss and bolster conversation efforts, but they may have unintended impacts on the diets of children who live nearby, according to new research from scientists at Penn State.
Pinch a cushion to dim the lights or get a tap on the shoulder from your backpack when it’s time to turn left – this responsive new tech may be ready to roll out within a year or two. It’s called HydroHaptics, and it has been developed at the University of Bath in the UK.