Today you’ll learn about the recent eruption of the world’s biggest active volcano, how researchers have created wifi-emitting windows, and how we might be able to use evaporating ocean water as a new freshwater source.
Mauna Loa Eruption
- “Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano is erupting. Here’s what you need to know” by Carolyn Gramling
- “Mauna Loa Eruption Webpage” By Mauna Loa
- “Historic Keeling Curve Observation Interrupted by Volcanic Eruption” by Rob Monroe
- “Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano is erupting for the first time since 1984” By James Dinneen and Madeleine Cuff
- “HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE” by U.S. Geological Survey
Wifi Windows
- “Your windows may soon produce wireless Internet connections powered by sunlight” by Camille Bello
- "Smart" Electricity Generating Windows Are On Their Way” by Cecille de Jesus
- “Electricity-Generating Windows Of Future? Scientists Design Low-Cost Transparent Solar Cells” by Anjali Thakur
- “This company wants to turn your windows into solar panels” By Rishi Iyengar
Catching Vapor
- “Researchers propose new structures to harvest untapped source of freshwater” by Peter Barnes
- “Increasing freshwater supply to sustainably address global water security at scale” by Afeefa Rahman, Praveen Kumar & Francina Dominguez
- “Water Vapor and Climate Change” by ACS
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