While both Germany and Spain were among the first countries to promote the diffusion of solar photovoltaics (PV), both countries experienced a divergent evolution of…
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Sensors are a type of transducer that can convert, measure, and change information into electrical signals for analysis, monitoring, etc, and can be used to…
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Consumption of many raw materials has steadily increased since World War II, and demand is expected to continue to grow in response to the burgeoning global population…
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Nowadays, the industry is more and more demanding of many metals. Among these many metals are rare earth elements, and some of these elements (e.g.,…
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About half of all cancer patients will need radiotherapy at least once in the course of their illness for a cure, prevention of tumor recurrence,…
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Mitochondria are powerhouse organelles in the cell. They are mainly responsible for generating ATP, a high-energy molecule used in various cellular activities. The ATP production…
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Our research group at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, led by Kirsten Moysich, PhD, MS, is specifically interested in studying risk factors involved in the…
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Groundwater is the world’s most extracted raw material, with withdrawal rates currently in the estimated range of 982 km3 /year and providing almost half of…
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Many people experience a strong dislike of everything crawling or slithering. While not everybody is afraid of spiders and snakes, clinical fears of these animals…
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During the normal operation of a nuclear reactor, the nuclear fuel in the reactor’s core is continuously being “burned”, i.e., the fissionable material, usually uranium…
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Urban sprawl and dense urbanization are creating problems with how we manage our stormwater. Large areas of impermeable surfaces (i.e. paved roadways, paths, buildings, and…
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