New research helps eliminate dead zones in desalination technology and beyond
Engineers have found a way to eliminate the fluid flow “dead zones” that plague the types of electrodes used for battery-based seawater desalination. The new technique uses a physics-based tapered flow channel design within electrodes that moves fluids quickly and efficiently, with energy consumption that can potentially become less than reverse-osmosis techniques currently require.
Paris research trip reconnects Native American tribes with historic painted robes
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Robert Morrissey and members of the Miami and Peoria Nations traveled to a Paris museum to reconnect the tribes with 300-year-old ceremonial robes.
Team makes sustainable aviation fuel additive from recycled polystyrene
New research turns waste polystyrene into a sustainable aviation fuel additive.
New law could mean bump in Social Security benefits for some public pensioners, expert says
The bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act means some retirees will receive a modest increase in their monthly checks, says Richard L. Kaplan, an internationally recognized expert on U.S. tax policy, elder law and retirement issues and the Guy Raymond Jones Chair in Law at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Is the highly pathogenic avian influenza a threat to pets?
Dr. Stephany Lewis, a veterinary expert in wildlife medicine, describes the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza to pets and other animals and how to keep them safe.
Will presidential transition affect potential East Coast dockworkers strike?
An East Coast dockworkers strike during the presidential transition could snarl supply chains and lead to another spike in inflation, says Michael LeRoy, an expert in labor issues at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.