As climate change and growing energy demands strain global systems, scientists are increasingly turning to passive cooling ...

Dr. Kevin Lanza's study shows that enclosed bus shelters in Houston trap heat, worsening conditions for riders during extreme ...

Researchers at Umeå University have developed new sustainable coatings that improve the performance of solar thermal ...

Warm air rises, but it also expands because air pressure decreases with height. The latter effect wins out and air becomes colder in the mountains.

Semiconductors designed for spacecraft face a range of extreme conditions that impact aging. A reliable source of power is ...

Modern heat-seeking missiles use reticle seeker systems to eliminate non-combat signals (like the sun) and allow it to focus ...

As industries seek innovative solutions for carbon capture, scientists have turned to advanced materials that efficiently ...

In the burn unit, doctors gave the man a pain reliever, cleaned the burns, treated them with a topical antibiotic, and gave them an antimicrobial foam dressing. At a follow-up appointment, the wounds ...

Led by molecular biologist Vivian Meyer and colleagues, the team exposed two types of human skin cells — keratinocytes and fibroblasts — to electromagnetic fields at 27 and 40.5 GHz. These frequencies ...

A new study analyzed four bus shelter designs during a Houston summer, and highlights that one of them, in certain conditions ...