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Study finds increased air pollution can worsen both drought and flooding

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Zhanqing Li (lead author), Feng Niu and Yanni Ding of the University of Maryland; Jiwen Fan of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Yangang Liu of Brookhaven National Laboratory; and Prof. Daniel Rosenfeld of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Aerosols alter cloud density and the radiative balance of the atmosphere.

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New Electrostatic Nanocapacitors Offer High Power and High Energy Density

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The Maryland/KAIST research team’s new devices are electrostatic nanocapacitors which increase the energy storage density of such devices by a factor of 10 over that of commercially available devices without sacrificing the high power they traditionally characteristically offer. Banerjee et al. Click to enlarge. Gary Rubloff.

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A Smart Artificial Pancreas Could Conquer Diabetes

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William Clarke/University of Virginia. In 2007, our group at the University of Virginia proposed using computer-simulation experiments instead. Together with our colleagues at the University of Padua, in Italy, we created a computer model of glucose-insulin dynamics that operated on 300 virtual subjects with type 1 diabetes.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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In 2024, we will see a new breed of intelligent travel agents built on top of chatbots,” said Oren Etzioni , professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Washington. Because it’s less known, it is much cheaper and less crowded,” said Laurel Brunvoll, the owner of Unforgettable Trips , a Maryland-based travel agency.

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