Collapse of the Thwaites Glacier Could Cause as Much as Nine Feet of Sea-Level Rise

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Collapse of the Thwaites Glacier Could Cause as Much as Nine Feet of Sea-Level Rise

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.K. Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) have announced that they will jointly fund as much as $25 million in research, and make available additional funding for associated logistical support, to understand a massive Antarctic glacier whose collapse could significantly affect global sea level. NSF and NERC issued a […]

Physicists Create Water Tractor Beam

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Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have created a tractor beam on water, providing a radical new technique that could confine oil spills, manipulate floating objects or explain rips at the beach. The group, led by Professor Michael Shats discovered they can control water flow patterns with simple wave generators, enabling them to move […]