Reports & Publications

Plausible photomolecular effect leading to water evaporation exceeding the thermal limit

Tu, Yaodong, Jiawei Zhou, Shaoting Lin, Mohammed Alshrah, Xuanhe Zhao, and Gang Chen

Keywords

photomolecular effect, water, hydrogel

Intentional creation of carbon-rich dark earth soils in the Amazon

Morgan J. Schmidt, Samuel L. Goldberg, Michael Heckenberger, Carlos Fausto, Bruna Franchetto, Jennifer Watling, Helena Lima, Bruno Moraes, Wetherbee B. Dorshow, J. Taylor Perron

Keywords

agriculture, anthropology, dark earth, Amazon, carbon-sequestering soil

Climate-Resilient Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenneth Strzepek and Brent Boehlert

Keywords

water, agriculture,  infrastructure, climate change

More than magnetic isolation: Dynabeads as strong Raman reporters toward simultaneous capture and identification of targets

Jongwan Lee, Marissa McDonald, Nikiwe Mhlanga, Jeon Woong Kang, Rohit Karnik, Loza F. Tadesse

Keywords

Dynabeads, trace contaminants, emerging pollutants

Three-Dimensional Imaging of Emulsion Separation through Liquid-Infused Membranes Using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy

Chen Song and Gregory C. Rutledge

Keywords

water, liquid-infused membranes (LIMs)

Unraveling Polymer–Ion Interactions in Electrochromic Polymers for their Implementation in Organic Electrochemical Synaptic Devices

Heejung Roh, Shuwen Yue, Hang Hu, Ke Chen, Heather J. Kulik, Aristide Gumyusenge

Keywords

polymer–ion interactions, organic electrochemical synaptic devices

High-throughput experimentation for discovery of biodegradable polyesters

Katharina A. Fransen; Sarah H. M. Av-Ron; Tess R. Buchanan; & Bradley D. Olsen

Keywords

biodegradable polymers, plastics sustainability, 

Near-term regional climate change in East Africa

Yeon-Woo Choi, Deborah J. Campbell, & Elfaith A.B Eitahir

Keywords

regional climate model, fine-scale climate projections, extreme precipitation, heat stress, East Africa

Mine ownership and community relations: Comparing hydrosocial dynamics of public and private companies in Chile

Scott D. Odell and Anthony Bebbington

Keywords

Chile, mining, water, lithium, copper

Significantly enhanced sub-ambient passive cooling enabled by evaporation, radiation, and insulation

Zhengmao Lu, Arny Leroy, Lenan Zhang, Jatin Patil, Evelyn Wang, Jeffrey Grossman

Keywords

sub-ambient passive cooling, evaporative cooling, radiative cooling, infrared transparent, solar-reflecting, porous insulation, stagnation temperature, cooling power, shelf life, climate conditions

Contested baselines and transboundary water resources management, with illustrations from the Nile

Dale Whittington

Keywords

transboundary water management, baselines, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, water policy, Nile basin

A new convergent science framework for food system sustainability in an uncertain climate

Gregory N. Sixt, Michael Hauser,Nicole Tichenor Blackstone, Alejandra Engler, Jerry Hatfield, Sheryl L. Hendriks, Samuel Ihouma, Chandra Madramootoo, Renee J. Robins, Pete Smith, Lewis H. Ziska, Patrick Webb

Keywords

climate change, convergence, food systems, transformation, vulnerability

Assessing the food security implications of climate change on global food trade

Gregory Sixt and Kenneth Strzepek

Keywords

climate change, food trade, food security, food trade vulnerability, bi-lateral trade

Comment on 'Egypt's water budget deficit and suggested mitigation policies for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam filling scenarios'

Kevin Wheeler, Marc Jeuland, Kenneth Strzepek, Jim Hall, Edith Zagona, Gamal Abdo, Thinus Basson, Don Blackmore, Paul Block, and Dale Whittington

Keywords

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Nile, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Aswan High Dam Reservoir, mitigation

A climate change modelling framework for financial stress testing in Southern Africa

Vafa Anvari, Channing Arndt, Faaiqa Hartley, Konstantin Makrelov, Kenneth Strezepek, Tim Thomas, Sherwin Gabriel and Bruno Merven

Keywords

central bank, climate change, financial sector, climate stress

Operations, risk, and small firms: Field results from irrigation equipment vendors in Senegal

Mark Brennan, Stephen Graves, Jonars Spielberg, Bish Sanyal

Keywords

empirical, irrigation, policy delivery, private sector, sub-Saharan Africa, supply chain risk

Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of immobilized micelle systems and their interactions with hydrophobic molecules

Devashish Gokhale, Ian Chen, and Patrick S. Doyle

Keywords

micelle systems, hydrophobic molecules, water, extraction

Perspective—electrochemical sensors for neurotransmitters and psychiatrics: steps toward physiological mental health monitoring

Marjon Zamani, Tatum Wilhelm, and Ariel Furst

Keywords

electrochemistry, psychiatrics, mental health, neurotransmitters, electrochemical sensors

Portable seawater desalination system for generating drinkable water in remote locations

Junghyo Yoon, Hyukjin J. Kwon, SungKu Kang, Eric Brack, and Jongyoon Han

Keywords

electromembrane, seawater desalination, portable desalination, electrodialysis, ion concentration polarization, water

Biomaterials for boosting food security

Benedetto Marelli

Keywords

biomaterials, silk, food security, silk coatings, food waste, agro-food systems

Dynamics of an impacting emulsion droplet

Maher Damak, Jolet de Ruiter, Sreedath Panat, and Kripa K. Varanasi

Keywords

agriculture, pesticides, agricultural sprays, emulsion droplets

Why we must connect research to action to solve critical food systems and climate challenges

Gregory Sixt, PhD and Professor Peter Smith

Keywords

FACT Alliance, food systems, sustainability, climate change, policy

 Implications on food security in high food importing countries: food import vulnerability in the Gulf cooperation council

Greg Sixt, Ken Strzepek

Keywords

FOOD SECURITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND HEALTH

Sustainable production of reduced phosphorus compounds: mechanochemical hydride phosphorylation using condensed phosphates as a route to phosphite

Feng Zhai, Tiansi Xin, Michael B. Geeson, and Christopher C. Cummins

Keywords

anions, phosphates, cell and molecular biology, phosphorus, sodium