The workings of electricity are often introduced to students by way of a comparison to water, with voltage analogous to pressure, current to flow rate, wires to hoses, and so on. Even in more advanced ...

We describe electricity as a flow, but that’s not what happens in a typical wire. Physicists have begun to induce electrons to act like fluids, an effort that could illuminate new ways of thinking ...

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) voted Thursday to suspend and investigate proposed rate increases by Pennsylvania American Water Company (PAWC) for both its water and wastewater ...

Across the board, the proposed hike in Chandler would raise water and wastewater rates by 15%, reclaimed water by 18% and sewer by 6%. Other Valley cities that have floated or approved utility rate ...

Levels change slowly in tanks that are usually geographically dispersed, making them ideal candidates for wireless sensor networks with minimal impact on control performance. Digital and wireless ...

Researchers led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Savaş Taşoğlu from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Koç University have ...

A new microscale gas chromatography system integrates all fluidic components into a single chip for the first time. The design leverages three Knudsen pumps that move gas molecules using heat ...

Oceanic ecosystems are increasingly threatened by global warming, which causes coral bleaching, species migration and, ...

Ever feel run off your feet? Spare a thought for sea stars, creatures whose movement involves the coordination of hundreds of ...