Abstract: This paper investigates the use of a Kretschmann configuration Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) sensor with a hematite-protected silver film for detecting saline water. The sensor's ...

Climate models suggest that climate change could reduce the Southern Ocean's ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO 2). However, observational data actually shows that this ability has seen no ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend and I have a long-standing, semi-joking disagreement, but I do think my behavior bothers her, and I just don’t understand why. We typically meet for dinner. Now, I am not a ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. Since first encountering the sulfate-bearing unit around Sol 3540, we have detected minerals and elemental ...

Of all the challenges facing the Colorado River, there’s at least one that all stakeholders are working on collaboratively, not competitively — salinity. Since 1974, the seven Colorado River basin ...

Salt stress is one of the most harmful environmental stresses in recent times and represents a significant threat to food security. Soil salinization is caused by spontaneous natural processes of ...

The Lions held a scrimmage-style practice Friday but it was a piece of clothing that made headlines for the day. Head coach Dan Campbell sported a shirt with the word “salty” on it. One would ...

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