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Clean Water Walking, Metafluid, Underwater Bees
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Today, you’ll learn about a new way to purify water simply by walking, robots controlled by liquid and rubber balls, and an accident that led to a wild discovery about bumblebees.
Clean Water Walking
- “Walking-induced electrostatic charges enable in situ electroporated disinfection in portable water bottles.” by Young-Jun Kim, et al. 2024.
- “Freshwater Crisis.” National Geographic. N.d.
- “A revolutionary solution for on-the-go water disinfection.” by Manish Kumar Sharma & Zong-Hong Lin. 2024.
Metafluid
- “Tiny rubber spheres used to make a programmable fluid.” by Jacek Krywko. 2024.
- “Harvard’s bizarre ‘metafluid’ packs programmable properties.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
- “Metamaterials.” News Atlas Database. N.d.
- “Shell buckling for programmable metafluids.” by Adel Djellouli, et al. 2024.
Underwater Bees
- “Bumblebee species able to survive underwater for up to a week.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.
- “Unveiling the submerged secrets: bumblebee queens’ resilience to flooding.” by Sabrina Rondeau & Nigel E. Raine. 2024.
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1485 episodes
Manage episode 424365855 series 2659655
Today, you’ll learn about a new way to purify water simply by walking, robots controlled by liquid and rubber balls, and an accident that led to a wild discovery about bumblebees.
Clean Water Walking
- “Walking-induced electrostatic charges enable in situ electroporated disinfection in portable water bottles.” by Young-Jun Kim, et al. 2024.
- “Freshwater Crisis.” National Geographic. N.d.
- “A revolutionary solution for on-the-go water disinfection.” by Manish Kumar Sharma & Zong-Hong Lin. 2024.
Metafluid
- “Tiny rubber spheres used to make a programmable fluid.” by Jacek Krywko. 2024.
- “Harvard’s bizarre ‘metafluid’ packs programmable properties.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
- “Metamaterials.” News Atlas Database. N.d.
- “Shell buckling for programmable metafluids.” by Adel Djellouli, et al. 2024.
Underwater Bees
- “Bumblebee species able to survive underwater for up to a week.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.
- “Unveiling the submerged secrets: bumblebee queens’ resilience to flooding.” by Sabrina Rondeau & Nigel E. Raine. 2024.
Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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