With the Earth’s population at 7 billion and growing, understanding population distribution is essential to meeting societal needs for infrastructure, resources and vital services. Scientists at Oak ...

With some 10,000 to 20,000 different species in the world's oceans, the diversity of phytoplankton (phyto from the Greek for plant) species is extremely rich. These phytoplankton form a key element of ...

Savannas play a significant socioeconomic role in regulating net primary productivity and the terrestrial carbon cycle. Mapping the spatial distribution and extent of existing temperate savannas is ...

The rapid increase in demand for electric vehicles has expanded the scope of battery research and quality assurance. 3,4 As batteries are highly structured and multiscale devices, inspecting ...

In a photovoltaic, semiconductor, and hard disk drive manufacturing industries, the ability to identify nanoscale-sized areas of high and low conductivity is crucial. With an ever-growing requirement ...

Sample homogeneity is an aspect that significantly affects several physical properties - strength, robustness, and lifetime of a particular product. Often, the ...