Laser-based absorption spectroscopy is an important method for determining the concentration of gas components in a sample. Modern devices are highly specialized for detecting very specific gases, such as trace gases in the ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 9, 2024
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The universe is more than 13 billion years old and space is often depicted as a vast, empty vacuum. Other than planets and stars, there's nothing there, right? Actually, space is littered with complex, carbon-based molecules. ...
Astrobiology
Oct 24, 2023
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Seaweed has long been a staple food in Japan, but the chunky, slimy kelp hauled into fisherman Ryoichi Kigawa's boat is also starting to attract international attention for its potential as an eco-friendly supercrop.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2023
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Very soon, we need to become fossil free, not only in the energy sector, but in industry as well. Hydrocarbons or other raw chemicals can be produced in principle using renewable energy and abundant molecules such as water ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 17, 2023
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Putting that soda bottle or takeout container into the recycling bin is far from a guarantee it will be turned into something new. Scientists at Rice University are trying to address this problem by making the process profitable.
Nanomaterials
Feb 16, 2023
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New research refining the amount of sunlight absorbed by black carbon in smoke from wildfires will help clear up a long-time weak spot in earth system models, enabling more accurate forecasting of global climate change.
Environment
Jul 22, 2022
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The importance of "carbon neutrality" is growing more than ever, as climate change caused by global warming threatens even the human right to live. The Republic of Korea has declared "carbon neutrality by 2050" and is exerting ...
Materials Science
Apr 25, 2022
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An atmospheric environment monitoring satellite was sent into space by the Long March-4C rocket lifting off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province, north China early Saturday.
Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2022
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Lithium-ion batteries are the major rechargeable power source for many portable devices as well as electric vehicles, but their use is limited, because they do not provide high power output while simultaneously allowing reversible ...
General Physics
Nov 10, 2020
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Black carbon particles—more commonly known as soot—absorb heat in the atmosphere. For years, scientists have known that these particles are affecting Earth's warming climate, but measuring their exact effect has proved ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2020
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