This study is led by Dr. Shaojun Dong (Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences). At the beginning of this work, researchers wanted to design a simple method to synthesize Co nanoparticles. This ...
Materials Science
Dec 28, 2021
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Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the UK by 2050 is a massive challenge. It'll mainly be achieved through cutting emissions from fossil fuels: coal, natural gas and oil. This will require rapid, deep transformation ...
Environment
Dec 13, 2021
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Carbon nanotubes are one of science's best kept secrets.
Nanomaterials
Nov 15, 2021
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Smokestacks belch noxious fumes into the air from a massive coal-fired power plant on the Indonesian coast, a stark illustration of Asia's addiction to the fossil fuel which is threatening climate targets.
Environment
Oct 18, 2021
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As rising sea levels threaten coastal areas, scientists are using an emerging nuclear dating technique to track the ins and outs of water flow.
Earth Sciences
Sep 30, 2021
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For the past 150 years, humans have pumped extraordinary amounts of greenhouse gasses, such as CO2, into the atmosphere and warmed the planet at an alarming rate. To slow down climate change, societies tend to focus on two ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2021
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Since 1997, NASA has successfully landed five rovers on Mars. The rovers have beamed back data that indicate life cannot survive on the Martian surface; we do not know whether life persists below the ground, however. For ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2021
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A recent study by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), the Russian Academy of Sciences and the University of Eastern Finland analyzed how different forest management practices affect the timber production, ecosystem ...
Environment
Sep 6, 2021
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released earlier this month sounded a "code red for humanity." At such a crucial time, we should draw on all possible solutions to combating global warming.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 25, 2021
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Pulling heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the air and turning it into useful products, a concept called carbon capture and utilization, has the potential to offer both environmental and economic benefits.
Environment
Aug 25, 2021
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