Engineers develop 'blackest black' material to date
With apologies to "Spinal Tap," it appears that black can, indeed, get more black.
With apologies to "Spinal Tap," it appears that black can, indeed, get more black.
Nanomaterials
Sep 13, 2019
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Largescale 'disturbances', including fires, harvesting, windstorms and insect outbreaks, which kill large patches of forest, are responsible for more than a tenth of tree death worldwide, according to new research at the ...
Environment
Aug 12, 2019
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An experiment conducted in Brazil in an area of Atlantic Rainforest suggests that intensive silviculture, including the use of herbicide and substantial amounts of fertilizer, is a more effective approach to promoting the ...
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2019
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Beneath the waters of Australia, plants are helping fight climate change.
Environment
Feb 14, 2019
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In a new study spanning coastal areas of the Northern Hemisphere, a coordinated research network led by MSc Emilia Röhr, Assoc. Prof. Christoffer Boström from Åbo Akademi University and Prof. Marianne Holmer from University ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 1, 2018
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Basic density is widely used to compute carbon storage by trees. A formula used to calculate basic wood density has recently been corrected. Researchers estimate that the error in the initial formula resulted in an overestimation ...
Environment
Oct 17, 2018
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A (wo)man is only as good as his or her tools. In the case of soil scientists, they are only as good as the tools and methods they use. And when it comes to estimating soil organic carbon stocks, new research shows not all ...
Environment
Aug 22, 2018
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The conversion of forests to farmland is recognized as a major contributor to rising levels of greenhouse gases. And yet it hasn't been clear how to best minimize the loss of sequestered carbon into the atmosphere. Is it ...
Environment
Jul 26, 2018
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Deer, bears, gibbons, but especially elephants, play an important role in seed dispersal for a large-fruited tree in the forests of Thailand, according to a new study publishing July 18 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...
Ecology
Jul 18, 2018
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Human biomass utilization reduces global carbon stocks in vegetation by 50%, implying that massive emissions of CO2 to the atmosphere have occurred over the past centuries and millennia. The contribution of forest management ...
Environment
Dec 21, 2017
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