News tagged with carbonated drinks

Climate change effect on release of CO2 from peat far greater than assumed

Climate change effect on release of CO2 from peat far greater than assumed Drought causes peat to release far more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than has previously been realised.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 20, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 33 | with audio podcast

How do green algae react to carbon nanotubes?

Nanoparticles such as carbon nanotubes (CNT), which are found in an ever-increasing number of products, are ending up more and more frequently in our surroundings. If and how they affect aquatic ecosystems ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

From seawater to freshwater with a nanotechnology filter

In this month's Physics World, Jason Reese, Weir Professor of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics at the University of Strathclyde, describes the role that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could play in the desalination of wat ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Leaking underground CO2 storage could contaminate drinking water

Leaks from carbon dioxide injected deep underground to help fight climate change could bubble up into drinking water aquifers near the surface, driving up levels of contaminants in the water tenfold or more in some places, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 11, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover protein receptor for carbonation taste

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1767, chemist Joseph Priestley stood in his laboratory one day with an idea to help English mariners stay healthy on long ocean voyages. He infused water with carbon dioxide to create an effervescent ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0