News tagged with fine
Processes at the surface of catalysts: Oxygen defects act as active centers
In chemical industry, heterogeneous catalysis is of crucial importance to the manufacture of basic or fine chemicals, in catalytic converters of exhaust gas, or for the chemical storage of solar energy. Scientists ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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3D planning tool for the city of tomorrow
Noise levels, fine particulate matter, traffic volumes – these data are of interest to urban planners and residents alike. A three-dimensional presentation will soon make it easier to handle them: as ...
Apr 02, 2012 |
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The acid test: 21st century pH meter
Modern methods for mass production of biological agents and fine chemicals require precise control of pH. However within these systems it is not always possible to use traditional methods for measuring acidity and alkalinity. ...
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Characterization of winter organic aerosols in Beijing, China
Organic aerosol (OA) is a crucial component of atmospheric fine particles. To achieve a better understanding of the sources of OA is very significant for air pollution control. In the 2012, Vol 57(7) of Chinese Sc ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Two-thirds of China's cities fail on air standards
(AP) -- Two-thirds of China's cities currently fail to meet stricter air quality standards that the government wants to phase in over four years to combat notoriously smoggy skies, a senior Chinese environmental ...
Mar 02, 2012 |
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India's air the worst, says annual study
India has the worst air quality in the world, poorer even than its neighbour China, according to an annual survey based at Yale and Columbia universities in the United States.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Beijing air pollution soars with fireworks smoke
(AP) -- Clouds of smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks sent air pollution readings soaring in the more sensitive measurement system Beijing started using a little more than a week ago, reports said Sunday.
Jan 29, 2012 |
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Dutch prosecutors want Trafigura fine doubled
Dutch prosecutors Thursday asked a court to slap a two-million-euro fine on multinational oil trader Trafigura for the illegal export of toxic waste later dumped in Ivory Coast.
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Researchers outline ways to advance scientific thinking in children
Science educators aim to nurture, enrich and sustain children's natural and spontaneous interest in scientific knowledge using many different approaches. In a new paper published in "Science," Carnegie Mellon University's David ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2011 |
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Green facades are the future
Green facades and roofs are a current trend in building. Researcher Marc Ottele focused specifically on facades and sees considerable benefits in creating vertical vegetation. Among other things, the plants help to absorb ...
Jun 29, 2011 |
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France fines Google 100,000 euros over Street View (Update)
France's data privacy regulator said Monday it had imposed a record fine of 100,000 euros ($142,000) on Google for private information collected while compiling its panoramic Street View service.
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Clean streets and intact road surfaces help to keep the air clean
Road traffic is one of the main sources of fine particulate matter in the atmosphere, above all when the weather situation favors the creation of winter smog, as has been the case over the past few day in ...
Feb 02, 2011 |
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The fine art of producing chemicals and electricity: Researchers develop organometallic fuel cell
Together with Italian researchers, Swiss ETH Zurich Professor Hansjorg Grutzmacher and his group have developed a novel organometallic fuel cell. In addition to generating electrical energy, it also produces ...
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Oracle seeks to add to $1.3B fine against SAP
(AP) -- Oracle wants to make SAP's $1.3 billion penalty for stealing intellectual property even bigger.
Dec 11, 2010 |
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Taiwan tech giant says EU price-fixing fine 'unfair'
Taiwanese IT firm Hon Hai Precision said Friday a huge fine imposed by the European Commission on its affiliate Chimei Innolux Corporation for price-fixing was "unfair" and "too high". ...
Dec 10, 2010 |
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