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Chemists discover ozone-boosting reaction

(PhysOrg.com) -- Burning of fossil fuels pumps chemicals into the air that react on surfaces such as buildings and roads to create photochemical smog-forming chlorine atoms, UC Irvine scientists report in ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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Kitchen exhaust fans vary in effectiveness in reducing indoor air pollution

(Phys.org) -- Cooking exhaust hoods designed for home kitchens vary widely in their ability to capture and vent away the air pollutants generated by the gas burners on cook stoves, according to a study by ...

Chemistry / Other

created 5 hours ago | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US launches new coalition to fight climate change

Faulting the world for not doing enough to fight climate change, the United States on Thursday announced the formation of a coalition to cut short-lived pollutants that speed up warming and harm health.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 13

Elusive ultrafine indoor air contaminants yield to NIST analysis

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) spent 75 days on the job carrying out some very important homework—measurements in a "typical dwelling" of the release, distribution and fate of ...

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Darkest' world enlightens astronomers about mysterious light-gobbling planet

(PhysOrg.com) -- A giant Jupiter-like gas planet has been revealed to be the most light-thirsty object in the known universe -- a finding that may help astronomers better understand a mysterious characteristic ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 53 | with audio podcast

Alien world is blacker than coal

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have discovered the darkest known exoplanet - a distant, Jupiter-sized gas giant known as TrES-2b. Their measurements show that TrES-2b reflects less than one percent of the sunlight ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 21 | with audio podcast

Solar water heaters offer relief to S.Africans

For years the only hot water in Zoleka Mali's home came out of a pot on her paraffin stove.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 26, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Curb soot and smog to keep Earth cool, says UN

Sharply reducing emissions of soot and smog could play a critical role in preventing Earth from overheating, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Interview: Dr. Ben Goertzel on Artificial General Intelligence, Transhumanism and Open Source (Part 1/2)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Ben Goertzel is Chairman of Humanity+; CEO of AI software company Novamente LLC and bioinformatics company Biomind LLC; leader of the open-source OpenCog Artificial General Intelligence ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (26) | comments 142 | with audio podcast feature

Scientists measure Arctic soot in bid to slow global warming, oceans' rise

American scientists working on an island far above the Arctic Circle have been launching unmanned aircraft and digging snow samples to measure how soot helps melt Arctic snow and ice.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

This heat pump can last 10 000 years

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers now are testing an entirely new heat pump. While those we use today last ten to twenty years, the new one will last almost forever.

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (13) | comments 16


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