Climate change by numbers
As countries try to hammer out a response to climate change at the COP28 talks in Dubai, here are some key figures about how fossil fuels have warmed our world.
As countries try to hammer out a response to climate change at the COP28 talks in Dubai, here are some key figures about how fossil fuels have warmed our world.
Environment
Dec 5, 2023
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Headlines across the world this year focused on fires, including both wildfires and the use of military firepower, in various places.
Environment
Dec 1, 2023
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In a rare collaboration, two scientists, who are brothers working in unrelated disciplines, combined complementary expertise to tackle a chemical problem relating to the use of silicon in electronic devices.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 24, 2023
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If you're like most people, you've been taught that climate action is a sacrifice. Cutting emissions from fossil fuels, you've probably been told, is the economy-squeezing price we must pay for a livable planet. But our research ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2023
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In the high-stakes fight against climate change, the United States—and the planet—are at a moment that is both hopeful and harrowing.
Earth Sciences
Nov 15, 2023
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Immigration to and living on Mars have long been depicted in science fiction. But before that dream turns into reality, there is a hurdle humans have to overcome—the lack of chemicals such as oxygen essential for long-term ...
Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2023
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For photovoltaic power generation, pn junction is the core unit. The electric field in the junction can separate and transport the electron and the hole to negative and positive electrodes, respectively. Once the pn junction ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 10, 2023
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In 1916, famed theoretical physicist Albert Einstein put the finishing touches on his theory of general relativity, a geometric theory for how gravity alters the curvature of spacetime. The revolutionary theory remains foundational ...
Astronomy
Nov 6, 2023
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The chemical and thermal stable inorganic cesium lead triiodide (CsPbI3) perovskite has shown great potential for photovoltaic applications. DMAPbI3 (dimethylammonium [DMA]) or "HPbI3"-assisted crystallization is effective ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 6, 2023
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Next-generation solar materials are cheaper and more sustainable to produce than traditional silicon solar cells, but hurdles remain in making the devices durable enough to withstand real-world conditions. A new technique ...
Materials Science
Oct 28, 2023
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