Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion dropped 10% in the European Union last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to estimates from the EU's statistical office.
Environment
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A team of Russian scientists from NUST MISIS, Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) and Boreskov Institute of Catalysis has suggested a new approach to modifying the combustion behavior of coal. The addition of copper salts ...
Environment
Feb 10, 2021
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Did you know that in microgravity we are preparing one of the most promising fuels for the future?
Materials Science
Jan 15, 2021
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Developing safe and sustainable fuels for nuclear energy is an integral part of Los Alamos National Laboratory's energy security mission. Uranium dioxide, a radioactive actinide oxide, is the most widely used nuclear fuel ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 24, 2020
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There is strong evidence that carbon pricing works to strongly reduce emissions, according to the world's largest study on the issue published by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) and Macquarie University ...
Environment
Jul 14, 2020
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The global COVID-19 quarantine has meant less air pollution in cities and clearer skies. Animals are strolling through public spaces, and sound pollution has diminished, allowing us to hear the birds sing.
Environment
May 21, 2020
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A new study highlights the importance of reducing fossil fuel combustion, not only to curb the trend of global warming, but also to improve the quality of China's coastal waters. The findings were recently published in Environmental ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2020
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An organic semiconductor photocatalyst that significantly enhances the generation of hydrogen gas could lead to more efficient energy storage technologies.
Materials Science
Feb 17, 2020
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Later this month a Texus rocket will launch from Esrange, Sweden, that will travel about 260 km upwards and fall back to Earth offering researchers six minutes of zero gravity. Their experiment? Burning metal powder to understand ...
General Physics
Nov 8, 2019
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Understanding how fire spreads and behaves in space is crucial for the safety of future astronauts and for understanding and controlling fire here on Earth.
Space Exploration
Sep 13, 2019
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