The tremendous increase in the use of mobile technology, wearable electronics, and a wide range of portable devices in general over the past few decades, has driven scientists worldwide to seek out the next breakthrough in ...
Materials Science
Jun 4, 2020
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New research led by the University of St Andrews helps answer one of the most asked questions in geoscience, when did Earth start to become habitable to complex life?
Earth Sciences
Jun 2, 2020
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A common obstacle to bountiful wheat harvests in the Central Plains is more pervasive than many growers realize, but a study led by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) spells out how it can be readily overcome.
Biotechnology
May 27, 2020
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Nine states have sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for curtailing enforcement of rules on air and water pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the pullback puts the public at even greater risk.
Environment
May 21, 2020
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Cities that declared a state of emergency in February due to outbreaks of COVID-19 saw air pollution decrease by up to 40% as businesses close their doors and residents stayed home, a University of Toronto researcher has ...
Environment
Apr 14, 2020
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High loadings of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) during haze are mostly produced from the chemical reactions of reactive gas precursors, including sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3), and volatile organic ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2020
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As the only alkaline gas in the atmosphere, ammonia can react with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to form secondary fine particles, accelerating the generation of atmospheric haze. Ammonia is therefore considered as a ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2020
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They say variety is the spice of life, and now new discoveries from Johns Hopkins researchers suggest that a certain elemental 'variety'—sulfur—is indeed a 'spice' that can perhaps point to signs of life.
Astronomy
Apr 6, 2020
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Some substances are known to exist in several different structurally disordered solid states, a phenomenon known as polyamorphism.
Materials Science
Apr 6, 2020
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A container ship leaves a trail of white clouds in its wake that can linger in the air for hours. This puffy line is not just exhaust from the engine, but a change in the clouds that's caused by small airborne particles of ...
Environment
Mar 24, 2020
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