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Wetland experts explain role of vital carbon sinks carbon cycle in new report
Dec 03, 2018 (SPX)
According to the report, 11 to 13 percent of global ecosystem carbon removal can be attributed to North American ecosystems. Land use changes to these ecosystem...
Artificial magnetic field produces exotic behavior in graphene sheets
Dec 03, 2018 (SPX)
The system becomes even more interesting if it comprises two superimposed graphene sheets, and one is very slightly turned in its own plane so that the holes in...
Scientists achieve direct electrocatalytic reduction of CO2, raising hopes for smart carbon capture
Dec 03, 2018 (SPX)
Scientists are closer to finding effective ways to reduce CO2 levels - a vital part of responding to climate change and energy efficiency challenges. A study le...
Study unlocks full potential of 'supermaterial' graphene
Dec 03, 2018 (SPX)
Graphene is the strongest material ever tested. It's also flexible, transparent and conducts heat and electricity 10 times better than copper. After graphene re...
Great strides for carbon capture using earth-abundant elements as photocatalytic system
Dec 03, 2018 (SPX)
As global warming presents one of the biggest challenges to humanity in the 21st century, the quest to curb mounting CO2 emissions is more pressing than ever. I...
Graphene, jute fibers combine to create strong, sustainable building material
Nov 29, 2018 (UPI)
Jute are fibers sourced from the bark of the white jute, Corchorus capsularis, a shrub species cultivated in South America and Asia. The fiber is eco-friendly, ...
Six feet under, a new approach to global warming
Nov 27, 2018 (SPX)
One hitch: Most of that carbon is concentrated deep beneath the world's wet forests, and they won't sequester as much as global temperatures continue to rise. M...
Light-activated, single-ion catalyst breaks down carbon dioxide
Nov 27, 2018 (SPX)
The scientists used the National Synchrotron Light Source II, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility at Brookhaven National Laborator...
Major natural carbon sink may soon become carbon source
Nov 21, 2018 (SPX)
Ecosystems that host a carbon-dioxide rich type of soil called peat, known as peatlands, are the most efficient natural carbon sink on the planet. When undistur...
Current climate models underestimate warming by black carbon aerosol
Nov 20, 2018 (SPX)
Beyond its impact on health, soot, known as black carbon by atmospheric scientists, is a powerful global warming agent. It absorbs sunlight and traps heat in th...
Epoxy compound gets a graphene bump
Nov 16, 2018 (SPX)
Epoxy combined with "ultrastiff" graphene foam invented in the Rice lab of chemist James Tour is substantially tougher than pure epoxy and far more conductive t...
'Smart skin' simplifies spotting strain in structures
Nov 16, 2018 (SPX)
They'll do so by shining a light onto structures coated with a two-layer nanotube film and protective polymer. Strain in the surface will show up as changes in ...
NUS researchers offer solution in fight against fake graphene
Nov 15, 2018 (SPX)
"It is alarming to uncover that producers are labelling black powders as graphene and selling them for top dollar, while in reality, they contain mostly cheap g...
Carbon goes with the flow
Nov 14, 2018 (SPX)
However, new Michigan State University research published in the current issue of Geophysical Research Letters, adds a dimension to the vertical perspective by ...
Carbon emissions will start to dictate stock prices
Nov 14, 2018 (SPX)
The researchers further determined that the failure of companies within the emission-intensive sector to take carbon reduction actions could start negatively im...
Graphene on the way to superconductivity
Nov 12, 2018 (SPX)
In April 2018, a group at MIT, USA, showed that it is possible to generate a form of superconductivity in a system of two layers of graphene under very specific...
Long-lived wood products are significant carbon capturers
Nov 08, 2018 (SPX)
"A key finding of the study is that positive climate change mitigation effects can be gained only if efforts are made to use more wood for long-lived wood produ...
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to rise 2.5 percent in 2018
Nov 07, 2018 (UPI)
"After declining by 0.8 percent in 2017, EIA forecasts that U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will rise by 2.5 percent in 2018," the agency sai...
Exploring the structure and properties of new graphene-like polymers
Nov 05, 2018 (SPX)
Circulenes are organic molecules that consist of several hydrocarbon cycles forming a flower-like structure. Their high stability, symmetricity, and optical pro...
Are we losing one of our biggest CO2 sinks
Nov 01, 2018 (SPX)
"We discovered that eelgrass organic carbon stocks were comparable to organic carbon stocks of tropical seagrass species, as well as mangroves, saltmarshes and ...
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