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First-ever US experiments at new X-ray facility may lead to better explosive modeling
Nov 08, 2017 (SPX)
"Carbon clusters are produced during the chemical process of detonation in high explosives," said Dana Dattelbaum, of Explosive Science and Shock Physics Divisi...
The fingerprints of coastal carbon sinks
Nov 06, 2017 (SPX)
And with global emissions of carbon dioxide topping 35 billion tons in 2016, carbon sinks are more important than ever. A new study highlights a technique that ...
Wrinkles give heat a jolt in pillared graphene
Nov 06, 2017 (SPX)
Rice materials scientist Rouzbeh Shahsavari and alumnus Navid Sakhavand first built atom-level computer models of pillared graphene - sheets of graphene connect...
WSU researchers document transformation of graphite into hexagonal diamond
Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)
Hexagonal diamond or lonsdaleite is harder than the type of diamond typically worn on an engagement ring and is thought to be naturally made when large, graphit...
Graphene enables high-speed electronics on flexible materials
Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)
One challenge has long been to enable low weight and cheap applications. However, advances in polymer technology have promoted the development of flexible elect...
Hong Kong set to auction $42 million 'Pink Promise' diamond
Nov 01, 2017 (AFP)
A 14.93-carat pink gemstone forms the centre-piece of the diamond-studded ring. A Christie's spokesman said it was one of the most important pink diamonds ever ...
Taming 'wild' electrons in graphene
Oct 26, 2017 (SPX)
Until now, that is. Scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick have learned how to tame the unruly electrons in graphene, paving the way for the ultra-fast ...
Carbon coating gives biochar its garden-greening power
Oct 23, 2017 (SPX)
But the precise chemistry by which biochar stores nutrients and promotes plant growth has remained a mystery, so its commercial potential has been severely limi...
Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row
Oct 23, 2017 (SPX)
The report provides updated results on the continuous monitoring of the three main greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)...
NASA Pinpoints Cause of Earth's Recent Record Carbon Dioxide Spike
Oct 16, 2017 (JPL)
Scientists suspected the 2015-16 El Nino - one of the largest on record - was responsible, but exactly how has been a subject of ongoing research. Analyzing the...
New Insights From OCO-2 Showcased in Science
Oct 16, 2017 (JPL)
In addition to showing how drought and heat in tropical forests affected global carbon dioxide levels during the 2015-16 El Nino, other results from these paper...
Spikes in carbon emissions detected with NASA satellite
Oct 12, 2017 (AFP)
The findings in the journal Science are based on data from a carbon-tracking satellite launched in 2014 by the US space agency, known as NASA's Orbiting Carbon ...
Columbia researchers observe exotic quantum particle in bilayer graphene
Oct 09, 2017 (SPX)
"Observing the 5/2 state in any system is a remarkable scientific opportunity, since it encompasses some of the most perplexing concepts in modern condensed mat...
Sunlight and the right microbes convert Arctic carbon into carbon dioxide
Oct 06, 2017 (SPX)
When permafrost thaws, microbial consumption of those carbon reserves produces carbon dioxide - much of which eventually winds up in the atmosphere, but scienti...
Graphene forged into three-dimensional shapes
Sep 27, 2017 (SPX)
The pyramid was so small that it would easily fit on a single strand of hair. The research was supported by the Academy of Finland and the Ministry of Science a...
Enhancing the sensing capabilities of diamonds with quantum properties
Sep 25, 2017 (SPX)
When a nitrogen atom is next to the space vacated by a carbon atom, it forms what is called a nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center. Now, researchers have shown how they...
Test for safe CO2 storage to aid world-leading technology project
Sep 21, 2017 (SPX)
The test will aid the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, in which carbon dioxide from power stations and industrial sites is securely h...
Graphene and other carbon nanomaterials can replace scarce metals
Sep 21, 2017 (SPX)
They can be found in your computer, in your mobile phone, in almost all other electronic equipment and in many of the plastics around you. Society is highly dep...
Tough stuff: Spider silk enhanced with graphene-based materials
Sep 15, 2017 (SPX)
The work is published in 2D Materials and was a collaboration between the University of Trento, Italy and the Cambridge Graphene Centre at the University of Cam...
Jail terms for French carbon trading scammers
Sep 13, 2017 (AFP)
Twelve people were sentenced in Paris for taking part in an international network of VAT trickery and money-laundering, with fugitive businessman Cyril Astruc r...
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