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Vast expanse of melting carbon found beneath Western United States
Feb 13, 2017 (UPI)
Roughly 350 kilometers, or 217 miles, beneath the surface of the Western United States, lies a newly discovered mass of melting carbon. Researchers found the re...
UNIST to engineer dream diodes with a graphene interlayer
Feb 10, 2017 (SPX)
A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has created a new technique that greatly enhances the performance of Schottky Diodes (metal-semiconductor junction)...
Study traces black carbon sources in the Russian Arctic
Feb 07, 2017 (SPX)
According to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 35% of black carbon in the Russian Arctic originates from res...
Graphene's sleeping superconductivity awakens
Jan 20, 2017 (SPX)
Researchers have found a way to trigger the innate, but previously hidden, ability of graphene to act as a superconductor - meaning that it can be made to carry...
China's Decline in Coal Consumption Drives Global Slowdown in Emissions
Jan 18, 2017 (SPX)
In his address to the World Economic Forum, Chinese President Xi showed China's willingness to step into a growing global leadership role, including on climate ...
Scientists turn graphene into working OLED electrodes, a first
Jan 18, 2017 (UPI)
For the first time, scientists have fashioned working OLED electrodes out of graphene. The breakthrough could pave the way for a variety of smart material appli...
Research shows driving factors behind changes between local and global carbon cycles
Jan 18, 2017 (SPX)
Pioneering new research has provided a fascinating new insight in the quest to determine whether temperature or water availability is the most influential facto...
This bay in Scandinavia has world record in carbon storing
Jan 13, 2017 (SPX)
Forests are potent carbon sinks, but also the oceans' seagrasses can store enormous amounts of carbon. A little bay in Denmark stores a record amount of carbon....
A new approach to recycling greenhouse gases
Jan 10, 2017 (SPX)
Led by Yilin Hu, UCI assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at the Ayala School of Biological Sciences, the researchers found that they could...
Crystallization method offers new option for carbon capture from ambient air
Jan 10, 2017 (SPX)
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a simple, reliable process to capture carbon dioxide directly from ambient air...
Diamonds are technologists' best friends
Jan 03, 2017 (SPX)
Physicists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University have obtained diamond crystals in the form of a regular pyramid of micrometer size. Moreover, in cooperati...
Graphene able to transport huge currents on the nano scale
Dec 29, 2016 (SPX)
Once again, graphene has proven itself to be a rather special material: an international research team led by Professor Fritz Aumayr from the Institute of Appli...
No tax on CO2 emissions in China's new environment law
Dec 26, 2016 (AFP)
China has passed a law that levies taxes on pollution, but ignores carbon dioxide, one of the major contributors to global warming, according to the web site of...
Tortoise electrons trying to catch up with hare photons give graphene its conductivity
Dec 22, 2016 (SPX)
How electrons interact with other electrons at quantum scale in graphene affects how quickly they travel in the material, leading to its high conductivity. Now,...
Big diamonds have liquid metal roots, deep in the Earth
Dec 21, 2016 (SPX)
After closely inspecting massive diamonds, scientists suggest they not only have unusual sizes but also unusual origins. Slivers of embedded iron in these gems,...
Large, rare diamonds offer window into inner workings of Earth's mantle
Dec 21, 2016 (SPX)
Breakthrough research led by GIA Postdoctoral Research Fellow Evan Smith examines diamonds of exceptional size and quality to uncover clues about Earth's geolog...
Simulation method helps combat climate change, boost energy supply
Dec 20, 2016 (SPX)
A potential solution for addressing climate change is to securely store carbon dioxide underground in reservoirs from which oil was previously extracted, an app...
Rapid and mass production of graphene, using microwaves
Dec 14, 2016 (SPX)
Graphene, a material that could usher in the next generation of electronic and energy devices, could be closer than ever to mass production, thanks to microwave...
Closing the carbon loop
Dec 13, 2016 (SPX)
Research at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering focused on developing a new catalyst that would lead to large-scale implementation of c...
Meadow restoration studied for potential to build carbon credits in California
Dec 12, 2016 (SPX)
Turning meadow restoration into cleaner air is the goal of researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno. The Soil Science Laboratory at the University recently...
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