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Airborne Campaign Preparing to Probe Pollution-Climate Link
The floor of a NASA hangar
and an adjacent laboratory
in Southern California's
high desert have been in
constant motion this month
as scientists prepare their
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Catching Aerosols in a CATS Eye
Quick looks by a special
CATS-eye attached to the
International Space Station
will help scientists catalog
and track particles in
Earth's atmosphere and act
as a pathfinder for a new
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World-Changing Technology Enables Crops to Take Nitrogen from the Air
A major new technology
enables all of the world's
crops to take nitrogen from
the air rather than
expensive and
... > full story
Direct Nitrogen Fixation for Low Cost Energy Conversion
Researchers have announced a
simple, low-cost and
eco-friendly method of
creating nitrogen-doped
graphene nanoplatelets
(NGnPs), which could be used
... > full story
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Breath Analysis Reliably Indicates Presence, Level of Infection in Mice
August 1, 2013 — Breath analysis may prove to be an accurate, noninvasive way to quickly determine the severity of bacterial and other infections, according to a new ... > full story -
Like Water for Batteries: Water 'Likeability' Plays Role in Battery-Charged Objects
July 29, 2013 — Objects made from graphite -- such as lithium-ion batteries -- are "hydrophobic," meaning that they "dislike" water. For decades this lack of likeability has presented significant challenges in terms ... > full story -
Higher Cancer Incidences Found in Regions Near Refineries and Plants That Release Benzene
July 29, 2013 — The incidence of a particular type of blood cancer is significantly higher in regions near facilities that release the chemical benzene into the ... > full story -
Rapid Upper Ocean Warming Linked to Declining Aerosols
July 23, 2013 — Australian scientists have identified causes of a rapid warming in the upper subtropical oceans of the Southern ... > full story -
It's Not Just the Heat, It's the Ozone: Hidden Heat Wave Dangers Exposed
July 19, 2013 — During heat waves – when ozone production rises as plants’ ozone absorption is curtailed -- more pollution is left in the air. This resulted in the loss of an estimated 460 lives in the ... > full story -
NASA Technology May Breathe Life, Safety Into Mines
July 16, 2013 — A technology used by NASA to protect crews working around hazardous gases soon could be called on for a number of life-saving applications as well as the agency's new human spaceflight ... > full story -
Levitation: Droplets Surfing on Sound Waves
July 16, 2013 — Researchers are able to make objects such as particles and liquid droplets fly in mid-air by letting them ride on acoustic waves. For the first time, they have been able to also control the movement ... > full story -
Air Pollution Responsible for More Than 2 Million Deaths Worldwide Each Year, Experts Estimate
July 12, 2013 — More than two million deaths occur globally each year as a direct result of human-caused outdoor air pollution, a new study has found. In addition, while it has been suggested that a changing climate ... > full story -
Wildfires May Contribute More to Global Warming Than Previously Predicted
July 9, 2013 — Wildfires produce a witch's brew of carbon-containing particles, as anyone downwind of a forest fire can attest. But measurements taken during the 2011 Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos National ... > full story -
Innovative Study Estimates Extent to Which Air Pollution in China Shortens Human Lives
July 8, 2013 — A high level of air pollution, in the form of particulates produced by burning coal, significantly shortens the lives of people exposed to it, according to a unique new study of ... > full story
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