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Photocatalytic synthesis of arylacetic acid via C=C double bond cleavage with carbon dioxide

Alkenes represent one of the most abundant classes of organic molecules, which are available in bulk quantities from petroleum and renewable resources, with various utilization in agrochemistry, pharmacy, and organic materials. Typically, the transfo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMar 15th, 2024

Scientist proposes innovative method to cut carbon pollution by nearly 30%: "This really surprised me"

Scientist proposes innovative method to cut carbon pollution by nearly 30%: "This really surprised me".....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Landmark AI deal sees Hollywood giant Lionsgate provide library for AI training

Runway deal will create a Lionsgate AI video generator, but not everyone is happy. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Malte Mueller via Getty Images) On Wednesday, AI video synthesis firm Runway and entertainment company Li.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Ethanol: A viable alternative to sugar-based carbon sources for biomanufacturing

In a recent review published in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, a research team led by Associated Professor Wang Peng from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Dr. Rodrigo Lede.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

India coal expansion risks massive methane growth: Report

India's plans to expand coal mining could double emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from its domestic coal sector by 2029, threatening its climate goals, a report warned Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Template synthesis creates multilayered perovskites with unique ferroelectric behavior

A group of Nagoya University researchers in Japan has synthesized 4- and 5-layered versions of the important electrical material perovskite. Analyzing the mechanism of ferroelectricity in the material, they found it has a unique function: the materia.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Single-step lifecycle monitoring made fast and easy with single-walled carbon nanotubes

A research team has published a work showcasing another practical and scalable application of single-walled carbon nanotubes......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Ocean sediment is a "mudtropolis"—meet the carbon-cycling creatures thriving beneath the seabed

Sitting in darkness, deep below the sunlit surface, an iridescent nightmare awaits its prey. With precision and speed, it strikes and slices a passing fish clean in half with a set of jaws twice the width of its head. The armor-plated creature retrea.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Scientists Will Engineer the Ocean to Absorb More Carbon Dioxide

A research consortium plans to revive geoengineering trials of the controversial iron fertilization technique to pull carbon dioxide from the air, despite public backlash.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Project 2025 Would Drastically Cut Support for Carbon Removal

The Heritage Foundation’s plan for a potential Trump second term has little time for schemes to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein have to do with misunderstandings about climate change

As a child growing up in the early 1990s, I remember learning in school about the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels traps heat near the Earth's surface, like the glass of a greenhouse. I imagined myself on the playgro.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

Primates bond for their own benefit: Study underlines the decisive role that females play

Female and male primates often form close bonds, but not purely out of affection. Close relationships usually evolve when there is a clear benefit for both parties, with protection and reproductive control playing key roles......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

Antarctic krill can lock away similar levels of carbon as seagrass and mangroves, finds study

Small marine crustaceans are as valuable as key coastal habitats for storing carbon and should be similarly protected, according to new research......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

Brazil"s farmers fret over fires and drought

Sugarcane farmer Marcos Meloni is still haunted by his battle last month to fight the flames on his land, as the double-edged disaster of fires and drought hits Brazil's agricultural sector hard......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

Road networks stretch into Congo Basin forests: Satellites and AI help to monitor

The Congo Basin rainforest is the second-largest tropical forest in the world, storing large volumes of carbon and hosting high levels of biodiversity. While these forests have historically stayed mostly intact, road development has recently become a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

Lower shipping emissions may lead to higher global temperatures

Products that we depend on and use every day arrive by way of massive container ships to ports around the world. But the maritime shipping industry is also responsible for polluting the air and oceans with sulfur dioxide, which can negatively affect.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

Researchers use training model to map planted and natural forests via satellite image

While planting trees may seem like an easy win to combat climate change, planted forests often encroach on natural forests, wetlands, and grasslands. This can reduce biodiversity, disturb the natural environment, and disrupt carbon and water cycling......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

Exploring ternary metal sulfides as electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction reactions

One of the most promising avenues for actively reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere is recycling it into valuable chemicals via electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reactions. With a suitable electrocatalyst, this can be achieved under mild conditions and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Trees in tropical logged forests release carbon at greater rate despite faster growth, study finds

Tree stems in tropical forests recovering from logging produce carbon dioxide at a greater rate than those in unlogged forests, according to a new study from the University of Leicester......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Enzyme-inspired catalyst puts chemicals in right position to make ethers

Taking inspiration from enzymes, chemists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developed a catalyst to simplify the synthesis of ethers, key functional components of many drugs, foods, personal care items and other consumer goods. The catal.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Rapid loss of Antarctic ice after 2100 likely under current emissions, climate scientists find

A Dartmouth-led study by more than 50 climate scientists worldwide provides the first clear projection of how carbon emissions may drive the loss of Antarctica's ice sheet over the next 300 years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024