News tagged with decomposition
Graphene: Unravelling the secrets of a magic material
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 15, 2009 |
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UCL researchers are helping to unlock the secrets of a material that could ultimately be used in a new generation of electronic devices.
New insights into the 'smell of death' could help recover bodies in disasters and solve crimes
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Aug 17, 2009 |
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In an advance toward the first portable device for detecting human bodies buried in disasters and at crime scenes, scientists today report early results from a project to establish the chemical fingerprint ...
Gold-palladium nanoparticles achieve greener, smarter production of hydrogen peroxide
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 19, 2009 |
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Hydrogen peroxide is one of the world's most versatile and widely used chemicals. A powerful oxidizing agent, H2O2 is commonly used as a bleach, an antiseptic and a disinfectant.
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Microbe diet key to carbon dioxide release
Jul 31, 2008 |
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As microbes in the soil break down fallen plant matter, a diet "balanced" in nutrients appears to help control soil fertility and the normal release of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Scientists create body decay ID system
Jan 18, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists have created a system designed to help locate hidden burial sites and provide evidence that points to the victims' killers.
Ripe Fruit Preferred
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Fall, the season of colors: Leaves turn red, yellow, and brown. The disappearance of the color green and the simultaneous appearance of these other colors are also signs of ripening fruit.
Losing more than we gain from autumn warming in the north
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 02, 2008 |
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An international study investigating the carbon sink capacity of northern terrestrial ecosystems discovered that the duration of the net carbon uptake period (CUP) has on average decreased due to warmer autumn temperatures.
Carbon sink capacity in northern forests reduced by global warming
Jan 02, 2008 |
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An international study investigating the carbon sink capacity of northern terrestrial ecosystems discovered that the duration of the net carbon uptake period (CUP) has on average decreased due to warmer autumn ...
Arctic land and seas account for up to 25 percent of world's carbon sink
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 14, 2009 |
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In a new study in the journal Ecological Monographs, ecologists estimate that Arctic lands and oceans are responsible for up to 25 percent of the global net sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Under curren ...
Chemist sheds light on health benefits of garlic
Jan 30, 2009 |
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A Queen's-led team has discovered the reason why garlic is so good for us.
Plastics in oceans decompose, release hazardous chemicals, surprising new study says
Aug 19, 2009 |
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In the first study to look at what happens over the years to the billions of pounds of plastic waste floating in the world's oceans, scientists are reporting that plastics -- reputed to be virtually indestructible ...
Permafrost carbon content double the old estimates
Sep 12, 2008 |
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New research indicates that the amount of frozen organic carbon locked away in the world’s permafrost regions – a major potential source of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) – is double what ...
Study helps clarify role of soil microbes in global warming
Oct 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Current models of global climate change predict warmer temperatures will increase the rate that bacteria and other microbes decompose soil organic matter, a scenario that pumps even more heat-trapping carbon ...
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