Tag: pacific northwest national laboratory
Solving a physics mystery: Those ‘solitons’ are really vortex rings
The same physics that gives tornadoes their ferocious stability lies at the heart of new University of Washington research, and could lead to a...
New boron nanomaterial may be possible
Researchers from Brown University have shown experimentally that a boron-based competitor to graphene is a very real possibility. Graphene has been heralded as a wonder...
Algae to crude oil: Million-year natural process takes minutes in the...
Engineers have created a continuous chemical process that produces useful crude oil minutes after they pour in harvested algae — a verdant green paste...
Better batteries through biology?
Lithium-air batteries have become a hot research area in recent years: They hold the promise of drastically increasing power per battery weight, which could...
New low-temperature chemical reaction explained
In all the centuries that humans have studied chemical reactions, just 36 basic types of reactions have been found. Now, thanks to the work...
Getting the carbon out of emissions
Many researchers around the world are seeking ways to “scrub” carbon dioxide (CO2) from the emissions of fossil-fuel power plants as a way of...
Soot packs a punch on Tibetan Plateau’s climate
RICHLAND, Wash. -- In some cases, soot -- the fine, black carbon silt that is released from stoves, cars and manufacturing plants -- can pack more of a climatic punch than greenhouse gases, according to a paper published in the journal Atmospheri...
Worldwide sulfur emissions rose between 2000-2005, after decade of decline
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- A new analysis of sulfur emissions appearing in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics shows that after declining for a decade, worldwide emissions rose again in 2000 due largely to international shipping and a growin...
Soil science: Healing our planet’s ills from the ground up
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Under our feet and ubiquitous, lowly soil can be easily overlooked when it comes to addressing climate change and population growth. But in the January-February issue of the Soil Science Society of America Journal, a team ...
A paperweight for platinum
RICHLAND, Wash. -- A new combination of nanoparticles and graphene results in a more durable catalytic material for fuel cells, according to work published today online at the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The catalytic material is n...
