The Loss Of The Martian Atmosphere Over Its Lifetime
The current atmosphere of Mars is tenuous, with a surface pressure only about 3% of Earth’s, and consisting mostly of carbon dioxide. Almost no liquid…
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Loon Balloons Used To Study Stratospheric Waves
Google’s parent company Alphabet has been launching super-pressure balloons into the stratosphere for over three years to develop internet capability for underserved regions. This effort…
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Getting Infrared Spectrum Evaluation Straight For Biomedical Applications
Since about 40 years, the quantity absorbance, defined by the negative decadic logarithm of the transmittance or the relative reflectance, builds the fundament of infrared…
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Can We Maximize The Economic Benefits Of Microalgae Biofuel Production?
An increasing body of research has indicated that microalgae biofuels have the potential to effectively transition society away from fossil fuels at lower economic and…
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Breaking The Acoustic Resolution Limit With A Metamaterial Magnifying Lens
The acoustic microscope is a critical component for a variety of applications including quality control, medical imaging, biomedical sensors, and focused ultrasound surgery, owing to…
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Developing Organic Semiconductor Crystals For Circuits, Displays, And Bioimplantable Sensors
Flexible electronic devices based on organic semiconductors are believed to be a high potential candidate for the next generation modern electronics. From wearable smart sensors…
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A Human Rights Dimension in Climate Change Litigation
Climate change is a global problem, one that could significantly and irreversibly change life on the planet. Changes associated with climate change could bring down…
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Developing Natural-gas Treatment Systems For Gas Sources With High CO2
This research focuses on the efficiency of the cryogenic carbon capture process. This process can be used instead of other common methods such as solvent-based…
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Will The Real Carbon Footprint Please Stand Up?
Slippery things, these carbon footprints can be. In principle, they are simple: the sum of all global warming emissions from cradle to grave of a…
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Creating The Next High Efficiency Power Generation Technology Through Selective Methanation Of CO
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEM FC) is considered as one promising clean and highly efficient power generation technology in the 21st century. PEM FC…
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What Placental-specific Genes Are Telling Us About Cancer
Cancer cells invade the surrounding tissue, making many cancers difficult to isolate and treat. If we determine how cancer cells become invasive, then we may…
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