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Global sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) emissions peaked in the early 1970s and decreased until 2000, with an increase in recent years due to increased emissions in China, international shipping, and developing countries in general, according to a new analysis appearing in the open access journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Credit: Smith et al.

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Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have developed a continuous electrically-driven membrane process which successfully enriches lithium from seawater samples of the Red Sea by 43,000 times (i.e., to 9013.43 ppm) with a nominal Li/Mg selectivity >45 million. —Li et al.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

New research from McGill University and the University of California, Santa Cruz has found that the local streets of the world’s cities are becoming less connected, a global trend that is driving urban sprawl and discouraging the use of public transportation. SNDi for streets added years 2000 to 2014.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Saracco also taught courses on technology forecasting and market impact at the University of Trento in Italy. Five years later, he changed roles and began serving as director of Telecom Italia’s Future Centre , an interactive technology museum, in Venice. He held this position until his death. The organization supports Ph.D.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

BioSolar’s cathode technology, which has been the primary focus of its university-led research and development efforts, is a novel conductive polymer material that leverages fast redox-reaction properties rather than conventional lithium-ion intercalation chemistry to enable rapid charge and discharge. (The Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Ozone levels across much of North America and Europe dropped significantly between 2000 and 2014. Source: University of Leicester. Source: University of Leicester. Fleming, National Centre for Atmospheric Science at University of Leicester. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Owen Cooper.

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JULY 21, 2011

The authors analyzed measurements from several independent sources—satellites and several types of ground instruments—and found a definitive increase in stratospheric aerosol since 2000. The increase in aerosols since 2000 implies a cooling effect of about 0.1 watts per square meter—enough to offset some of the 0.28

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Collaborating on the paper were scientists from Utrecht University, the Netherlands Royal Meteorological Institute, Delft University of Technology, Bristol University (UK) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (USA). —Professor Jonathan Bamber, University of Bristol, co-author.

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MAY 12, 2017

Steel’s strength has multiplied by almost 10 times over the past 20 years, from 270 to 2000 MPa tensile strength. As these technologies mature and are adopted by carmakers, the use of PHS in the multi-material vehicles of the future is set to grow rapidly, according to ArcelorMittal. Since then, steel has evolved significantly.

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APRIL 27, 2012

Historical analysis shows strong acceleration of plantation development in recent years: 70% of all industrial plantations have been established since 2000 and only 4% of the current plantation area existed in 1990. —Miettinen et al. Everywhere we looked, the drainage of peat to plant palm oil is increasing. Miettinen, J., Hooijer, A.,

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JANUARY 30, 2010

Decadal warming rates arising from (i) greenhouse gases and aerosols alone (black); (ii) that obtained including the stratospheric water decline after 2000 (red); and (iii) including both the stratospheric water vapor decline after 2000 and the increase in the 1980s and 1990s (cyan). Credit: Solomon et al., Click to enlarge.

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JULY 3, 2017

Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment. —“The Future of Trucks”.

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OXIS is collaborating with leading European companies and universities to harness the new material developments to enhance energy density and cyclability. These may lead to spin-off projects and additional collaborations in the future. Batteries Li-Sulfur'

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JULY 24, 2014

According to the US Bureau of Reclamation, the federal water management agency, the basin has been suffering from prolonged, severe drought since 2000 and has experienced the driest 14-year period in the last hundred years. The research was funded by NASA and the University of California. Stephanie L. Castle, Brian F. Thomas, John T.

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JULY 15, 2017

In a study published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels , a team from the University of Vermont reports that particulate matter from the combustion of biodiesel blends may be 50–80% less toxic per unit PM mass emitted than PM from petroleum diesel, depending on feedstock. This may be possible using fuel additives beyond antioxidants.

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MARCH 14, 2017

Earlier this month, IBM announced an industry-first initiative to build commercially available universal quantum computing systems. In addition to working with developers and universities, IBM has been engaging with industrial partners to explore the potential applications of quantum computers.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

The generations of wireless cellular technology (or the Gs) have been incrementing every 10 years: 1G prior to 1990, 2G in 1990, 3G in 2000, 4G in 2010, and 5G in 2020. The University of Johannesburg , for example, has made it compulsory for all students to complete a course on the SDGs and AI. We expect 6G to roll out in 2030.

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Singh grew up on a farm in India, and is committed to bettering agriculture’s future. Singh says his current job of securing government funding and establishing relationships with university groups is necessary in research areas where the company lacks the expertise, time, and resources. John Deere, headquartered in Moline, Ill.,

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Petersburg State Polytechnic University have reached the final phase of a large-scale, three-year research project aimed at enhancing vehicle communication technology. These first results are very promising in terms of offering more reliable communications technology for the future of connected vehicles. Ford Motor Company and St.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Emission rates of BC in the year 2000 by region, indicating major source categories in each region. Total global emissions of black carbon using bottom-up inventory methods are 7500 Gg yr -1 in the year 2000 with an uncertainty range of 2000 to 29000. Source: Bond et al. Click to enlarge. W m -2 (+0.17 W m -2 range).

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Europe’s Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA 2050) outlines a 75% reduction in aviation CO 2 emissions to year 2050 relative to a year 2000 reference. The EU is targeting a 75% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per passenger kilometer between the years 2000 and 2050. Grönstedt, T.

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MAY 15, 2014

While natural gas can reduce greenhouse emissions when it is substituted for higher-emission energy sources, abundant shale gas is not likely to substantially alter total emissions without policies targeted at greenhouse gas reduction, according to a new study by two researchers at Duke University.

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AUGUST 27, 2022

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. He studied at Seoul National University and then at Columbia University, in New York City, where he earned his doctorate under.

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JULY 22, 2009

Winter chill, a vital climatic trigger for many tree crops, is likely to decrease by more than 50% in California during this century as global climate warms, making the state no longer suitable for growing many fruit and nut crops, according to a team of researchers from the University of California, Davis, and the University of Washington.

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MAY 5, 2014

FRAPPÉ is a collaborative effort between the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, the University of Colorado and Colorado State University, UC Berkeley, and other university collaborators, local projects and agencies including local school districts, NASA, NOAA, and NCAR. Supercomputing. —Gabi Pfister.

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MAY 31, 2014

A study led by a team from Peking University has estimated that global black carbon (BC) emissions increased from 5.3 After 2000, BC emissions from this sector in China remained roughly stable, but the increase in other developing countries was accelerated. Black carbon emissions and BC emissions intensity per year. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The study was led by scientists at Utrecht University, working with colleagues at the NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and the University of Southampton. Maximum levels in the MECO reached 4000 ppmv or higher—similar, perhaps, to a future anthropogenic greenhouse maximum.” ” —Pearson (2010).

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MAY 9, 2017

Toyota established the annual program in 2000 in commemoration of Toyota’s receipt of the Global 500 Award in 1999 from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); this year marks the program’s 18 th year. Environment-Education seminar of Energy in Yokkaichi University. Suita Environment Learning association for the Future (SELF).

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AUGUST 29, 2013

2000 (90% CI: 0–4,000) early deaths from ozone, according to the study. Jonathan Levy, a professor of environmental health at Boston University, says Barrett’s calculations for the overall number of premature deaths related to combustion emissions agree with similar conclusions by the Environmental Protection Agency. related and ?2,000

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MARCH 31, 2015

The study reveals that between 2000 and 2010, the population of East-Southeast Asia grew by 231 million people; if this were the population of a single country, it would be the fifth most populous country in the world. This study reveals the opposite, and this could change how officials plan and adapt to urbanization in the future.

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APRIL 14, 2015

Researchers from the Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate (CAGE) at the Arctic University of Norway have discovered a growing Arctic abiotic methane- and methane hydrate–charged sediment drift on oceanic crust in the deep Fram Strait of the Arctic Ocean. —Joel Johnson.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Radiative forcing due to perpetual constant year 2000 emissions grouped by sector for 2020 (left) and 2100 (right) showing the contribution from each species. The net sum of total radiative forcing is indicated by the title of each bar. From Unger et al., Click to enlarge. Unger et al. —Unger et al. A hat-tip to Tom!).

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APRIL 25, 2013

Researchers from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a new lithium/polysulfide (Li/PS) semi-liquid (flow) battery for large-scale energy storage, with lithium polysulfide (Li 2 S 8 ) in ether solvent as a catholyte and metallic lithium as an anode. Click to enlarge.

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We focus here on the present-day and anticipated future climate impacts of ship emissions in terms of their contribution to global-mean radiative forcing (RF) and changes in surface temperature. —Lud et al.

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Jonas Ekstromer/AFP/Getty Images In the early 1970s, Exxon scientists predicted that global oil production would peak in the year 2000 and then fall into a steady decline. Oxford takes the handoff In 1976, John Goodenough [left] joined the University of Oxford, where he headed development of the first lithium cobalt oxide cathode.

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He is also an active member of the IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section and has been active with several societies, standards, and the Future Directions Committee. University of New Orleans for six years and an adjunct professor for two years. PES University , which offers courses, tutorials, and webinars to members. He is on the.

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A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. What are the prospects for avoiding this dystopian future? F of warming.

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