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Study finds in-car rush-hour exposure to some particulate pollution twice as high as previously thought

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A new study, part of the Atlanta Commuter Exposures (ACE) Study, has assessed on-roadway in-cabin particulate pollution (PM 2.5 ) collected from scripted rush hour commutes on highways and on non-highway side streets. Some drivers took highway routes while others stuck to busy thoroughfares in downtown Atlanta. Vreeland et al.

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Flying first class on a single domestic round trip can contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than a year of driving

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It turns out that, in the United States, the occupants of light-duty vehicles (cars, SUVs, pickups, and vans) annually contribute, on average, 7,958 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent. Furthermore, indirect emissions, such as those from refining and transport of the fuel, were included by adding 24% of the direct emissions.

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This Nobel Laureate Paved the Way for High-Intensity Lasers

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But she didn’t know what subject she wanted to pursue until she began her undergraduate studies in physics at McMaster University , in Hamilton, Ont., While conducting research in optics for her doctorate at the University of Rochester , in New York, Strickland worked with French physicist Gérard Mourou , a laser pioneer and Nobel laureate.

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College Admissions: Should AI Apply?

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He’s both a former member of the admissions committee at Yale University and now runs Advantage Ivy Tutoring , a service that coaches high school students to help them make the most of their academic abilities and extracurricular interests. One bugaboo for universities has been false positives.

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Video Friday: Co-Expression

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Columbia ] Researchers at Stanford University have invented a way to augment electric motors to make them much more efficient at performing dynamic movements through a new type of actuator, a device that uses energy to make things move. days of Modex 2024, in Atlanta. Paper ] Thanks, Kelly!

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Sustainable Weather Balloon Wins Student a $10,000 Scholarship

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His Small Radiosondes on a Great Mission project was showcased in May at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair held in Atlanta. The scholarship is administered on behalf of IEEE Educational Activities and is payable over four years of undergraduate university study. Let’s say the user wants to turn on a light.

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Sandia, ASU collaborate on algae computational modeling, look for algae pond predators

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Sandia National Laboratories and Arizona State University (ASU) have teamed up to improve computational models of algae growth in raceway ponds that can predict performance, improve pond design and operation and discover ways to improve algae yield outdoors.

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