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Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

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The researchers say that their findings, recently published in an open-access paper in the journal Science Advances , are key to understanding how the universe evolved with the growth of carbon compounds. That insight could also help the car industry make cleaner combustion engines. Zhao et al.

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NUS researcher links air pollution to increased residential electricity demand

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Understanding what drives energy demand across the socioeconomic distribution of Singapore households can provide insight on the future energy demand of urban populations in the region’s cities as incomes rise. Besides electricity, the study found that households exposed to air pollution consumed more natural gas.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The newly formed organization will host a series of meetings of its members to exchange research results, insights, and ideas. ID-Technologies, Fribourg, Switzerland.

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Researchers use LCLS to get real-time view of chemical reaction; important insight into how catalysts work

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Located in Menlo Park, California, SLAC is operated by Stanford University for the US Department of Energy Office of Science. A paper on their work is published in the journal Science. How LCLS views surface chemistry (Credit: Hirohito Ogasawara / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Click to enlarge. Resources. Dell’Angela, T. Anniyev, M.

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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Countries seeking to meet Paris Agreement targets on CO 2 emissions must get a grip on the amount of pollution produced at city level, according to a new open-access study published in S cience Advances by an international team of researchers from Europe and China. —Prof Guan.

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Sandia researchers use Direct Numerical Simulations to enhance combustion efficiency and reduce pollution in diesel engines; cool flames

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The insights gleaned will contribute to more efficient, cleaner burning engines. The conditions of the flame that start the combustion process are crucial for improving engine efficiency and minimizing pollution formation. (Image courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories) Click to enlarge.

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Sandia, TUD optical diagnostic helps reduce emissions while improving fuel economy

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A team of researchers at Sandia’s Combustion Research Facility and the Technical University of Denmark have developed an optical setup for quantitative, high-temporal resolution line-of-sight extinction imaging in harsh optical environments. —Sandia researcher Scott Skeen. —lead author Fredrik Westlye.