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International study of role of soots impact on Arctic climate

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—Tim Bates, a research chemist at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) in Seattle and co-lead of the US component of the study. When black carbon covers snow and ice, the radiation is absorbed, much like that black shirt, instead of being reflected back into the atmosphere.

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Startup vision

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I live in Seattle and I’ve traveled to Florida and the water has always been crystal clear,” said Sutandar, who arrived in the U.S Living in a clean environment in Indonesia is a privilege, not a right.” Seattle came up on top.” with a scholarship to study chemical engineering at Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “In

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. Seen here near the port of Seattle, in 1962, the NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship. Emblemsvåg and the NuProShip team picked three reactor designs after analyzing 93 concepts in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s SMR handbook.

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Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

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The direct influence of black carbon, or soot, on warming the climate could be about twice previous estimates, according to an in-depth open-access study by an international team of 31 authors published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres , a publication of the American Geophysical Union.

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12 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2022

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With its higher frequencies, 6-GHz Wi-Fi is expected to find use in heavy traffic environments like offices and public hotspots. According to the International Energy Agency, only. Tiangong will orbit at roughly the same altitude as the International Space Station but will be only about one-fifth the mass of the ISS.

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EPRI-NRDC report finds widespread vehicle electrification and a cleaner grid could lead to substantial cuts in GHG by 2050

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This research points to the importance of two fundamental and parallel trends in energy and the environment. —Ted Craver, chairman, president and CEO of Edison International. First is the continuing decarbonization of the electricity sector and second is the electrification of energy use in transportation and industry.

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Video Friday: Robots With Knives

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Greetings from the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Yokohama, Japan! However, these robots must perform their tasks dexterously and safely in shared human environments, especially when handling dangerous tools such as kitchen knives.

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