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U Alberta study shows for the first time that sunlight causes chemical reactions in road dust; singlet oxygen

Green Car Congress

— In the study, the team study, investigated the photochemical production of 1 O 2 by size-fractionated road dust collected in Edmonton, Alberta and compared the reactivity of this substrate to that of Arizona test dust, Niger sand, and Cape Verde dust.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

Cars That Think

Indago flies above structures engulfed in flames and maps out the hot zones, on which K-Max then drops flame retardant or water. As part of the job, in Oghara, Nigeria, then a small fishing village along the Niger River, he collected fares and directed passengers on and off the bus. My grades took off right after he showed up.”

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