Soft Matter
Jan 19, 2023
New 'whipping jet' sprayer controls how aerosols move
Aerosols are tiny particles that can have a significant impact on Earth's climate and human health.
Search results for aerosolization
Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2023
New study shows 'self-cleaning' of marine atmosphere
Scientists have shed new light on the "self-cleaning" capacity of the atmosphere.
Earth Sciences
Jan 17, 2023
Increased atmospheric dust is masking greenhouse gases' warming effect, finds study
A new study shows that global atmospheric dust—microscopic airborne particles from desert dust storms—has a slight overall cooling effect on the planet that has hidden the full amount of warming caused by greenhouse gases.
Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2023
Looking back at the 2022 eruption that shook the world
One year ago, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted, causing widespread destruction to the Pacific Island Nation of Tonga, spewing volcanic material up to 58 km into the atmosphere. It brought a nearly 15 m tsunami ...
Environment
Jan 13, 2023
What uncertainties remain in climate science?
The favored refrain of climate deniers and those who oppose climate policies is that "the science is not settled." To some degree, this is true. Climate scientists are still uncertain about a number of phenomena. But it is ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 29, 2022
South Asian black carbon causes glacier loss on Tibetan Plateau
Black carbon aerosol is the product of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass, and has strong light absorption. Black carbon deposition in snow ice reduces the albedo of the snow ice surface, accelerating the melting ...
Environment
Dec 20, 2022
Human-caused emissions create new cloud-forming particles
Human activity is changing atmospheric chemistry—even in remote places—that could alter how and when clouds form.
Environment
Dec 9, 2022
Air for disadvantaged LA residents is more polluted, more toxic
People dealing with the most socioeconomic disadvantages in greater Los Angeles also face higher levels of toxic air pollution, according to a new UCLA-led study.
General Â鶹ÒùÔºics
Dec 8, 2022
Research explains basics of aerosol formation at the vocal folds
Very small exhaled droplets, so-called aerosol particles, play an important role in the airborne transmission of pathogens such as the coronavirus. Researchers in the field of fluid mechanics used a model to investigate how ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 8, 2022
Scientists pit AI algorithms against each other to optimize graphene nanotube synthesis
An international research team led by Skoltech scientists has identified the best artificial intelligence algorithm for determining the synthesis conditions that favor the formation of carbon nanotubes with properties tailored ...
