Sweetening the deal for sustainability, while removing carbon dioxide

Here's a novel pathway to a more sustainable planet: carbo-loading for the public good. In a new study published in Nature ...
Sky

Coronavirus: How lockdowns have caused drop in air pollution across the world

Air pollution appears to have decreased in urban areas across the world as cities continue to be locked down to prevent the spread of coronavirus. In Europe, cities including Brussels, Paris, Madrid, ...

Resurrected ancient enzyme offers new window into early Earth and the search for life beyond it

By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of ...
Nature

Peroxynitrite: biochemistry, pathophysiology and development of therapeutics

Peroxynitrite induces cell death, and can influence signal-transduction processes, mitochondrial function and signalling of apoptosis. The formation and reactions of peroxynitrite play a significant ...
IEEE

Fault Detection for Lithium-Ion Battery Using Smooth Variable Structure Filters

Abstract: Batteries are prone to faults that may arise because of vibrations, deformations, collisions, or improper usage. These faults can be sorted into two main categories: internal and external ...
Frontiers

Effects of diverse forage mixtures on rumen fermentation, nitrogen metabolism, and prokaryote microbial community structure in continuous culture fermenters

Introduction: Seasonal declines in forage quality in crested wheatgrass-dominated rangelands of the Intermountain West reduce beef cattle performance and increase supplementation costs. Integrating ...
SciELO

Modeling of the fixed - bed adsorption of carbon dioxide and a carbon dioxide - nitrogen mixture on zeolite 13X

In this study, the fixed - bed adsorption of carbon dioxide and a carbon dioxide - nitrogen mixture on zeolite 13X was investigated. The adsorption equilibrium and breakthrough curves were determined ...
Frontiers

Controlled-release fertilizers increase sunflower yield by regulating soil nitrogen, photosynthesis, and root structure in arid regions

Background and aims: In arid irrigated systems, nitrogen supply often mismatches crop demand. This study assessed whether controlled-release fertilizers (CRF) better synchronizes nitrogen supply with ...
IEEE

A Physics-Informed Neural Network with Residual Structure for 2D Thermal Distribution Modeling and Prognostics of Cylindrical Lithium-ion Batteries

Abstract: Estimating the temperature distribution of lithium-ion batteries is critical for a battery management system. Calcu-lating the transient temperature distribution of lithium batteries is a ...