IT is generally accepted that the lattice parameter of retained austenite in quenched iron—carbon alloys increases continuously and linearly with the increase of carbon content. So far ...

The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...

In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known ...

A new study reports that 34 percent of the Arctic-boreal zone (ABZ) is actually releasing more carbon than its storing, and that number climbs to 40 percent when considering wildfires. While this ...

As an avid runner who loves racing, I’ve been testing the best carbon plate running shoes ever since the original Nike Vaporfly 4% launched. I’ve tried almost every super-shoe released since ...

The carbon cycle is the biogeochemical cycle focused on carbon and how it is sequestered in and moves between different reservoirs in the Earth system. Wildfires can increase lake carbon ...

We Brits individually create on average 3 tonnes of carbon per year, or 8.2kg per day, from the food and drink we consume. So how do we reduce this? There are useful guidelines to follow when we ...

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Some materials let electricity pass through them easily. These materials are known as electrical conductors. Metal is used in plugs to allow electricity to transfer from the wall socket, through ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across ...

Could fish farms be the next frontier in carbon capture? Researchers have developed a model ... developed by researchers at the University of Connecticut and Yale University, involves adding iron to ...

India is working on a national carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) mission to support decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors such as thermal power, iron and steel, and cement plants, people ...