| Transformations demystified
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| A wealth of potential exists in inorganic synthesis for the development of advanced materials that can perform sophisticated functions and drive complex processes. Researchers have long been developing a body of knowledge to map these chemical reactions and predict their results. Particularly in the relatively new subdiscipline of nanocluster synthesis, a little less guesswork could go a long way.
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| IoT Technology Tracks Weather, Air Quality in Cities
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 Understory's Atmosphere solution, consisting of wireless weather and air-quality sensors, as well as cloud-based software and apps, is being tested in Dallas, with 10 other cities expected to have the technology in place by the end of this year.
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| Achievement of Paris climate goals unlikely due to time lags in the land system
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| Achievement of Paris climate goals unlikely due to time lags in the land system, Published online: 18 February 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0400-5 The Paris Agreement requires substantial changes in the land system. However, national implementation plans are vague, largely insufficient and unlikely to be fully achieved. Realistic policies require proper consideration of land-system lags.
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| Amazon aims to make half of its shipments carbon neutral by 2030
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| Perhaps hoping to distract from Greenpeace's latest report on its "dirty cloud," Amazon this morning announced a new environmental commitment, focused on reducing its carbon footprint. The company says it aims to reach 50 percent of all Amazon shipments with net zero carbon by 2030. The company is calling this program "Shipment Zero." Details on this long-term project weren't yet available, but Amazon says it plans to share its company-wide carbon footprint "along with related goals and programs," at a later date. That seems to indicate Amazon will offer an update on the progress of its other sustainability goals, as well. It's important for Amazon to be transparent on these plans, as the size of its business means its impact to the environment, energy consumption and, ultimately climate change, is significant. The company today runs programs including Frustration-Free Packaging and Ship in Own Container, and has a network of solar and wind farms, solar on its fulfillment center rooftops and investments ...
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| Climate Change Hearings Signal Congress Is Willing to Address the Issue Again
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 Climate change is real. It's happening now. And it presents significant problems for the U.S. across multiple facets of society, according to a panel of climate and policy experts that testified before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The testimonials were part of the House Science Committee's first full hearing of the 116th Congress and one of only a handful in the last eight years to address climate change. But that's about to change. In her op
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