Discovery & Inventions

Mon, 08 Nov 2021
Agricultural runoff contributes to climate change

Mechanics of how rivers with increased nitrogen emit greenhouse gases  

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas, with a warming potential of approximately 300 times that of carbon dioxide. From fertilizer runoff in farm fields, an increasing load of nitrogen is washing into rivers and streams. There nitrogen-breathing microbes can break …

Mon, 08 Nov 2021
Chemists develop surface analysis technique to observe early-stage iron corrosion

Research using spectroscopy and microscopy allows real-time imaging in detail

Using a new technique, chemists at Michigan Technological University, supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, successfully increased the detail of surface analysis during the beginning stages of corrosion. This breakthrough …