Published in Science, this study reveals that nitrogen-containing compounds play a dominant role in the absorption of sunlight by atmospheric organic aerosols worldwide.

Nitrogen gas makes up 78% of Earth’s atmosphere and is an essential element in amino acids and proteins. However, plants and animals cannot use nitrogen gas directly. Root hair cells have a long ...

MOST of the absorption which occurs in the atmosphere in the infra-red region is due to the minor constituents such as water-vapour, carbon dioxide and ozone. The major constituents oxygen and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge has halted Louisiana's first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week. U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued ...

Published in Science, this groundbreaking study reveals that nitrogen-containing compounds play a dominant role in the absorption of sunlight by atmospheric organic aerosols worldwide.

The research team comprised Prof. YU Jianzhen, Chair Professor of the Department of Chemistry and the Division of Environment and Sustainability at HKUST(left) and Prof. FU Tzung-May, Professor of ...