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polarmolecule · 8 months
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if you just look hard enough… beautiful <3
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jcmarchi · 2 months
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Susan Solomon wins VinFuture Award for Female Innovators
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Susan Solomon wins VinFuture Award for Female Innovators
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Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies Susan Solomon has been awarded the 2023 VinFuture Award for Female Innovators. Solomon was picked out of almost 1,400 international nominations across four categories for “The discovery of the ozone depletion mechanism in Antarctica, contributing to the establishment of the Montreal Protocol.” The award, which comes with a $500,000 prize, highlights outstanding female researchers and innovators that can serve as role models for aspiring scientists.
“I’m tremendously humbled by that, and I’ll do my best to live up to it,” says Solomon, who attended the ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Dec. 20.
The VinFuture Awards are given annually to “honor scientific research and breakthrough technological innovations that can make a significant difference” according to their site. In addition to Female Innovators, the award has two other special categories, Innovators from Developing Countries and Innovators with Outstanding Achievements in Emerging Fields, as well as their overall grand prize. The awards have been given out by the Vietnam-based VinFuture Foundation since 2021.
“Countries all around the world are part of scientific progress and innovation, and that a developing country is honoring that is really very lovely,” says Solomon, whose career as an atmospheric chemist has brought her onto the international stage and has shown her firsthand how important developing countries are in crafting global policy.
In 1986 Solomon led an expedition of 16 scientists to Antarctica to measure the degradation of the ozone layer; she was the only woman on the team. She and her collaborators were able to figure out the atmospheric chemistry of chlorofluorocarbons and other similar chemicals that are now known as ozone-depleting substances. This work became foundational to the creation of the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement that banned damaging chemicals and has allowed the ozone to recover.
Solomon joined the MIT faculty in 2012 and holds joint appointments in the departments of Chemistry and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. The success of the Montreal Protocol demonstrates the ability for international cooperation to enact effective environmental agreements; Solomon sees it as a blueprint for crafting further policy when it comes to addressing global climate change.
“Women can do anything, even help save the ozone layer and solve other environmental problems,” she says. “Today’s problem of climate change is for all of us to be involved in solving.”
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venusianwonders · 2 years
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Atmospheric chemists from the University of Pennsylvania analyze sulfur in the Venusian atmosphere
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masterofmingyuehall · 8 months
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Submitted my first research paper wooo gonna celebrate later
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internetadmedia · 1 year
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Remembering the Legacy of Mario Molina: The Environmental Scientist Who Changed the World
Mario Molina is a Mexican chemist who is widely recognized for his work on the effects of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) on the Earth’s ozone layer. He was born in Mexico City on March 19, 1943, and passed away on October 7, 2020. Molina’s scientific contributions and advocacy for environmental protection have earned him numerous awards and accolades, including the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in…
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fumpkins · 6 years
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NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Nora become a hurricane
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IMAGE: On March 23 at 12: 36 a.m. EDT (0436 UTC) a noticeable picture of Hurricane Nora was obtained from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite as it continued … view more 
Credit: Credits: NOAA/NASA Quick Action Group
NASA satellite images revealed that Hurricane Nora established an eye as it enhanced into a typhoon north of Australia. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite supplied forecasters with a noticeable picture of the storm, previously called Hurricane 16 P.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology or ABM released cautions and expect Nora. A Caution Zone is in impact from the mouth of the Gilbert River to Thursday Island, consisting of Weipa. The Watch Zone extends from the Northern Territory/Queensland border to the mouth of the Gilbert River.
On March 23 at 12: 36 a.m. EDT (0436 UTC) the Noticeable Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite caught a noticeable picture of Hurricane Nora as it continued moving in between northern Australia and New Guinea. The image was developed at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland and revealed an eye surrounded by effective thunderstorms covering into the low-level center of flow.
At 5 a.m. EST (0900 UTC) on March 23, the center of Hurricane Nora was 438 nautical miles east-northeast of Darwin, Australia near 11.0 degrees south latitude and 138.5 degrees east longitude. Nora was approaching the southeast near 15 miles per hour (13 knots/24 kph). Optimum sustained winds were near 75 miles per hour (65 knots/120 kph) making Nora a Classification 1 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson cyclone wind scale.
Nora is anticipated to continue reinforcing and moving southeast into the Gulf Carpentaria.
ABM kept in mind on March 23 “Serious Hurricane Nora continues to magnify as a Classification 3 strength cyclone as it moves southeasterly throughout the northern Gulf of Carpentaria. The Hurricane is anticipated to reach Classification 4 strength throughout Saturday while over the northeast Gulf of Carpentaria. On Sunday, the Hurricane is anticipated to take a more southerly track and move to the southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria coast, although a seaside crossing anywhere along the western Cape York Peninsula south of Mapoon throughout Saturday afternoon or Sunday is likewise possible. By Monday, the Hurricane is anticipated to end up being sluggish moving over the southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria or inland of the coast.”
The Joint Tropical cyclone Caution Center’s prolonged projection requires Nora to approach Mornington Island on March 26 and make landfall in southwestern Queensland on March 27.
For projection updates, go to ABM: http://www.bom.gov.au
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shu-edi · 2 years
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beepost-generator · 1 year
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don't mess this up
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sableeira · 7 months
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the tension in that scene was breathtaking. The music in the background. The memories being projected not only on the background but also on Dazai himself. Dazai’s speech being interrupted by the sound of their abilities working together for the first time ever to transition back to the control room. The pause and Dazai’s expression while Chuuya is fighting for his life. Beautiful.
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janeaustenlover · 1 year
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There’s a little flame between us. It’s always burning. And I’ve come to believe that tending a fire like that is purpose enough for any life.
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polarmolecule · 9 months
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Shoutout to the way my chemistry bridging unit has reccomended research topics that they expect one page of notes for
Babes you just asked me about the ozone layer you’re getting a fucking powerpoint whether you like it or not
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jcmarchi · 3 months
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Mysterious missing component in the clouds of Venus revealed - Technology Org
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Mysterious missing component in the clouds of Venus revealed - Technology Org
Researchers may have identified the missing component in the chemistry of the Venusian clouds that would explain their colour and ‘splotchiness’ in the UV range, solving a longstanding mystery.
What are the clouds of Venus made of? Scientists know they are mainly made of sulfuric acid droplets, with some water, chlorine, and iron. Their concentrations vary with height in the thick and hostile Venusian atmosphere. But until now they have been unable to identify the missing component that would explain the clouds’ patches and streaks, only visible in the UV range.
In a study published in Science Advances, researchers from the University of Cambridge synthesised iron-bearing sulfate minerals that are stable under the harsh chemical conditions in the Venusian clouds. Spectroscopic analysis revealed that a combination of two minerals, rhomboclase and acid ferric sulfate, can explain the mysterious UV absorption feature on our neighbouring planet.
“The only available data for the composition of the clouds were collected by probes and revealed strange properties of the clouds that so far we have been unable to fully explain,” said Paul Rimmer from the Cavendish Laboratory and co-author of the study. “In particular, when examined under UV light, the Venusian clouds featured a specific UV absorption pattern. What elements, compounds, or minerals are responsible for such observation?”
Formulated on the basis of Venusian atmospheric chemistry, the team synthesised several iron-bearing sulfate minerals in an aqueous geochemistry laboratory in the Department of Earth Sciences. By suspending the synthesised materials in varying concentrations of sulfuric acid and monitor the chemical and mineralogical changes, the team narrowed down the candidate minerals to rhomboclase and acid ferric sulfate, of which the spectroscopic features were examined under light sources specifically designed to mimic the spectrum of solar flares (Rimmer’s FlareLab; Cavendish Laboratory).
Researchers from Harvard University provided measurements of the UV absorbance patterns of ferric iron under extreme acidic conditions, in an attempt to mimic the even more extreme Venusian clouds. The scientists are part of the newly-established Origins Federation, which promotes such collaborative projects.
“The patterns and level of absorption shown by the combination of these two mineral phases are consistent with the dark UV-patches observed in Venusian clouds,” said co-author Clancy Zhijian Jiang, from the Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge. “These targeted experiments revealed the intricate chemical network within the atmosphere, and shed light on the elemental cycling on the Venusian surface.”
“Venus is our nearest neighbour, but it remains a mystery,” said Rimmer. “We will have a chance to learn much more about this planet in the coming years with future NASA and ESA missions set to explore its atmosphere, clouds and surface. This study prepares the grounds for these future explorations.”
Source: Cambridge University
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foryouwereinmysong · 1 year
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Here There and Everywhere music video mclennon edition
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lilacthebooklover · 2 months
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have to do a triple chem paper tomorrow and can i just say that paper 2 is a godsend compared to paper 1. fractional distillation? reversible reactions?? freaking potable water? i think i might be in love.
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