News articles tagged with 'vapour'
International first: Gas-phase carbonic acid isolated
— 11 Jan 2011 17:56 | ChemistryA team of chemists headed by Thomas Loerting from the University of Innsbruck and Hinrich Grothe from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) in Austria have prepared and isolated…
Putting a spin on light and atoms
— 17 Sep 2010 09:53 | PhysicsMagnetometers come in many shapes and sizes - an ordinary hand-held compass is the simplest - but alkali-vapour magnetometers are extrasensitive devices that measure magnetic fields…
Herschel finds water in a cosmic desert
— 2 Sep 2010 15:31 | AstronomyThe Herschel infrared space observatory has discovered that ultraviolet starlight is the key ingredient for making water in space. It is the only explanation for why a dying star is…
Plant 'breathing' mechanism discovered
— 13 Jul 2010 11:55 | BiologyA tiny, little-understood plant pore has enormous implications for weather forecasting, climate change, agriculture, hydrology, and more. A study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution's…
Better weather forecasts with a map showing atmospheric vapour
— 9 Feb 2010 13:46 | EnvironmentWeather forecasts, satellite navigation in cars and the inspection of dikes or natural gas fields: these applications using satellite data would all be even more accurate if we knew…
Water cycle conference makes a big splash
— 23 Dec 2009 12:22 | EnvironmentEarth has a limited amount of water that recycles itself in what is called the 'water cycle.' Climate change, weather and human life are highly affected by changes in this continuous,…
MIT study: Heavier rainstorms ahead
— 18 Aug 2009 13:38 | EnvironmentHeavier rainstorms lie in our future. That's the clear conclusion of a new MIT and Caltech study on the impact that global climate change will have on precipitation patterns…
Climate models confirm more moisture in atmosphere attributed to humans
— 12 Aug 2009 13:16 | EnvironmentWhen it comes to using climate models to assess the causes of the increased amount of moisture in the atmosphere, it doesn't much matter if one model is better than the other…
Space shuttle science shows how 1908 Tunguska explosion was caused by a comet
— 25 Jun 2009 12:17 | AstronomyThe mysterious 1908 Tunguska explosion that levelled 830 square miles of Siberian forest was almost certainly caused by a comet entering the Earth's atmosphere, says new Cornell University…
Further evidence about water ocean on Enceladus
— 24 Jun 2009 17:00 | AstronomyCassini has found further evidence to suggest that the Saturn's sixth largest moon Enceladus has a reservoir of water - perhaps an ocean - beneath its surface. A subsurface ocean could…