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Japan is pushing solar hydrogen into a new phase by teaching its materials to drink in colors of sunlight that used to go to waste. Instead of relying only on the most energetic visible wavelengths, ...

Aerosol scientists quantify the extent of light absorption by black carbon in fire clouds to better model climate impacts of extreme wildfire events. In an actively warming world, large-scale ...

A collaborative research team has introduced a nitrogen-centric framework that explains the light-absorbing effects of atmospheric organic aerosols. This groundbreaking study reveals that ...