ambient
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"In our tests with ambient air, we were able to extract 97 milligrams of CO2 with one gram of material," explains Zhou Dong, a postdoctoral researcher in Mezzenga's group and lead author of the study.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Researchers adapted a technique widely used to study heat and human health to establish the first "statistically validated association between ambient temperature and koala mortality", the study said.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Two toxic air contaminants present in California’s ambient air, acrolein and ethylene oxide, appear to be much stronger carcinogens than previously known, California environmental health officials announced Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
This description echoes through the film in its regard for plants, which here seem to possess a sort of ambient awareness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
It's hard to tell if the ambient light is less or more than it was yesterday.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing ambient
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Around and Around: Ambi
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