carbon
Example Sentences
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Exposure to sunlight sharply increased the amount of dissolved organic carbon released by every plastic tested.
From Science Daily
It predicts some 38.1 billion metric tons of fossil carbon dioxide emissions this year alone.
From Salon
The new chip technology will help speed up laptops, reduce data centres' carbon footprint and allow self-driving cars to spot objects quicker, according to US computing giant IBM.
From Barron's
Meanwhile, transition technologies such as carbon capture and storage, where a carbon capture unit is added to, say, an existing steel plant, would likely be more practical, even if the overall outcome isn’t as green.
Its atmosphere is extremely thin and composed mostly of carbon dioxide, which means far less electrical charge is needed to trigger sparks than on Earth.
From Science Daily
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