carbon
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Heavier elements, including carbon, iron, and silver, account for only 1.5 percent of its mass.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Mr. Carney won early support by canceling his predecessor’s carbon tax, rolling back planning requirements for construction and proving a shrewd political operator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Those measurements helped rule out other possibilities, such as a distant background star or a brown dwarf whose atmosphere also contained carbon monoxide.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Metal mining is energy-intensive, and conventional estimates for its carbon footprint attribute most of its emissions to heavy equipment on-site, as well as diesel transport required to haul ore away.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
It was based on the realization that all living things have within them an isotope of carbon called carbon-14, which begins to decay at a measurable rate the instant they die.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
More disordered carbons store ions more efficiently in their nanopores, and the team are hoping to use these results to design better supercapacitors.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024
Lignin is the world's most abundant source of renewable aromatic carbons, but its irregular structure makes it notoriously difficult to break apart into useful components.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
Energy Information Administration, the global supply of crude oil, other liquid carbons, and biofuels is expected to meet global demand through 2050.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
A particular ceramide’s character depends on the size of its acyl tail, a portion of the molecule that can contain from 12 to more than 26 carbons.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 15, 2023
In a moment the carbons lay spread out before him.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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