carbon
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He eventually identified three whose absorption patterns showed evidence of heavy elements including carbon, oxygen and silicon.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Inside those stars, extreme heat and pressure enabled nuclear fusion and other reactions that created heavier elements such as carbon and oxygen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Carbon Mapper’s goal is to prevent the equivalent of a billion tons of carbon dioxide every year with a constellation of satellites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The city’s claims are based on the global phenomenon of climate change and the atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases from every carbon source around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The problem was that you needed something really hot–hotter even than the middle of the hottest stars–to forge carbon and iron and the other elements without which we would be distressingly immaterial.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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In the new findings, which were published in Science on April 5, 2024, Scripps Research chemists show that it's possible to convert feedstock chemicals into quaternary carbons using a single, inexpensive iron catalyst.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 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
His hands shaking, he opened his briefcase, rummaged among the crumpled onionskin carbons.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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