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Breakthrough in Light Emission: Layered Hybrid Perovskites

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Nov 19, 2024

Methane From Tropical Wetlands Is Surging, Putting Climate Plans in Peril

The Weather Network
A massive surge in wetlands methane — unaccounted for by national emissions plans and undercounted in scientific models — could raise the pressure on governments to make deeper cuts from their fossil fuel and agriculture industries, according to researchers. For countries trying to tackle climate change, “this has major implications when planning for methane and carbon dioxide emissions cuts,” said Zhen Qu, an atmospheric chemist at North Carolina State University.

Nov 18, 2024

Methane From Tropical Wetlands Is Surging, Threatening Climate Plans

Reuters
For countries trying to tackle climate change, “this has major implications when planning for methane and carbon dioxide emissions cuts,” said Zhen Qu, an atmospheric chemist at North Carolina State University who led the study on La Nina impacts.

Nov 15, 2024

How Hurricane Helene Sprawled Record Landslides in NC

PBS NC
After several days of rain had already fallen on the region, Hurricane Helene dumped almost two feet of rain on Western North Carolina. The combination of rain, soil and rock types, and steep slopes generated nearly 1500 landslides. Geologists and engineers explain what happened and what rebuilding afterward looks like.

Nov 6, 2024

The Fastest Backflips on Earth

PBS NC
“When globular springtails jump, they don’t just leap up and down, they flip through the air—it’s the closest you can get to a Sonic the Hedgehog jump in real life,” said Adrian Smith in an NC State press release.

Nov 4, 2024

PFAS Blood Levels Decline in Wilmington-area Residents After Water Cleanup

Environmental Health News
North Carolina State University’s GenX Exposure Study found that PFAS levels in blood samples from Lower Cape Fear region residents fell by up to 32% between 2020 and 2023.

Oct 30, 2024

The Difference Between Normal Heat Waves and Climate Change — Enhanced

WJAX
Researchers from NC State, NOAA and other institutions devised a systematic approach to assess whether extreme weather events are linked to climate change.

Oct 29, 2024

Establishing a Routine Process for Evaluating Extreme Weather Events

Phys.org
“Our main goal with this project is to be able to tell communities that are affected by extreme weather events whether they will continue to see more events like this in the future,” says Carl Schreck, senior research scientist with North Carolina State University’s North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies. “Getting this information to them in a timely manner will help them make informed decisions about hardening infrastructure or rebuilding after a weather event.”

Oct 25, 2024

PFAS Roundup: Vice President Harris Supports Michigan-led Plan to Provide Medical Care for Military Victims of PFAS

Great Lakes Now
A new study out of North Carolina State University suggests that it could take up to 40 years to flush PFAS out of groundwater.

Oct 24, 2024

State Sets Temporarily Allowable PFAS Limits in Groundwater

NC Newsline
David Genereux, a professor with the university’s Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and coauthor of the study said PFAS emitted into the environment up to more than 40 years ago were found in groundwater within a test site immediately surrounding Chemours’ Fayetteville Works Facility in Bladen County.

Oct 15, 2024

Breakthrough in Light Emission: Layered Hybrid Perovskites

AZO Materials
“A quantum well that is two atoms thick has higher energy than a quantum well that is five atoms thick. And in order to get energy to flow efficiently, you want to have quantum wells that are three and four atoms thick between the quantum wells that are two and five atoms thick. You basically want to have a gradual slope that the energy can cascade down,” said Kenan Gundogdu, study co-author and professor at North Carolina State University.