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Researchers find organic carbons are also absorbing light — and likely harming people’s health
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Researchers find organic carbons are also absorbing light — and likely harming people’s health

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering spent two weeks in India cooking with local residents. They found that soot wasn’t the only worrisome byproduct of traditional cookstoves; organic carbons are causing problems, too.
April 14, 2020
Engineers discover a new law of light absorption
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Engineers discover a new law of light absorption

Researchers in the School of Engineering & Applied Science have discovered a new, natural law that sheds light on the fundamental relationship between coated black carbon and light absorption.
November 19, 2018
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