Billions upon billions of soot particles enter Earth's atmosphere each second, totaling about 5.8 million metric tons a year—posing a climate-warming impact previously estimated at almost one-third ...

Carbon particles are present in many aspects of our daily lives. Soot, which consists of tiny carbon particles, is generated when energy sources such as oil or wood are not completely burned. Soot ...

From the top of a plane wing, another airplane is seen flying above clouds in a blue sky, leaving a contrail in its wake. In spring 2023, scientists aboard a research aircraft chased an Airbus A321neo ...

Unraveling the chemical processes in soot particle filters reveals new ways to produce synthetic fuels. Carbon particles are present in many aspects of our daily lives. Soot, which consists of tiny ...

Soot is a form of carbonaceous particulate produced by incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels in engines, industrial furnaces and open fires. Its formation proceeds through successive stages: fuel ...

Cells taken from the lungs of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a larger accumulation of soot-like carbon deposits compared to cells taken from people who smoke but do not ...

Chicago's air quality has improved after last week's wave of Canadian wildfire smoke, but experts warn the threat may not be completely gone, especially indoors. The Windy City dropped significantly ...

Rain pulls nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from wildfire smoke, delivering surprisingly large amounts of nutrients to ...