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Abstract: Here, a compact multigas sensor using tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) combined with the spectral matrix compensation (SMC) method is developed. Each gas measurement unit, ...

We exist, thrive, and ponder upon life, but when it comes to understanding its beginnings, we’ve always found ourselves at a crossroads. Where did we come from? What did the world look like when life ...

Methane-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) is a group of planktonic microorganisms that use methane as their primary source of cellular energy. For tropical lakes in monsoon Asia, there is currently a knowledge ...

Backers say hydrogen projects should be first in line for almost $26bn in US taxpayer money – but should we believe the hype? Hydrogen is the smallest, lightest and most abundant molecule in the ...

Astronomers will soon begin searching for biosignatures, atmospheric gases or surface features produced by life, on potentially habitable planets. Since methane is the only biosignature that the James ...

Methane is the final product of the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter. The conversion of organic matter to methane (methanogenesis) as a mechanism for energy conservation is exclusively ...

Japanese researchers have developed a simulation method to theoretically estimate the performance of heterogeneous catalyst by combining first-principles calculation (1) and kinetic calculation ...

Direct oxidation of methane to methanol is a long-standing challenge in the heterogeneous catalysis community. This Communication demonstrates that water, not dioxygen, is the main source of the ...