Tracking sootprints

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Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) headed by Prof Vander Sande discovered that every soot particle from polluted air is unique. Soot particles could come either from different sources or from the same source operating at different levels. They could be distinguished by using an electron energy loss spectroscopy. This basically means that every soot particle has a sootprint that could be used to identify its source, and which could be used by environmentalists to support lawsuits against polluters.

Waste Management and Remediation Services, Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, Particulate Pollutants, Air Pollution R&D, Research, Air pollution, Air pollution research, Soot

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Have lab, will travel

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Boston University professors Connie Phillips and Carl Franzblau are installing modern molecular biology and genetic engineering equipment on a custom-built mobile laboratory. The effort is expected to promote student interest in biomedical sciences by giving them hands-on training and access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. The mobile laboratory is a converted school bus equipped with workstations, spectrophotometers, incubators and other modern lab equipment.

Biochemistry, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Innovations, Universities and colleges, Buildings and facilities, Study and teaching, Biotechnology, Biotechnology laboratories, Boston University

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