Tag: carbon
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Posted on July 1, 2024
‘More Complicated Than Launching a Rocket’
When Min Chen first checked out Google Earth, the tech giant’s highly detailed digital globe, he was totally blown away. And the moment he […]
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Posted on March 8, 2024
The Fate of Microbes and Carbon in the Aftermath of Wildfires
In Controlled Burn (Grow, fall 2018), Erik Ness introduced readers to the Charcoalator, a small furnace that sustains tiny fires under controlled conditions. Associate […]
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Posted on March 9, 2023
Five Counterintuitive Facts for the Conscientious Lawn Owner
Healthy lawns can prevent phosphorus from entering lakes and streams, where it causes problematic algal blooms. Phosphorus is an important element for plant growth. […]
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Posted on April 29, 2022
Innovative Tech Captures Carbon — and a Big Prize
Cut greenhouse gas emissions and stave off the harmful effects of climate change. It’s one of the most important challenges we face today. And […]
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Posted on October 17, 2018
Controlled Burn
In a small utility room in UW–Madison’s Animal Science Building, the world’s smallest and most precise forest fire is burning. The fuel today: 100 grams […]