Linguistic analysis of IPCC summaries for policymakers and associated coverage
Nature Climate Change Springer Nature 6:3 (2016) 311-316
TiO2-catalyzed synthesis of sugars from formaldehyde in extraterrestrial impacts on the early Earth.
Scientific reports 6 (2016) 23199
Abstract:
Recent synthetic efforts aimed at reconstructing the beginning of life on our planet point at the plausibility of scenarios fueled by extraterrestrial energy sources. In the current work we show that beyond nucleobases the sugar components of the first informational polymers can be synthesized in this way. We demonstrate that a laser-induced high-energy chemistry combined with TiO2 catalysis readily produces a mixture of pentoses, among them ribose, arabinose and xylose. This chemistry might be highly relevant to the Late Heavy Bombardment period of Earth's history about 4-3.85 billion years ago. In addition, we present an in-depth theoretical analysis of the most challenging step of the reaction pathway, i.e., the TiO2-catalyzed dimerization of formaldehyde leading to glycolaldehyde.Retrieving the real refractive index of mono- and polydisperse colloids from reflectance near the critical angle
Optics Express Optica Publishing Group 24:3 (2016) 1953-1972
Spontaneous Oxygen Isotope Exchange between Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen-Containing Minerals: Do the Minerals “Breathe” CO2?
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C American Chemical Society (ACS) 120:1 (2016) 508-516
A Multi-Sensor Approach for Volcanic Ash Cloud Retrieval and Eruption Characterization: The 23 November 2013 Etna Lava Fountain
Remote Sensing MDPI 8:1 (2016) 58