Sentences with phrase «from absorbed sunlight»

I am inclined to believe that the tape is actually running hotter because it is heating up from absorbed sunlight.

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Because it absorbs sunlight better, which is required for the processing of vitamin D. Genetic differences that are advantageous to the survival of the species have a higher rate of survival and reproduction, and over eons of time, through geographic isolation and genetic draft, new species arise from the old.

As the chlorophyll within this organelle absorbs energy from sunlight, it releases high - energy electrons; vitamin K1 forms a bridge between chlorophyll and several iron - sulfur centers across which these electrons travel, releasing their energy so that the cell can ultimately use it to synthesize glucose..

Especially chlorophyll, the green pigment that absorbs energy from sunlight, has been touted for its healing benefits.

And when they land on Greenland's snow and ice, their ability to absorb heat from sunlight increases surface melting.

The nanowires collect sunlight, much like the light - absorbing layer on a solar panel, and the bacteria use the energy from that sunlight to carry out chemical reactions that turn carbon dioxide into a liquid fuel such as isopropanol.

Another source of uncertainty comes from the direct effect of aerosols from human origins: How much do they reflect and absorb sunlight directly as particles?

The northern - exposed thermometer yielded higher temperatures than the screened one during summer, and nearly identical temperatures in winter — due to heat absorbed from sunlight during the brighter months.

Chloroplasts alone absorb light only from the visible portion of the solar spectrum, allowing access to only about 50 % of the incident solar energy radiation, and less than 10 % of full sunlight saturates the capacity of the photosynthetic apparatus.

And again, because those surfaces are dark, they absorb even more thermal energy from the sunlight, establishing an ongoing amplification process.»

They could store a charge from wind energy at night and absorb sunlight hitting their rooftop solar cells if parked during the day.

The imaging system detects fluorescence emitted from chlorophyll, a pigment that gives plants their green color and is essential for absorbing the sunlight plants use to create energy through photosynthesis.

Some reflect sunlight, cooling the climate, while others absorb heat from the sun, warming the climate.

The body naturally produces vitamin D after exposure to sunlight and absorbs it from certain foods.

Essentially, Li said, the molecule acts as a two - part system: a nanographene «energy collector» that absorbs energy from sunlight and an atomic rhenium «engine» that produces carbon monoxide.

Once in the atmosphere, the dust can heat parts of the atmosphere by absorbing energy from sunlight.

With its wide angle, the SSA addressed another long - standing problem faced by solar - absorbing surfaces: the ability to absorb sunlight throughout the day from sunrise to sunset.

Under full sunlight, the energy from excess absorbed photons is intentionally dissipated by the plant as heat.

They incorporated a photocatalyst in a moisture - absorbing, semiconducting paint that can produce hydrogen from water in the air when exposed to sunlight.

The darkest blue indicates deeper water, but it's also this shade for another reason: the rich blue hue comes from dye added to speed up the rate at which the water absorbs sunlight and warmth, aiding evaporation.

Critics argue that albedo modification and other «geoengineering» schemes are risky and would discourage nations from trying to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide, the heat - trapping gas that comes from the burning of fossil fuels and that is causing global warming by absorbing increasing amounts of energy from sunlight.

Electrical energy to drive the catalytic reaction would come from solar - power cells — although eventually researchers might be able to modify the catalyst to absorb sunlight directly.

Since turtles are reptiles, and therefore cold - blooded, the dark coloration also allows them to absorb heat from sunlight and regulate their body temperature.

They may act as reflectors, bouncing incoming sunlight back into space, or like blankets, absorbing heat emitted from the surface and then radiating it back down.

The smoke from vast fires started by bombs dropped on cities and industrial areas would envelop the planet and absorb so much sunlight that the earth's surface would get cold, dark and dry, killing plants worldwide and eliminating our food supply.

That's because the gas can be used to make several of the layers in a silicon photovoltaic — from the top of the cell where it is used to deposit a layer of silicon nitride that ensures that all sunlight is absorbed, to the bottom where it can be used to deposit another layer that helps reflect back any missed photons of sunlight, boosting the efficiency of the cell at converting light into electricity.

In a traditional solar panel, silicon atoms are struck by sunlight and the atoms» outermost electrons absorb energy from some of these wavelengths of sunlight, causing the electrons to get excited.

The vitamin is absorbed from the fat in milk, liver and fish oils as well as being made by the action of sunlight on the skin.

Sandwich structures such as Canon's can mop up more photons as the sunlight passes from one layer to another because different semiconductors absorb light of different wavelengths.

Photovoltaic cells, which absorb photons from sunlight and convert them to electricity, operate with only 20 percent efficiency.

The ozone layer acts as Earth's sunscreen by absorbing harmful ultraviolet radiation from incoming sunlight that can cause skin cancer and damage plants, among other harmful effects to life on Earth.

The earth absorbs more sunlight during the southern hemisphere summer when the darker (all that ocean) southern hemisphere is pointed more towards the sun This seasonal cycle may be large enough to overwhwlm the warming from CO2 etc for a year or so, thus on a seasonal scale the rise may not be monotonic.

Doesn't this have an effect on the loss of heat from sunlight absorbed by leaves?

Lower concentrations of 1,25 D3 in African Americans, likely due to a decreased ability to absorb vitamin D from sunlight, correlate with increased susceptibility to infection.

Now, engineers from Sandia National Laboratories are improving the efficiency of smaller plants, designing a new receiver that can absorb much more sunlight.

Signs of deficiency: If you don't consume or absorb enough in vitamin D from food, through exposure to sunlight, or your kidneys can not convert vitamin D to its active form in the body, it can lead to osteomalacia, causing bone pain and muscle weakness.

Through photosynthesis, phytoplankton absorbs sunlight, which it stores in sugars it makes from CO2 and water.

Humans absorb vitamin D through exposure to sunlight, though it can also be derived from fish or manufactured synthetically.

Dark colours absorb more sunlight whereas light colours will reflect the rays away from you.

This is because of a green - colored chemical called chlorophyll, the chemical that lets plants absorb useful energy from sunlight.

The first thing that catches your eye, of course, is the white leather that covers the seats and parts of the dash; it's some pretty blinding stuff, and I'd probably avoid it because a) it looks way too pretty for my liking and more importantly, b) white leather scuffs, it absorbs dye from your wet jeans and it's blindingly reflective in direct sunlight.

Direct sun exposure is required for vitamin D production and our modern, mechanized life prevents us from «coming to the surface» long enough to absorb direct sunlight.

'' Global climate change results from a small yet persistent imbalance between the amount of sunlight absorbed by Earth and the thermal radiation emitted back to space1.

Referring back to 24 November 2005, raypierre describes the overall assumption of the radiative process analysis that concludes with a surface temperature output, saying that the radiating temperature «has to stay the same, since the planet still has to get rid of the same amount of energy absorbed from incident sunlight.»

If the greenhouse effect (that checks the exit of longwave radiation from Earth into space) or the amount of absorbed sunlight diminished, one would see a slowing in the heat uptake of the oceans.

Some gases in Earth's atmosphere — mostly water vapor and carbon dioxide — let sunlight pass through mostly unhindered, but absorb infrared light from the ground.

The black smoke from such stoves also could be contributing to the melting of Himalayan snow and, by absorbing sunlight, can add local warming to whatever comes in a particular region from climate change.

Retired teacher notices that plants are dying from lack of sunlight, absorbed by cancer - causing solar farms

The only bit relevant to the current dispute in Specer's post seems to be this: «Well, notice that what we are left with in this thought experiment is an atmosphere that is heated from below by the ground absorbing sunlight, but the atmosphere has no way of cooling... except in a very shallow layer right next to the ground where it can cool by conduction at night.»

This is of particular concern to scientists because of the albedo effect, where the replacement of highly reflective sea ice with darker open water greatly increases heat absorbed from sunlight.