But the landers found no other signs of biological activity, nor any organic compounds.
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Are there any regions on or within Mercury that might have both liquid water and organic compounds?
Stashed on the front of Curiosity, underneath foil covers, are five ceramic blocks spiked with artificial organic compounds.
We know from scientific studies on Earth that, given the right chemical elements and some energy, organic compounds form.
These include the exhaust gases such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), and carbon monoxide (CO).
The background level of tropospheric ozone is inexorably rising as volatile organic compounds are released from burning coal and oil.
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Ford's new solution captures the volatile organic compounds from paint waste and concentrates them into a rich mixture of hydrocarbons.
In a briefing, Nasa scientists announced that Curiosity had detected organic compounds - complex molecules containing carbon, without which no known life can develop.
The John Klein powder is less oxidized and therefore has a higher potential to preserve organic compounds, if they were originally present.
It is from a class known as the carbonaceous chondrites - primitive, carbon-rich meteorites that contain organic compounds such as amino acids.
The team analysed the organic compounds in the rocks of Fossil Lake.
The rover will spend the rest of the spring drilling and sampling the site, in search of organic compounds, then head for higher ground.
The study looked specifically at vehicle-emitted pollutants called volatile organic compounds ( VOCs) which enter the atmosphere from the tailpipes of cars and trucks.
Preventing leaks also cuts back on other air pollutants associated with gas production and use, including such volatile organic compounds as ethane and butane.
The study investigated whether dogs could be trained to reliably identify specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are linked to the presence of lung cancer.
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Samsung's Touch of Color (ToC) technology doesn't use paints, sprays or glues, ensuring they contain no Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), making recycling simpler and safer.
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Direct exposure to insecticides - the most widely used are synthetic organic compounds called pyrethroids - was once an effective way to kill off the pests.
Some have eco-friendly attributes, like wood with low emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as formaldehyde, which is classified as a carcinogen by the World Health Organization.
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Cancer appears to give off a signature smell of volatile organic compounds that can be detected using the right technical medical kit - and perhaps even dogs.
According to the EPA, since cleanup began in the early 1980 more than 74 million gallons of groundwater have been treated and 2, 000 pounds of volatile organic compounds removed.
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The breath-test technology relies on the idea that the biology of tumours can lead to the production of specific "volatile organic compounds", combinations of chemicals unlikely in a healthy person.
For the study, researchers from the University of Vermont analysed volatile organic compounds (VOCs) given off in exhaled breath by different bacteria as well as different strains of the same bacterium.
UTC's solution: Pass the return air through an aluminum filter sprayed with titanium dioxide that, hit with ultraviolet rays, sets off a chemical reaction that breaks down nasty organic compounds like benzene and formaldehyde into carbon dioxide and water.
That was to put down volatile organic compounds that were coming up out of the oil that was sitting around the ship that was actually producing -- there actually is a threat to personal safety and health there on those vapors.
Dioxins and PCBs are among a "dirty dozen" dangerous compounds known as persistent organic pollutants.
The company founders were researching how small silicon compounds and calcium could bind to leaves and other organic material to produce fossils.
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Others, like Michael North, Professor of Organic Chemistry at Newcastle University in the UK, are looking at transforming CO2 into useful chemical compounds called cyclic carbonates for industrial use.
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