Figure 1: The surface area of graphite fragments. Figure 4: Catenation of rings in nets intergrown with their dual structures. To quantify the ability of MOF-177 to accommodate large polycyclic ...

The map, entitled "Surface Area" on Munroe's site xkcd.com, is a wonderful visualization of the relative sizes of all the major solid bodies in the solar system presented as a familiar world map.

Wind power is a bit more complicated. 5.85 million square kilometers have to be dedicated to offshore wind to power the world. But while solar might be the wisest choice in terms of area required ...

Using principles from rocket science, researchers have created carbon with a record-breaking surface area. The material can soak up about twice the amount of CO2 as current activated carbon ...