Hyperpolarized Ultrafast Laplace NMR (UF-LNMR) increases simultaneously both the time efficiency and sensitivity of multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation and diffusion experiments by several orders of magnitude. The method enables monitoring fast molecular processes in real time and makes much lower concentrations detectable than previously. This project significantly expands the UF-LNMR toolbox and harnesses the high efficiency and sensitivity of hyperpolarized UF-LNMR to research supporting sustainable development. The method is used to better understand the role of aerosols in climate change, to develop biosensors for monitoring molecular and metabolic processes in real time, as well as to develop and characterize novel sustainable materials, such as CO2-capturing cements, lignocellulosic biomaterials and battery materials.

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