Indo-Asian News Service: Scientists are using instruments like an aerosol mass spectrometer to examine the life cycles of atmospheric aerosols that can absorb and scatter light and influence the lifetime of clouds. Chemists from Aerodyne Research Inc. and Boston College (BC) have designed the instrument. According to Chemistry Professor Paul Davidovits and Aerodyne Principal Scientist Timothy B. Onasch from BC, the novel spectrometer allows researchers to better understand what happens to the …