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Team makes sustainable aviation fuel additive from recycled polystyrene
A new study overcomes a key challenge to switching commercial aircraft in the U.S. from their near-total reliance on fossil fuels to more sustainable aviation fuels. The study details a cost-effective method for producing ...
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Engineering
Engineers create novel design for electromagnetic induction type vibration energy harvesters
Electromagnetic induction (EI), or the production of voltage across a conductor by varying the magnetic field or by moving the conductor through a fixed magnetic field, is one of the most traditional methods of converting ...
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Amsterdam experiment shows how households can cut energy costs by about 50%
Many people around the globe are living in energy poverty, meaning they spend at least 8% of their annual household income on energy. Addressing this problem is not simple, but an experiment by MIT researchers shows that ...
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Quasi-solid battery combines safety and efficiency for electric vehicles and devices
Technological advances have led to the widespread use of electric devices and vehicles. These innovations are not only convenient but also environmentally friendly, offering an alternative to polluting fuel-driven machines.
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Losing to lithium: Research shows sodium-ion batteries need breakthroughs to compete
Legions of battery engineers and their supporters have sought for years to build batteries cheaper than the dominant lithium-ion technology, hoping to capture some of lithium-ion's $50 billion-a-year and growing market. The ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Burning waste is a dirty way to generate power, but it's the least bad alternative to England's broken recycling system
Burning waste to generate heat and electricity was deemed the UK's "dirtiest form of power" in a BBC investigation in October 2024, after the country's last coal plant closed the month before.
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Energy & Green Tech
New method forecasts computation, energy costs for sustainable AI models
The process of updating deep learning/AI models when they face new tasks or must accommodate changes in data can have significant costs in terms of computational resources and energy consumption. Researchers have developed ...
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Energy & Green Tech
AI's energy needs drive nuclear power resurgence
The demand for electricity to power AI data centers is skyrocketing, placing immense pressure on traditional energy sources.
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Energy & Green Tech
Algorithm simulates oil behavior for improved recovery techniques
Researchers have presented a new algorithm for molecular simulation of oil that will help optimize oil recovery and filtration strategies. The research was published in the journal Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Q&A: Expert explains where he sees the greatest need for action to further develop wind energy
In an overview study, a team of researchers led by Russell McKenna identified 14 key impact categories of wind energy. The review paper, published in the journal Joule, provides guidance for future studies and policy decisions.
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Energy & Green Tech
Taiwan iPhone maker Foxconn sets its sights on the ever more crowded EV market
Auto industry newcomers like Taiwan-based iPhone maker Foxconn and China's Huawei Technologies are maneuvering to gain an edge in the electric vehicle sector, prompting automakers like Japan's Nissan and Honda to announce ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Tech sector's energy transition draws attention at Vegas show
With its focus on innovative products and cutting-edge technology, the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has not historically paid much attention to energy companies.
Jan 12, 2025
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Engineering
Sustainable cement: An electrochemical process to help neutralize cement industry CO₂ emissions
Cement production is the second-largest industrial contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, but its carbon footprint could be dramatically reduced with a new low-cost, scalable approach demonstrated at the University ...
Jan 11, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Five ways to make aviation more sustainable right now
Many of us feel guilt when we fly because it is a very obvious source of carbon emissions. Aviation causes around 2.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But we do not perhaps feel the same guilt when we walk into a new ...
Jan 11, 2025
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Engineering
Exploring quinone-based carbon capture: A promising path to safer CO₂ removal
Carbon capture, or the isolation and removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during industrial processes like cement mixing or steel production, is widely regarded as a key component of fighting climate change. Existing ...
Jan 10, 2025
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Engineering
Light, flexible and radiation-resistant: Organic solar cells for space
Radiation testing suggests that solar cells made from carbon-based, or organic, materials could outperform conventional silicon and gallium arsenide for generating electricity in the final frontier, a study from the University ...
Jan 10, 2025
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Engineering
Sustainable building components use passive dehumidification to create a good indoor climate
Whether it's the meeting room of an office building, the exhibition room of a museum or the waiting area of a government office, many people gather in such places, and quickly the air becomes thick. This is partly due to ...
Jan 10, 2025
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Engineering
Untapped potential: Construction materials could store billions of tons of CO₂ annually
Construction materials such as concrete and plastic have the potential to lock away billions of tons of carbon dioxide, according to a new study by civil engineers and Earth systems scientists at the University of California, ...
Jan 9, 2025
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Engineering
Dialysis-inspired technique 'astonishingly effective' for treating wastewater
Researchers at Rice University, in collaboration with Guangdong University of Technology, have uncovered an innovative approach to treating high-salinity organic wastewaters—streams containing both elevated salt and organic ...
Jan 9, 2025
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Engineering
3D-printed fungal fuel cell offers biodegradable power solution
A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what Empa researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery. The living battery could supply power to sensors for agriculture or ...
Jan 9, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Innovative smart window technology balances heat and visibility control
Smart windows are becoming a key focus in the push for energy-efficient buildings and sustainable architecture. These windows can dynamically adjust their properties to control light and heat, improving comfort while reducing ...
Jan 9, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Building better batteries: Researchers untangle the tiny strands of lithium that develop inside rechargeable batteries
When we plug in our cell phones to charge them, we take it for granted that they'll soon be brimming with energy for scrolling, texting and receiving news alerts. But the technology powering this—rechargeable lithium-ion ...
Jan 9, 2025
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Business
Enhanced tandem solar modules promise lower costs and higher efficiency
Increasing module efficiency and expanding manufacturing capacity play complementary roles in reducing costs of metal halide perovskite/silicon tandem solar modules, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
Jan 9, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Elimination of newly discovered loss mechanism enhances organic solar cell efficiency and stability
Researchers at Åbo Akademi University in Finland have identified and eliminated a previously unknown loss mechanism in organic solar cells that makes them more efficient and gives them a longer lifetime. The results provide ...
Jan 9, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
How heat storage technologies could keep Canada's roads and bridges ice-free all winter long
For decades, Canadian cities and towns have combated ice and snow with salt and plows. This approach, however, comes at a steep cost. Traditional techniques damage roads, harm the environment and are not always effective ...
Jan 9, 2025
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