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Energy & Green Tech
Neuro-symbolic AI could slash energy use while dramatically improving performance
Power usage by AI and data center systems in the U.S. is extraordinary by any measure. The International Energy Agency estimates U.S. AI and data centers used about 415 terawatt hours of power in 2024—more than 10% of that ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Turning extreme heat into large-scale energy storage
Thermal batteries can efficiently store energy as heat. But building them requires a carefully designed system with materials that can withstand cycles of extremely high temperatures, without succumbing to problems like corrosion, ...
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Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth
Demand for copper is surging because of demand from new technologies, but suppliers are struggling to keep up, and they are likely to fall further behind in the coming years, resulting in shortfalls globally. Even though ...
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Electric cars can make power grids more reliable (and earn owners money)—so why aren't we doing that?
Electric vehicles (EVs) can effectively serve as mobile batteries that provide energy to the power grid when not being driven, improving the reliability of the grid, serving as a source of backup power and potentially reducing ...
Mar 21, 2026
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Drone video from inside a Fukushima reactor shows a hole in pressure vessel, likely fuel debris
A video taken by tiny drones sent into one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant showed a gaping hole in the thick-walled steel container of the core, with lumps of likely melted fuel debris ...
Mar 20, 2026
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Business
From solar panels to solar markets: Why business models matter
Amanda Bankel's doctoral thesis explores why low-carbon technologies like solar panels do not spread as quickly as expected, even when they are affordable and technologically mature. The study shows that the problem is often ...
Mar 20, 2026
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Engineering
Space-grade perovskite solar cells can survive extreme temperature fluctuations
The Aydin Group at LMU Munich has unveiled a novel strategy for making perovskite solar cells more robust against extreme temperature fluctuations. To this end, the researchers led by Dr. Erkan Aydin, group leader at LMU's ...
Mar 19, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Lead-free thin films turn everyday vibrations into electricity
Powerful electronics don't have to come at an environmental cost. Scientists at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed high-performance, lead-free piezoelectric thin films directly on standard silicon wafers. Their ...
Mar 19, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
High-performance LFP cathodes have potential to extend electric vehicle range
A recent breakthrough in electrode technology addresses one of the key limitations of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries—namely, their relatively short driving distance. Researchers from UNIST, in collaboration with ...
Mar 19, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
American Airlines and Google say AI helped airplanes reduce contrails that trap heat
American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline's flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails.
Mar 19, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Available solar energy in Andalusia will increase through the end of the century, machine learning model finds
A team from the University of Córdoba is using artificial intelligence to forecast the annual solar energy available in Andalusia through 2100 based on temperature data. Peak solar hour (PSH) is a key concept in the field ...
Mar 19, 2026
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Robotics
Swapping batteries for hydrogen gives drones a whole new range
Researchers have built a drone that runs on hydrogen, to replace battery-powered drones that are too heavy and have too short a range. This technology could help fix power outages faster and replace dangerous helicopter missions ...
Mar 18, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Indigenous‑led renewable energy projects offer benefits that reach far beyond reducing carbon emissions
The number of renewable energy projects that are fully or partly Indigenous-owned is growing quickly in Canada, and our new research suggests that their benefits reach far beyond reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Mar 18, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Record efficiency achieved for perovskite-silicon triple-junction solar cells
Researchers from the Photovoltaics and Thin-Film Electronics Laboratory (PV-Lab) in EPFL's School of Engineering and CSEM have developed a new solar cell that combines exceptional voltage, high efficiency, and scalable manufacturing. ...
Mar 17, 2026
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Robotics
Compostable robot endures over 1 million uses before becoming plant food
The rapid proliferation of robots and electronic devices is placing the world under a new and growing environmental burden. According to the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), global electronic waste ...
Mar 17, 2026
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Engineering
Dual electrode system cracks seawater electrolysis deposit problem
A research team led by Dr. Ji-Hyung Han from the Convergence Research Center of Sector Coupling & Integration at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed a new seawater electrolysis system that overcomes ...
Mar 17, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Will your electric car burst into flames? A solid‑state battery would reduce the risk
Canada recently signed a new trade agreement with China, reducing tariffs on up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) each year. By 2030, half of these imported vehicles are anticipated to be "affordable EVs" costing ...
Mar 17, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Off-grid buildings cut emissions with solar roof innovation
Off-grid buildings in warm climates could cut their carbon emissions by more than half and reduce energy costs to just $0.15 per kilowatt-hour through a combination of rooftop solar panel shading and thin layers of heat-absorbing ...
Mar 17, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers reveal safer way to manage chemical sewage sludge using pyrolysis
To handle increasing wastewater loads, sewage treatment plants are adopting more advanced treatment processes. However, many of these approaches require additional space and energy, highlighting the need for more efficient ...
Mar 17, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Multilateral development banks fall short in safeguarding green hydrogen projects
Multilateral development banks have emerged as major financiers of green hydrogen production in emerging markets and developing countries. However, a new study published in The Journal of Environment & Development finds that ...
Mar 17, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Remote communities are more vulnerable to fuel price shocks—could microgrids help?
When diesel prices jump, most Australians notice it at the bowser.
Mar 17, 2026
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Engineering
First-of-its-kind ion pump developed for seawater desalination, energy and biomedical applications
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, Israel's Tel Aviv University and other institutions have developed a first-of-its-kind membrane through which charged molecules pass using nothing more than a rapidly switching ...
Mar 16, 2026
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Engineering
Engineered yeast gives the US a green edge in the critical minerals market
There is a new, U.S.-based, environmentally friendly method for mining rare-earth elements used in consumer electronics, clean energy, defense and biomedical imaging. By using oxalic acid made by sugar-eating engineered yeast, ...
Mar 16, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
New dataset maps NZ's energy demand to 2050
A new UC open dataset reveals how New Zealand's hourly and regional energy demand could evolve by 2050. Published in the journal Scientific Data, the dataset provides publicly available projections of energy demand across ...
Mar 16, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Sulfide coating boosts lithium-ion battery lifespan past 1,000 cycles
Among the biggest complaints inhibiting growth in the electric vehicle market is the limited lifespan and range of lithium-ion batteries. Consumers fear being stranded far from home with long wait times at recharging stations. ...
Mar 13, 2026
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