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Small modular reactor potential lies in industry, not grid power
A technoeconomic assessment of small modular reactor (SMR) development across the United States suggests stakeholders should shift focus from the power sector to industry, according to a University of Michigan Engineering ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Consumer camera modification offers low-cost way to assess solar cell performance
Commercial cameras can be powerful, producing images with exquisite detail that mimic real life. In the lab, specially designed cameras can photograph objects in the infrared region, invisible to the naked eye.
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Scientists develop real-time AI monitoring for an advanced nuclear reactor component
Just as a clogged kitchen sink can bring household routines to a halt, a blockage in a nuclear reactor's heat exchanger can slow operations and require urgent attention. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) ...
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A holistic approach for equitable EV infrastructure development
A recent United Nations report announced that we will likely surpass the 1.5°C limit for global warming by 2030. Despite this news, we need to continue trying to eliminate fossil fuel emissions. Since the largest component ...
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Researchers evaluate materials for solid-state batteries under practical manufacturing conditions
A battery material can meet key performance measures in a small laboratory cell yet fall short when researchers build it into a complete battery cell. At the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Real-world EV data reveal how uneven cell aging shortens battery lifespan
Electric vehicles (EVs), including cars, buses and trains, could significantly reduce the substantial greenhouse gas emissions produced by the transportation sector. These vehicles' performance and reliability over time, ...
Sep 21, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Bike-sharing can make big dent in tailpipe emissions
Five heavily used bikes could take the emissions from one fossil fuel-powered car off Vancouver's roads, according to Simon Fraser University researchers, who say expanding bike-share networks can play a big role in curbing ...
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Engineering
Carbon imperfections could replace scarce metals in future clean-hydrogen production
The global transition toward carbon-free, clean and sustainable energy has accelerated the search for new hydrogen-producing technologies. However, making clean hydrogen by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen is expensive ...
Sep 21, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers extend lifespan of graphite-free anode-free batteries that could make EV batteries smaller and lighter
Korean researchers have developed a technology that could make electric-vehicle (EV) batteries smaller and lighter while helping EVs travel farther on a single charge. A KAIST research team has proposed a new solution to ...
Sep 21, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Renewables hit record in 2025, but world must move faster: Report
Global renewable power capacity grew by record levels last year, a report showed Monday, hailed by the U.N. climate chief as a sign that the "brute power of market forces" is making the transition to clean energy irreversible.
Sep 21, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
EU proposes energy rating for data centers
Data centers in Europe will be rated on energy and water consumption under an EU proposal put forward Monday to pre-empt possible public discontent as the bloc pushes to boost its computing capacity.
Sep 21, 2026
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Engineering
A cooling device built to last: Sustainable refrigeration system maintains performance through one million cycles
Although invaluable to modern society, refrigeration faces challenges from traditional vapor-compression systems, which are energy-intensive and use refrigerants that exacerbate the greenhouse effect and damage the ozone ...
Sep 18, 2026
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Engineering
Pilot system couples seawater desalination with hydrogen production
Seawater holds enormous potential for green hydrogen production, but realizing that potential remains far from straightforward. Direct seawater electrolysis can damage electrodes, whereas conventional freshwater electrolysis ...
Sep 18, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
It's getting easier to live off‑grid—but it comes with certain costs
For most of Australian history, "going off-grid" meant living somewhere the main electricity network did not reach. Isolated communities and remote farming properties have long relied on stand-alone power systems. These typically ...
Sep 18, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Harvesting hot electrons could break solar panel barrier
Physics predicts that no more than 33% of the solar energy that falls on a solar panel can be converted into electricity. However, experiments and simulations by scientists at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands ...
Sep 17, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
'Artificial leaf' generates clean hydrogen from contaminated seawater
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have designed a device that harvests sunlight to generate clean hydrogen from seawater and simultaneously degrades hydrazine, a highly toxic contaminant from industrial ...
Sep 17, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Degrading dopants could boost organic semiconductor charge levels 100-fold
Organic semiconductors are carbon-based materials that can conduct electricity and can be used for flexible, lightweight and potentially low-cost electronic devices. While the technology is promising, performance challenges ...
Sep 17, 2026
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Engineering
New method can assess interchangeability of chemically different battery types
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed a new method to determine when sodium-ion (Na-ion) and lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technologies can provide comparable electrical performance for defined applications.
Sep 17, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Using light to track critical currents in the power grid
The increasingly complex network of electricity generators and consumers poses major challenges for Austria's energy transmission infrastructure. For example, the use of increasingly powerful inverters and rectifiers in the ...
Sep 17, 2026
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Engineering
Recycled concrete aggregate may help treat acid mine drainage at a lower cost
A study led by Penn State researchers suggests that recycled concrete aggregate and an iron-rich byproduct of steel production could help treat acid mine drainage, the toxic runoff that pollutes thousands of miles of streams ...
Sep 17, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Doubts as Italy eyes electric future for steel plant
Italy's government says the country's largest steelworks must be converted to electric furnaces after a court-ordered shutdown of polluting furnaces but, as Rome seeks a buyer, critics say its plan is woefully unsubstantiated.
Sep 17, 2026
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Engineering
Steelmaking waste could store solar energy, with electric arc furnace slag leading early tests
Storing energy as heat is a proven pathway to address the challenge solar power faces when it's dark or cloudy outside by enabling the capture, storage and on-demand release of thermal energy. The process, called high-temperature ...
Sep 16, 2026
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Engineering
It bends, but does not break: A new sustainable treatment for shaping wood
The Smart Materials research unit, coordinated by Athanassia Athanassiou, deputy scientific director of the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) in Genoa, Italy, has developed a new method ...
Sep 16, 2026
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Engineering
Tiny hydrides reveal hidden stresses that can crack nuclear reactor pressure tubes
Western University engineers have taken a major step toward solving a long-standing challenge in nuclear power. Their study, published in Nature Communications, describes for the first time how hydrogen can combine with zirconium ...
Sep 16, 2026
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Engineering
'Relax-and-round' method could help grids manage data center power demand
Researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a computational method that could help electric grid operators and data center developers manage power more efficiently as ...
Sep 16, 2026
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