Engineering
The cladding tubes of the fuel rods used in nuclear reactors must remain leak-tight—despite the risk of corrosion from the surrounding cooling water and despite the radiation they are exposed to during operation. It is therefore ...
Oct 13, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
With annual Black Friday and holiday shopping sprees approaching, International E-Waste Day 2026 shines a spotlight on the booming trade in "Fast Tech"—USB adapters, mini fans, LED lights, electronic toys and other small, ...
Oct 13, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
As AI drives unprecedented demand for electricity, University of Houston researchers are developing a compact technology designed to make carbon capture more practical for power plants supporting the growing AI industry.
Oct 13, 2026
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Engineering
A new battery binder—the glue that holds together a battery's internal parts—could make lithium-ion batteries more environmentally friendly and easier to recycle without sacrificing performance.
Oct 12, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Around half of the energy used to train AI can be saved without affecting speed or performance, using software developed at the University of Michigan Engineering. Now, U-M researchers are working with NVIDIA to integrate ...
Oct 12, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Is AI a climate change villain whose insatiable hunger for electricity will roast the planet? Or will it help predict where the next climate disaster will strike and what to do about it?
Oct 12, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Zinc-air batteries can store significantly more energy than lithium-ion batteries, but until now have been virtually impossible to recharge. A team led by Professor Jörg J. Schneider from the Department of Chemistry has now ...
Oct 11, 2026
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Business
Wind turbines, devices that can convert energy from the wind into electricity, do not burn fuel during operation and could thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Despite their possible environmental advantages, building these ...
Energy & Green Tech
A team co-led by researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new way to make perovskite solar cells—a promising next-generation solar technology—more efficient and durable. By creating a temporary ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Data centers need water. And water byproducts from oil and gas and other industries need to go somewhere.
Oct 9, 2026
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