Engineering
Electro-optic modulators, which control aspects of light in response to electrical signals, are essential for everything from sensing to metrology and telecommunications. Today, most research into these modulators is focused ...
Jun 7, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Harvard's Office of Technology Development has granted an exclusive technology license to Adden Energy, Inc., a startup developing innovative solid-state battery systems for use in future electric vehicles (EVs) that would ...
Sep 3, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Japan's Green Growth Strategy signals a commitment to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050—and hydrogen produced from renewable energy can play an important role in this shift. A team of researchers from Harvard University, ...
Dec 1, 2021
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Engineering
Children born prematurely often develop neuromotor and cognitive developmental disabilities. The best way to reduce the impacts of those disabilities is to catch them early through a series of cognitive and motor tests. But ...
Dec 21, 2018
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Engineering
Soft materials are great at damping energy—that's why rubber tires are so good at absorbing the shock of bumps and potholes. But if researchers are going to build autonomous soft systems, like soft robots, they'll need ...
Aug 8, 2016
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Engineering
If you've ever opened an umbrella or set up a folding chair, you've used a deployable structure—an object that can transition from a compact state to an expanded one. You've probably noticed that such structures usually ...
Feb 10, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric vehicles play a key role in China's plan to improve air quality and reduce CO2 emissions but, with the majority of China's electricity still coming from coal-fired power plants, many question just how effective this ...
May 1, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
At the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, much attention will be focused on China. As the world's largest CO2 emitter, China's efforts to decarbonize its energy system will be critical to the goal ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Computer Sciences
When you think about your carbon footprint, what comes to mind? Driving and flying, probably. Perhaps home energy consumption or those daily Amazon deliveries. But what about watching Netflix or having Zoom meetings? Ever ...
Mar 3, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
The warming of the Indian Ocean, caused by global climate change, may be causing a slow decline in wind power potential in India, according to a new study from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied ...
Dec 5, 2018
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