Amazon workers plan global Black Friday protests for better wages, tax accountability
Amazon employees worldwide are planning to strike on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
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Automotive
Toyota announces $461 million investment in Kentucky plant
Toyota is investing $461 million into its first U.S. plant to add new technology, increase production flexibility and reduce its carbon footprint, the company said Friday in a statement.
Oct 29, 2021
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Engineering
Building out of concrete, but without pouring concrete
EPFL researchers have built a footbridge prototype using reinforced-concrete blocks from walls of a building being renovated. The blocks were cut into individual pieces on site and assembled into a prestressed arch. This ...
Oct 11, 2021
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Automotive
Video: 100% renewable diesel cars can reduce carbon emissions while waiting for electric vehicles
Working with General Motors, University of Michigan mechanical engineers put together a renewable diesel vehicle demonstration. Using 100% renewable hydrocarbon biofuels, engineers estimate that there was an 80% reduction ...
Sep 27, 2021
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Robotics
The carbon footprint of 'delivering the goods' with robots and automated vehicles
In the last few years, delivery robots and drones have popped up around the U.S., occasionally rolling, walking or flying up to people's doorsteps to drop off packages. But one consideration that needs to be addressed before ...
Aug 18, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Combining perovskite with silicon, solar cells convert more energy from sun
Many countries around the world are committed to reducing emissions or reaching net-zero emissions to meet the United Nations' climate goals of maintaining temperature increases below 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050. Renewable ...
Aug 17, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Distilleries need blend of green energy and storage to reach net zero
Distilleries of all sizes should combine renewable energy with some form of heat or electrical energy storage, a new study says.
Aug 17, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Touted as clean, 'blue' hydrogen may be worse than gas, coal
"Blue" hydrogen—an energy source that involves a process for making hydrogen by using methane in natural gas—is being lauded as a clean, green energy to help reduce global warming. But Cornell and Stanford University ...
Aug 12, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Singapore unveils one of world's biggest floating solar farms
Singapore Wednesday unveiled one of the world's biggest floating solar power farms, covering an area the size of 45 football pitches, as part of the city-state's push to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Jul 14, 2021
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Engineering
Sustainably produced high-speed helicopters
Fast, lightweight and fuel efficient: RACER, the high-speed helicopter reaches flying speeds of up to 400 kilometers per hour. The components of its outer shell are made by an innovative, highly automated manufacturing process. ...
Jul 1, 2021
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