New standard for vaccine fridges unveiled
You know that part of your fridge that always freezes your lettuce? Or the section in your freezer door that leaves your popsicles a little mushy?
Jun 18, 2021
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Business
Trying to put the brakes on car ownership
To limit pollution and traffic congestion in Beijing, officials in 2011 imposed a citywide restriction on the number of automobiles residents can purchase annually. That policy has helped limit car sales and emissions. But ...
Jun 08, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Untapped solar and wind potential in Swiss mountains
Scientists at EPFL and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF have issued recommendations for what type of renewable energy should be produced in Switzerland's various regions, to help achieve the country's ...
May 28, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
The missing component of energy models: People
A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers led by Turner Cotterman, an engineering and public policy (EPP) Ph.D. student, has shown that sustainably decarbonizing our energy system by 2050 will require us to change ...
May 26, 2021
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Automotive
Impact of competition between autonomous vehicles and public transit
The rapid advancement of autonomous vehicles (AV) technology in recent years has changed transport systems and consumer habits globally. As countries worldwide see a surge in AV usage, the rise of shared autonomous mobility ...
May 05, 2021
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COVID-19-related cyberattacks leveraged government announcements
There has been a remarkable surge in cyber-security crime experienced during the global COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular significance between governmental policy announcements and cyber-crime campaigns. A consortium of ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Internet
Instagram for kids? Facebook explores creating a platform for users under 13
Facebook is looking into creating an Instagram for kids.
Mar 19, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Making green energy the default choice can help tackle climate change, study finds
Researchers studying the Swiss energy market have found that making green energy the default option for consumers leads to an enduring shift to renewables and thus has the potential to cut CO2 emissions by millions of tonnes.
Mar 11, 2021
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Engineering
New sustainable building simulation method points to the future of design
A team from Cornell University's Environmental Systems Lab, led by recent graduate Allison Bernett, has put forth a new framework for injecting as much information as possible into the pre-design and early design phases of ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Sustainable but smartly: Tackling security and privacy issues in smart agriculture
According to recent estimates, there will be roughly 10 billion people to feed in 2050. Agricultural production will need to increase by almost 56% to guarantee food security globally, without converting more land for agriculture ...
Feb 23, 2021
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