Machine learning & AI
Humanity is in a race against time to harness the colossal emerging power of artificial intelligence for the good of all, while averting dire risks, a top UN official said Thursday.
May 30, 2024
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Business
As climate change intensifies, the transportation sector is under significant pressure to minimize its carbon footprint. Pivotal in this transformation are new energy vehicles, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid, ...
May 28, 2024
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Other
One person was killed and several dozen more injured Tuesday when a flight from London to Singapore encountered "sudden extreme turbulence" and plummeted roughly 6,000 feet in a matter of minutes, according to The Washington ...
May 22, 2024
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Business
The just energy transition is meant to be an equal, democratic process where the world gradually moves toward lower carbon technology. Green technologies are reliant on minerals such as cobalt and lithium that are abundant ...
May 22, 2024
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Engineering
The built environment—infrastructure for buildings and transportation—currently produces a large portion of global carbon dioxide emissions, but new technologies have the potential to transform the built environment from ...
May 20, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Replacing diesel school buses with electric school buses may yield up to $247,600 in climate and health benefits per individual bus, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The ...
May 20, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
When Peter Gorr got his first solar roof in 2011, he didn't know what to expect.
May 17, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
On the south side of Chicago, students learn to work on Rivian electric pickup trucks and SUVs through a new technician program at Olive-Harvey College.
May 15, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
University of Waterloo researchers have developed a new method that can lead to significant energy savings in buildings. The team identified 28 major heat loss regions in a multi-unit residential building with the most severe ...
May 15, 2024
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Engineering
In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Data, researchers from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have produced the most comprehensive power outage dataset ever compiled for ...
May 14, 2024
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