Energy & Green Tech
The supply–demand imbalance of clean water has resulted in a global sustainability crisis. The United Nations World Water Developments Report 2023 reveals that 2–3 billion people are suffering from a shortage of water.
Sep 5, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) provide our portable devices like tablets and mobiles—and increasingly also vehicles—with power. As the share of volatile renewable energy needing electricity storage increases, more and more ...
Sep 5, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
On June 12 this year, the UK's last remaining coal-fired power station was awoken from a 46-day slumber to meet demand for electricity to run air-conditioning units.
Aug 18, 2023
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Engineering
Solar technologies have become increasingly advanced over the years, with the discovery of new photovoltaic materials and designs. While solar cells based on a mixture of organic and inorganic halide perovskite materials ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Among the many hazards encountered by space probes, exposure to radiation and huge temperature swings pose particular challenges for their electronic circuits. Now KAUST researchers have invented the first ever flash memory ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Automotive
A new study finds that "connected" vehicles, which share data with each other wirelessly, significantly improve travel time through intersections—but automated vehicles can actually slow down travel time through intersections ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Business
Belgian pilots staged their latest strike against Ryanair on Monday, forcing the Irish operator to cancel 88 flights through Charleroi, one of its busiest European hubs.
Aug 14, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
With air conditioner demand surging, scientists are looking for ways to improve the energy efficiency of cooling systems and limit damaging emissions that accelerate global warming.
Aug 2, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
They are ubiquitous in the United States, controversial in Europe and coveted in South Asia. As heat waves intensify across the world, air conditioning has taken center stage.
Aug 2, 2023
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Business
A strike by Ryanair pilots in Belgium in an ongoing dispute over working conditions has canceled 96 flights to and from Charleroi this weekend, the airport said, in the midst of the busy summer travel season.
Jul 29, 2023
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