Time is money. Especially for rideshare drivers with companies like Uber and Lyft. New research in the INFORMS journal Operations Research looks at a new model for rideshare companies focusing on maximizing the availability ...
Sep 5, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
The main solution to climate change is well known—stop burning fossil fuels. How to do this is more complicated, but as a scholar who does energy modeling, I and others see the outlines of a post-fossil-fuel future: We ...
Aug 22, 2019
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Business
Most consumers know the cost of a gallon of gasoline. Many customers can read their electric utility bills and understand how power was expended during the billing period. But ask them how much it costs to take a shower or ...
Aug 22, 2019
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Internet
The Federal Trade Commission issued its largest-ever fine, of US$5 billion, to Facebook for violating a 2011 privacy settlement in late July. But the amount is only about a month's worth of the company's revenue, suggesting ...
Jul 30, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
The COMBI project recently concluded three years of research on the multiple impacts of energy efficiency. The consortium's findings further add to the already long list of benefits of a transition towards a more energy-efficient ...
Oct 17, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
The cost of building new nuclear power plants is nearly 20 per cent higher than expected due to delays, a new analysis has found.
May 29, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
A Chinese boom in solar panel installation last year helped drive global investment in renewable clean energy technology to record levels, a new study showed Tuesday.
Jan 16, 2018
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Computer Sciences
Researchers from Islamic Azad University have developed new parity-preserving reversible multipliers that reduce costs and enhance error detection in quantum circuits. This advancement contributes to the ongoing efforts to ...
Aug 7, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are celebrated for their exceptional photovoltaic performance and affordability. However, the high cost of charge transport materials remains a major obstacle to their commercialization. Conventional ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Automotive
For Hamed al-Rafidain, a Saudi human resources worker, an electric vehicle offers welcome savings, especially since his other car is a fuel-guzzling four-wheel drive favored by motorists in the desert kingdom.
Jul 24, 2024
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