Engineering
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have designed a novel adaptation for existing iron and steel furnaces that could reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the steelmaking industry by nearly 90%.
Jan 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The number and scale of projects using and making hydrogen, a gas that releases energy when burned without emitting carbon dioxide, is rapidly growing. If its construction goes to plan, a €2.5 billion (£2.18 billion) undersea ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products—using just the energy from the sun.
Jan 9, 2023
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Engineering
The ancient Romans were masters of engineering, constructing vast networks of roads, aqueducts, ports, and massive buildings, whose remains have survived for two millennia. Many of these structures were built with concrete: ...
Jan 6, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas that forms when producing energy using fossil fuels. Scientists are working to transform CO2 into valuable chemicals or fuels using sunlight.
Jan 6, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Global warming is partly due to the vast amount of carbon dioxide that we release, mostly from power generation and industrial processes, such as making steel and cement. For a while now, chemical engineers have been exploring ...
Jan 4, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A device that can harvest water from the air and provide hydrogen fuel—entirely powered by solar energy—has been a dream for researchers for decades. Now, EPFL chemical engineer Kevin Sivula and his team have made a significant ...
Jan 4, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium ion batteries are widely used as energy storage systems for electronic products and electric vehicles. However, they are vulnerable to ignition as they are manufactured mainly with flammable organic liquid electrolytes, ...
Dec 29, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
An alternative source of heat could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of a process which turns food waste into power, new research suggests.
Dec 22, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Air pollution kills around 7 million people each year. Most of these deaths occur in developing countries, where solid fuel is often burned in poorly ventilated spaces. However, between 26,000 and 38,000 of those deaths occur ...
Dec 15, 2022
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