UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future
The thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England.
Feb 5, 2023
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News tagged with efficiency
Energy & Green Tech
Data-driven heating can reduce energy consumption in buildings
Data-driven heating reduces energy consumption in buildings. As prices shoot through the roof, business property managers are having to get smarter at controlling energy consumption—and heating offers a lot of potential ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Limits to computing: A computer scientist explains why even in the age of AI, some problems are just too difficult
Empowered by artificial intelligence technologies, computers today can engage in convincing conversations with people, compose songs, paint paintings, play chess and go, and diagnose diseases, to name just a few examples ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Engineering
Engineers improve solar cell efficiency, stability
Purdue University researchers have created new, multifunctional ligands that improve the charge transfer, power conversion capability and long-term stability of perovskite solar cells.
Jan 18, 2023
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Engineering
A new sustainable solution for energy needs
Energy consumption has been on the rise globally, despite efforts to increase energy efficiency. With limited resources and negative environmental and social impacts associated with traditional energy production, researchers ...
Jan 16, 2023
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Business
Airbus tops Boeing in 2022 plane orders and deliveries
Airbus consolidated its leadership in civil aviation for 2022 on Tuesday, reporting more orders and deliveries than American archrival Boeing as both companies contend with lingering supply chain challenges.
Jan 10, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Study shows how waste can be used to insulate homes in hot regions
Waste materials, including egg trays and plastic takeaway lunch box lids, can be used to insulate homes in hot arid regions to considerably improve their energy efficiency, a new study shows.
Jan 6, 2023
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Robotics
Multidomain framework for switched electromechanical dynamics
In every sector, sustainability and energy efficiency have become pressing concerns, and robotics is no exception.
Jan 5, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Re-awakening the world's first solar cells for indoor photovoltaics applications
The world's first solid-state photovoltaics were reported in 1883, and were composed of selenium, which eventually led to the development of the present-day photovoltaics, although the wide bandgap of selenium was limiting ...
Dec 28, 2022 feature
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Energy & Green Tech
Improving the operational stability of perovskite solar cells
Hybrid perovskites are materials made from metal halide frameworks interspersed with organic cations. They have attracted a lot of interest in the field of solar energy because of their light-harvesting capacity combined ...
Dec 27, 2022
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