Automotive
The US Department of Justice is probing California's agreement with four automakers on fuel efficiency standards, automakers said Friday, while the Trump administration called on the state to spike the mileage plan.
Sep 07, 2019
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Engineering
With towns and cities across the world using traffic control systems boosted with artificial intelligence—the University of Surrey has released a comprehensive report detailing how such technologies could make traffic jams ...
Sep 06, 2019
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Engineering
A novel way to assess the efficiency of rival desalination technologies could help to guide new developments to deliver potable water supplies in urban areas, shows research undertaken at KAUST.
Aug 28, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
A solar façade developed at ETH Zurich combines electricity production with intelligent shading to achieve optimal energy balance.
Aug 23, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
The New Zealand government has proposed new fuel standards to cut greenhouse emissions, along with consumer rebates for cleaner cars—paid for by fees on high-polluting cars.
Aug 01, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
A three-component light-harvesting layer boosts performance in an organic solar cell.
Jul 31, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
The sun is an inexhaustible and sustainable source of energy. Hence, photovoltaics is gaining importance in German energy production. Among promising materials for solar cells—with a high efficiency and low production costs—are ...
Jul 30, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
UC Berkeley researchers just broke another record in photovoltaic efficiency, an achievement that could lead to an ultralight engine that can power drones for days.
Jul 26, 2019
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Automotive
A Mountain View, California, company has a vision of driver assistive truck platooning as a potential change maker for the trucking industry—in a good way, namely, carrying with it safety and fuel efficiency.
Jul 18, 2019 weblog
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Energy & Green Tech
What's not to like about this concept: high-efficiency solar cells gifting electric cars with mileage.
Jul 06, 2019 weblog
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Energy & Green Tech
Multi-junction solar cells are both the most efficient type of solar cell on the market today and the most expensive type of solar cell to produce. In a proof-of-concept paper, researchers from North Carolina State University ...
Jun 24, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Halide perovskite solar cells hold promise as the next generation of solar cell technologies, but while researchers have developed techniques for improving their material characteristics, nobody understood why these techniques ...
Jun 06, 2019
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Engineering
The brain's capacity for simultaneously learning and memorizing large amounts of information while requiring little energy has inspired an entire field to pursue brain-like – or neuromorphic – computers. Researchers at ...
Apr 26, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
The benefits of self-driving cars will likely induce vehicle owners to drive more, and those extra miles could partially or completely offset the potential energy-saving benefits that automation may provide, according to ...
Apr 17, 2019
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Engineering
Many internal components used in today's computers reach temperatures that are hot enough to cook a Thanksgiving meal. The heat produced by the computations can easily burn human skin and tissue – and much of the heat is ...
Mar 29, 2019
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