Energy & Green Tech
New and advanced types of nuclear reactors could play an important role in helping the U.S. meet its long-term climate goals, but a range of technical, regulatory, economic, and societal challenges must first be overcome, ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Tokyo Tech Tenure-Track Faculty member, Assistant Professor Kenichiro Sano of the School of Engineering, has been researching and developing direct current (DC) transmission systems using long-distance submarine cables so ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Engineering
Skoltech researchers have devised a way to 3D-print metal foams. These materials are used in filters for purifying oil and gas, heat dissipators for effectively cooling the hot parts of an air conditioning system, and insulation ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Engineering
A team of organic chemists and engineers from Linköping University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, both in Sweden, has demonstrated that working transistors can be made from treated wood. The results have been published ...
Apr 25, 2023 report
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Energy & Green Tech
The Biden administration is set to announce more than $80 million in funding Thursday in a push to produce more solar panels in the U.S., make solar energy available to more people, and pursue superior alternatives to the ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Over the past 15 years South Africa has been experiencing a gradually worsening number of electricity cuts. This state of affairs has prompted frustration among citizens, negative international economic sentiment and financial ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Two-dimensional (2D) magnetic insulators, which are electrically insulating materials with long-range magnetic order, could be used to fabricate compact magneto-electric or magneto-optical devices. Efficiently and reliably ...
Apr 17, 2023 feature
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Energy & Green Tech
EPFL researchers have built a pilot-scale solar reactor that produces usable heat and oxygen, in addition to generating hydrogen with unprecedented efficiency for its size.
Apr 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
"Nuclear power, no thanks!" What was once a slogan found on the bumper of many a German car became a reality Saturday, as the country shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants in line with a long-planned transition ...
Apr 16, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar and wind energy surged to make a record 12 percent of the world's electricity in 2022, a climate think tank calculated in a report Wednesday—though coal remained the leading source globally.
Apr 12, 2023
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