Engineering
Milling rice to separate the grain from the husks produces about 100 million tons of rice husk waste globally each year. Scientists searching for a scalable method to fabricate quantum dots have developed a way to recycle ...
Apr 12, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Rice University's Early Bird could care less about the worm; it's looking for megatons of greenhouse gas emissions.
May 18, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Hydropower provides clean electricity to millions in Africa. It's the largest source of renewable energy on the continent and accounts for nearly one quarter of total electricity generation in sub-Saharan Africa. Some countries, ...
Sep 5, 2023
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Engineering
A new approach to reducing the energy costs of streetlighting without compromising the safety and activities of pedestrians and drivers in towns and cities is discussed by researchers from India in the International Journal ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
In the context of increasing energy demands and environmental concerns, renewable energy solutions are crucial for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Microbial electrochemical technologies, such as SMFCs, are cost-effective ...
May 12, 2023
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Engineering
Over 100 years ago, the hydropower industry, which today generates 32% of all U.S. renewable energy, was built using traditional manufacturing processes. Surging energy demand, higher material costs, and supply chain hurdles ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new method for producing a key component of lithium-ion batteries. The result is a more affordable battery from a faster, less wasteful ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Business
Over the last decade, the meteoric rise of ridesourcing services like Uber and Lyft have transformed the urban landscape, affecting travel patterns, car ownership, and congestion, and more broadly, the economy, the environment, ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
America has hosted its fair share of heavyweight transportation fights.
Nov 14, 2022
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Business
The world's second biggest cryptocurrency after bitcoin, ethereum, will soon overhaul its blockchain technology to curb the network's much-criticised environmental impact.
Aug 28, 2022
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