Researchers develop greener building materials using sugar processing waste products
If you want to make more sustainable and environmentally friendly concrete, you're going to need some sugar. Sort of.
Nov 28, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
New study finds electric vehicles are driven less than gas cars
Mass adoption of electric vehicles (EV) is a key part of plans to decarbonize the United States' energy system. As EV ownership in the U.S. increases, understanding how much EV owners are driving their cars informs everything ...
Nov 6, 2023
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A cellulose-based thickener to reduce environmental risks of liquefied stabilized soil
In many regions across the globe, rapid economic growth has increased the industrial waste generated from construction sites. The environmentally responsible disposal of this waste is a challenge. However, governments are ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Computer scientists tackle annual waste of 1.5 billion junked smartphones
From a pristinely packaged device on a box-store shelf to a beat-up and abandoned phone stripped of its SIM card, a smartphone's journey from indispensable to deactivated is remarkably brief.
Aug 23, 2023
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Big improvements in new probe design for smokestack emission monitoring
Each year, to meet requirements set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), coal-fired power plants must have their smokestack emissions audited by an independent third party. NIST researchers wanted to help auditors ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Renewable solar energy can help purify water, research shows
Using electrochemistry to separate different particles within a solution (also known as electrochemical separation) is an energy-efficient strategy for environmental and water remediation: the process of purifying contaminated ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Examining whether renewable energy microfinance can empower the vulnerable
Can renewable energy microfinance promote financial inclusion and empower the vulnerable? That is the question research in the International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development seeks to answer.
Jul 21, 2023
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New method could break down PFAS left on water treatment filters
In a recent study published in ACS ES&T Engineering, Feng "Frank" Xiao and colleagues at the University of Missouri demonstrate an innovative method using thermal induction heating to rapidly break down PFAS left on the surface ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Humans must stay in control of AI, European trade union chief warns
No employee should be "subject to the will of a machine", European trade union chief Esther Lynch has warned, calling for regulation to ensure humans remain in control as artificial intelligence technology advances at breakneck ...
May 23, 2023
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Applying AI to crack the problem of safer, better petroleum processing
A major part of making heavy crude oil into gasoline and other products is the fluidic catalytic cracking processing. The process, first used commercially in 1915, has since undergone a variety of refinements but could be ...
Apr 19, 2023
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