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'Green steel' heating up in Sweden's frozen north

For hundreds of years, raging blast furnaces—fed with coking coal—have forged steel used in cars, railways, bridges and skyscrapers.

Apr 4, 2022

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Artificial intelligence for food security

AI, or artificial intelligence, is attracting great attention across many industries, even food production, according to research published in the International Journal of Society Systems Science.

Jan 18, 2021

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Team develops new way to extract thermal energy from waste heat sources and reuse it via pressure control

A Chinese research team has developed a new concept for extracting thermal energy from low-temperature waste heat sources and reusing it on demand simply by controlling the pressure.

Feb 17, 2023

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Electric cars better for climate in 95% of the world

Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are unfounded in almost all parts of the world, news research shows. Media reports have regularly questioned whether electric cars are really "greener" once ...

Mar 23, 2020

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The push to turn climate culprit carbon dioxide into a green force

The major greenhouse gas contributing to global warming could become a prime resource for biofuels that can cut car, plane and ship emissions.

Aug 18, 2023

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Decade delay in investing in steel industry technology could double sector's contribution to global carbon output

The steel industry risks doubling its share of the global carbon budget if it fails to make multi-billion pound investments in emission limiting technology over the next five to 10 years, a new study led by a University ...

Oct 22, 2021

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Research: Photovoltaics can make the world fossil-free faster than expected

A team of researchers led by Aarhus University and including experts from universities and knowledge institutions in the US, Europe, Japan and Australia has published an article in the prestigious scientific journal Joule ...

Mar 29, 2021

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'Gold' hydrogen: Natural deposits are turning up all over the world—but how useful is it?

Hydrogen will play a role in weaning us off fossil fuels. It can be used to power trains, planes and HGVs, as well as being a low-carbon alternative to coke in steelmaking and a way to warm our homes.

Jan 15, 2024

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Reducing steel corrosion is vital to combating climate change: Study

Every year, the United States spends nearly a trillion dollars fighting metallic corrosion, an electrochemical reaction that occurs when metals oxidize and begin to rust. By taking on this surprisingly insidious issue, researchers ...

Jan 24, 2023

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Machine-learning research may help find new tungsten deposits in England

Geologists have developed a machine learning technique that highlights the potential for further deposits of the critical metal tungsten in SW England.

Aug 7, 2020

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