Energy & Green Tech
A Penn State-led team of researchers developed a potentially promising approach to make fuel cells more affordable. The new method reduces the amount of platinum-group metal (PGM) loadings by replicating a process used in ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Engineering
As necessary as cooling technologies are, we're still operating on an outdated technology that can be considered a significant contributor to global warming and greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, vapor compression cycle-based ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Business
Consumers in the richer, developed nations will have to accept restrictions on their energy use if international climate change targets are to be met, warn researchers.
Jul 17, 2023
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Engineering
Solar geoengineering—artificially reflecting sunlight back into space—is a double-edged sword. It would cool the rapidly warming planet, but is it too risky to consider as a viable option? Douglas MacMartin, an aerospace ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Count on comedians to nail the zeitgeist.
Jun 26, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
There will soon be a new tool to fight global warming with the development of lightweight flexible light sensors that can simultaneously image across a wide spectral range, from the visible to the infrared, with minimal optical ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The industrial sector—made up of businesses that support processing raw materials for manufacturing and consumer goods—is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and one that has proven difficult to decarbonize. ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A new study from the University of Vaasa, Finland, introduces a noteworthy approach to optimizing the use of lithium-ion battery energy storage systems in power grid applications.
Jun 20, 2023
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Business
For many technology enthusiasts, the metaverse—a virtual 3D environment in which the physical and digital worlds converge—has the potential to transform almost every facet of human life, from work to education to entertainment.
Jun 15, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Both Uber and Lyft ride-hailing services have pledged to fully electrify their vehicle fleets by 2030 in the United States.
Jun 7, 2023
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