Energy & Green Tech
Electric vehicle advocates say the cars ultimately have a smaller carbon footprint than their fossil-fueled counterparts and could resolve our energy concerns for good. Well, fair enough, but questions arise when we dig into ...
May 25, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The global airline industry is fast recovering from the unprecedented pause to flying imposed by COVID-19. In some parts of the world, such as the Middle East, airlines are even expanding rapidly—well beyond pre-pandemic ...
May 17, 2023
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Engineering
The push to prepare American cities and towns for greater climate resilience has become more urgent in recent years as scientific evidence of warming mounts and extreme weather events grow more common. Officials in many states, ...
May 11, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Hydrogen, or H₂, is getting a lot of attention lately as governments in the U.S., Canada and Europe push to cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
May 9, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
If you have lived in a home with a trampoline in the backyard, you may have observed the unreasonably tall grass growing under it. This is because many crops, including these grasses, actually grow better when protected from ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Engineering
Our society has a love affair with plastic. To take our relationship to the next level—happily ever after in a waste-free future—the path is circular.
Apr 19, 2023
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Automotive
The Biden administration is proposing stiff new automobile pollution limits that would require up to two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032, a nearly tenfold increase over current electric vehicle ...
Apr 12, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
More than 40% of all U.S. energy use and greenhouse gas emissions are associated with the building sector. A study from Florida Tech researchers is exploring whether machine learning can help reduce this environmental impact.
Apr 7, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
In the name of greener shipping, Broward County's venerable Port Everglades is moving to join a small but growing group of ports worldwide that allow visiting cruise ships to plug into shore-based power sources for electricity.
Apr 5, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Making steel was responsible for about 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. That's because steelmakers in countries like China, Japan and South Korea have long relied on fossil fuels like coal to make steel in blast ...
Apr 4, 2023
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