Engineering
Filtration membranes are critical to a wide variety of industries around the world. Made of materials as varied as cellulose, graphene, and nylon, they serve as the barriers that turn seawater into drinking water, separate ...
May 11, 2021
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Internet
A systematic review of research into the dark side of social media use has identified 46 harmful effects, ranging from physical and mental health problems to negative impacts on job and academic performance, as well as security ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A recent United Nations report found that the world generated 137 billion pounds of electronic waste in 2022, an 82% increase from 2010. Yet less than a quarter of 2022's e-waste was recycled. While many things impede a sustainable ...
Apr 26, 2024
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Business
Jackie Sawicky, 42, was scrolling Facebook in late April when she saw a video about a surprise economic development announcement by the city of Corsicana, Texas. Intrigued, she clicked to watch.
Jun 17, 2022
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Engineering
University at Buffalo engineers are reporting a new energy dissipation device that they say could have far-reaching applications in transportation safety.
Jul 27, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
In a world hungry for clean energy, engineers have created a new material that converts the simple mechanical vibrations all around us into electricity to power sensors in everything from pacemakers to spacecraft.
May 3, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Until recently it has been a challenge to make convincing fake social media profiles at scale because images could be traced back to their source, and the text often didn't sound human-like.
Mar 15, 2023
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Engineering
To meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change—keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius and ideally capping it at 1.5 C—humanity will ultimately need to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse ...
Dec 12, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
At cruising altitude, airplanes emit a steady stream of nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, where the chemicals can linger to produce ozone and fine particulates. Nitrogen oxides, or NOx, are a major source of air pollution ...
Jan 14, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Renewable energy has become competitive—and one often-overlooked reason is the reduced cost of financing. Researchers from ETH Zurich and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have modeled different scenarios ...
Sep 10, 2019
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