Engineering
Indoor air pollution may have met its match. Today, scientists will report that they have designed catalyst-coated lampshades that transform indoor air pollutants into harmless compounds. The lampshades work with halogen ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank—or blame—new federal energy efficiency regulations that went into full effect ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
In 2020, our study showed that lockdowns from COVID-19 significantly increased electricity use in New York City apartments. How has that energy balance changed now that we've moved into a "new normal?" Our latest results ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Engineering
LED lightbulbs offer considerable advantages over other types of lighting. Being more efficient, they require much less electricity to operate. They do not give off unwanted heat the way old-school incandescent bulbs do, ...
May 25, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
In 2007, Malcolm Turnbull turned off an industry's life support without blinking.
May 25, 2021
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