Engineering
The ultimate target of many environmental interventions is to drastically reduce CO2 emissions and minimize its presence in the air. One tool that could help to achieve this goal is direct air capture (DAC) technology, which ...
Mar 11, 2021 feature
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Energy & Green Tech
Sodium-ion batteries are a potential replacement for lithium batteries, but the anodes—positively charged electrodes—that work well for lithium-ion batteries don't provide the same level of performance for sodium-ion ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Engineering
Train journeys should be safe and comfortable, and track systems are crucial to this. So-called 'tamping' (positioning, compacting and stabilizing) of the ballast in the track bed is one of the most important maintenance ...
Oct 28, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Japanese gaming giant Nintendo said Friday there would be no fresh model of its hot-selling Switch console this year, dashing the hopes of fans eager for a new version.
Jan 31, 2020
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Engineering
Typically, when architects or engineers design a new building, it's only at the end of the process—if ever—that a life cycle analysis of the building's environmental impact is carried out. And by then, it may be too late ...
Sep 05, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
A case study of the Barnett Shale region in Texas, where hydraulic fracturing was first implemented, for the first time provides quantifiable information on the life cycle land use of generating electricity from natural gas ...
Oct 03, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
A new study from the University of Sheffield has confirmed the potential for Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) to be a 'game changer' in addressing global environmental challenges.
Aug 30, 2017
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