Dirty liberal pipe-dream: 3 myths about electric cars
Sceptics say that far from helping save the planet, electric cars are a liberal pipe-dream whose environmental benefits are exaggerated.
May 16, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Sceptics say that far from helping save the planet, electric cars are a liberal pipe-dream whose environmental benefits are exaggerated.
May 16, 2022
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Automotive
If you're thinking about buying an electric vehicle, whether due to soaring fuel prices or to lower your greenhouse gas emissions, where you live can make a huge difference to how climate-friendly your car is.
Apr 08, 2022
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Engineering
Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of single-use face masks are discarded every day, creating a huge surge in plastic pollution. In a recent study, researchers investigated the feasibility and potential environmental ...
Mar 09, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
As a world first, a new residential district in Aarhus is using secondary water from the local water utility for toilets and washing machines. The solution is supported by a life cycle assessment.
Nov 18, 2021
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Business
Nintendo's April-June profit declined 13% from the same period the previous year, when the hit game "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" dramatically boosted sales.
Aug 05, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
A far-reaching new study of the life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger cars, including SUVs, draws sharp and meticulous distinctions between the climate impacts of battery and fuel cell electric vehicles ...
Jul 21, 2021
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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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