Energy & Green Tech
Lightweight design is essential for sustainable mobility. Drive shafts made of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) with a thermosetting matrix, for example, can reduce climate-damaging emissions. Nevertheless, the lightweight ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Business
Nvidia, a chip technology company, became a trillion dollar enterprise this week and the world's newest tech giant. Here are a few key facts about the little-known firm.
May 31, 2023
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Business
Transportation accounts for roughly one-third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and adoption of electric vehicles is seen by many experts in government and the private sector as a vital tool in efforts to reduce carbon emissions. ...
May 30, 2023
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Engineering
A team led by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Yan Wang has developed a solvent-free process to manufacture lithium-ion battery electrodes that are greener, cheaper, and charge faster than electrodes currently ...
May 18, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
As automobile manufacturers continue their pivot to electric vehicles (EVs), the days of the internal combustible engine are ending—and sooner than you think. In Canada, the sale of new gas-powered vehicles will end in ...
May 17, 2023
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Engineering
The time-honored Edisonian trial-and-error process of discovery is slow and labor-intensive. This hampers the development of urgently needed new technologies for clean energy and environmental sustainability, as well as for ...
May 15, 2023
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Engineering
Mounted on the rooftops of industrial buildings, solar panels could meet the entire electricity demand of up to 35% of U.S. manufacturers. A new study, published in Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, ...
May 11, 2023
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Business
An "unprecedented ramp-up of production capacity" over the next two decades is needed to provide enough solar power to completely decarbonize the global electrical system, but that goal can be achieved, according to an analysis ...
May 8, 2023
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Engineering
Manufacturing individual large-scale components is usually an energy- and material-intensive affair. In the "XXL3DDruck" project, scientists at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) have joined forces with partners to test ...
May 2, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
An increasing number of people are riding electric bikes. Compared to cars, electric bikes are cheaper, more environmentally friendly, healthier for every-one and free up space in urban areas. The drawback is that there are ...
May 2, 2023
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