UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future
The thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England.
Feb 5, 2023
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The novel chemistry behind ultra-high power density batteries
Mohammad Asadi, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, has published a paper in the journal Science describing the chemistry behind his novel lithium-air battery design. The insights ...
Feb 2, 2023
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Data-driven heating can reduce energy consumption in buildings
Data-driven heating reduces energy consumption in buildings. As prices shoot through the roof, business property managers are having to get smarter at controlling energy consumption—and heating offers a lot of potential ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Big Tech sued by Seattle schools over mental health 'crisis'
The public school district in the US city of Seattle has filed a lawsuit against big tech companies for allegedly causing mental harm, depression and anxiety among students.
Jan 9, 2023
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Belgian families don gloves for house-heating research
Outside the family home, frost covers the ground and temperatures in the damp Belgian winter have plunged below freezing.
Dec 21, 2022
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Fortnite-maker to pay $520 million over US child allegations
Epic Games, the maker of video-game blockbuster Fortnite, agreed to pay $520 million to the US Federal Trade Commission on Monday for violating child privacy laws and duping minors and adults to make unintended purchases ...
Dec 19, 2022
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How to keep your home warm during very cold weather (on a budget)—and avoid dangerous heating 'hacks'
A cold snap of Arctic weather dubbed the "Troll from Trondheim" has hit the UK. The combination of an energy price crisis and very cold weather has left many people worrying about how to keep their homes warm and manage energy ...
Dec 12, 2022
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New battery technology has potential to significantly reduce energy storage costs
An international team of researchers are hoping that a new, low-cost battery which holds four times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries and is far cheaper to produce will significantly reduce the cost of transitioning ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Cultivating a music studio to sound like an indoor forest
Blackbird Studio in Nashville has an impressive client list that includes Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, and Johnny Cash, among many others. Part of its success may be because owners John and Martina McBride ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Energy-efficient computing with tiny magnetic vortices
A large percentage of energy used today is consumed in the form of electrical power for processing and storing data and for running the relevant terminal equipment and devices. According to predictions, the level of energy ...
Dec 6, 2022
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