Engineering
A new system to heat Quebec schools during cold winter months could help keep students more comfortable, improve the amount of solar-heated clean ventilation, and save school boards a bundle.
Feb 6, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
A new commentary, published in Joule by members of the Energy Demand Changes Induced by Technological and Social Innovations (EDITS) network, coordinated by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
An emergency room doctor using augmented reality could save precious seconds by quickly checking a patient's vitals or records. But the doctor could also unintentionally pull information for someone else in the room, breaching ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
As global carbon emissions from human activity hit an all-time high last year, my family zeroed out emissions from our home and cars while getting an 11% tax-free return on the investment. That's more than twice the yield ...
Jan 11, 2024
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Security
As the volume and variety of data about people increases, so does the number of ideas about how data might be used. Studies show that many people want their data to be used for public benefit.
Dec 6, 2023
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Engineering
Millions of homes were built before Australia introduced housing energy efficiency standards in 2003. They're leaky. Gaps around windows, doors and between building materials allow air to move in and out. So people tend to ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
To heat your home without damaging the climate, you will need to replace your gas boiler. UK government advisers recommend switching to appliances that run on electricity.
Dec 5, 2023
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Engineering
International collaboration to create standards and policies for the construction industry is vital to bring down the industry's carbon footprint, argues Professor Matti Kuittinen of Aalto University in a paper published ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Business
Canada's public broadcaster on Monday announced it would cut 600 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, as it confronts financial challenges sparked by a drop in television ad revenues and competition from digital news outlets.
Dec 5, 2023
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Automotive
On a rainy afternoon in Shenzhen, damp passengers jostle their way onto the megacity's buses, the quiet foot soldiers of an electric revolution for coal-guzzling China's public transport network.
Oct 31, 2023
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