Energy & Green Tech
As supplies of fresh water shrink around the world, efforts are under way to extract more of it from the air and sea. European research projects and companies are at the forefront of this technological challenge.
Nov 7, 2022
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Automotive
The US consumer's love for enormous vehicles has been seen by outsiders as a curiosity and sometimes a sign of profligacy.
Oct 25, 2022
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Robotics
For their first trip to a celebrated robotics contest for high school students from scores of countries, a team of Ukrainian teens had a problem.
Oct 16, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Humanity must remove up to 660 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere by the end of the century to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That's according to the most recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Californians were told Wednesday not to charge their electric vehicles during peak hours, just days after the state said it would stop selling gas-powered cars, as the aging electricity grid struggles with a fearsome heatwave.
Aug 31, 2022
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Engineering
EPFL researchers have shown that people's perception of office temperature can vary considerably. Personalized climate control could therefore help enhance workers' comfort—and save energy at the same time.
Jul 20, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The world's third largest carbon emitter after China and the United States, India ranks seventh in a major climate risk index. Unless India, along with the nearly 200 other signatory nations of the Paris Agreement, takes ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have investigated how climate influences the amount of electricity used in Tibetan homes based on machine learning.
Jun 28, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
In a constantly evolving world, rapidly growing populations coupled with urbanization and industrialization are leading to an ever-increasing demand for energy. The challenge today lies in meeting these energy requirements ...
Jun 20, 2022
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Engineering
A new type of energy efficient, ecologically sustainable cooling technology that does not require the use of climate-damaging refrigerants is currently being developed by Professor Stefan Seelecke and his team at Saarland ...
Jun 2, 2022
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