Researchers suggest smart solution to harness waste heat from industry
Norway wastes huge amounts of energy. Surplus heat produced by industry is hardly exploited at all.
Jun 27, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
News tagged with waste
Energy & Green Tech
Biofuel from kudzu vines and branches boosts energy efficiency
Leftover branches and kudzu vines from logging are repurposed as carbon-neutral fuel to generate electricity.
Jun 26, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Small, adsorbent 'fins' collect humidity and release the liquid when heated
Clean, safe water is a limited resource and access to it depends on local bodies of water. But even dry regions have some water vapor in the air.
Jun 26, 2024
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Business
Dutch app supermarket boss eyes tech boom in online delivery
Advances in artificial intelligence are poised to drive a "massive" boom in online grocery deliveries, according to the head of Picnic, a Dutch app-only supermarket rapidly expanding into Germany and France.
Jun 23, 2024
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Engineering
Wear it, then recycle: Designers make dissolvable textiles from gelatin
Introducing the fashion of the future: A T-shirt that you can wear a few times, then, when you get bored with it, dissolve and recycle to make a new shirt.
Jun 17, 2024
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Robotics
A fully edible robot could soon end up on our plate, say scientists
A fully edible robot could soon end up on our plate if we overcome some technical hurdles, say EPFL scientists involved in RoboFood—a project which aims to marry robots and food.
Jun 14, 2024
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Engineering
Electrifying industry with flexible heat pumps—a new approach may help companies generate carbon-free process heat
Whether producing foods, beverages, drugs, metals or paper or treating surfaces and textiles, industrial companies need process heat for many applications. Much of this is still generated by burning fossil fuels. Consequently, ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
US public opinion on social media is warming to nuclear energy, but concerns remain
The U.S. public displays more positive than negative sentiment toward nuclear energy but concerns remain about waste, cost and safety, according to an analysis of 300,000 posts on X (formerly Twitter) by University of Michigan ...
Jun 5, 2024
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Engineering
Researchers develop new aerogels for radiative cooling and the absorption of electromagnetic waves
Aerogels, known for their porosity and low density, are solid materials that offer versatile functionality—from gobbling up fat globules in weight-management supplements to facilitating more sustainable metal-recycling ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Engineering
New method makes hydrogen from solar power and agricultural waste
University of Illinois Chicago engineers have helped design a new method to make hydrogen gas from water using only solar power and agricultural waste, such as manure or husks. The method reduces the energy needed to extract ...
May 30, 2024
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