Energy & Green Tech
Oil produced from biomass can provide a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. But technological challenges make it difficult to scale up production and make it economically viable.
Apr 17, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
The power of machine learning in enhancing the quality of the manufacturing process is getting increasingly recognized. AI and machine learning have become popular tools for manufacturers to improve throughput and optimize ...
Apr 17, 2020
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Engineering
Proving criminal machinations can be difficult—for instance when those involved covertly discharge hazardous wastewater into sewers. A new sensor system developed by Fraunhofer researchers and their partners could soon ...
Sep 2, 2019
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Business
Most consumers know the cost of a gallon of gasoline. Many customers can read their electric utility bills and understand how power was expended during the billing period. But ask them how much it costs to take a shower or ...
Aug 22, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Salt is power. It might sound like alchemy, but the energy in places where salty ocean water and freshwater mingle could provide a massive source of renewable power. Stanford researchers have developed an affordable, durable ...
Jul 29, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Interfacial solar vapor generation has great potential for desalination and wastewater treatment with high energy conversion efficacy. High water evaporation rates cannot be maintained using existing techniques, however, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Hydrogen is a critical component in the manufacture of thousands of common products from plastic to fertilizers, but producing pure hydrogen is expensive and energy intensive. Now, a research team at Princeton University ...
Apr 29, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
A sapphire-colored dye called methylene blue is a common ingredient in wastewater from textile mills.
Aug 27, 2018
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Engineering
Billions of years ago, when Earth's atmosphere reeked of unbreathable gases, microbes evolved in the absence of oxygen. As Earth matured and the nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere formed, these anaerobic, or oxygen-averse, bacteria ...
May 11, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
It's good for crops, it's good for water and, in the end, it's good for people and the planet. Why would anyone not turn food waste into compost?
Mar 29, 2016
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