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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News tagged with water pressure
Engineering
New, electricity-free desalination method shows promise
Researchers from The Australian National University have proposed a new method for desalinating water that avoids many of the unwanted side effects of traditional desalinating techniques and that reduces the energy required ...
Energy & Green Tech
A timer can shorten your shower even when you have no incentive to save water
From Barcelona to Mexico City, popular tourist destinations are facing droughts and running out of water. Yet, a huge 40% of household water is used for showers and baths, with products like shower gel actively encouraging ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Robotics
New robot swims and jumps like a Chinese rice grasshopper
Biologist, materials scientist and bionics specialist Professor Stanislav N. Gorb and his team at Kiel University's Institute of Zoology are known for analyzing the spectacular abilities of animals and translating them into ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
An electricity generator inspired by the drinking bird toy powers electronics with evaporated water
Inspired by the classic drinking bird toy, scientists in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China have developed an engine that efficiently converts energy from water evaporation into electricity to power small electronics. The device ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Security
Cybersecurity agency warns that water utilities are vulnerable to hackers after Pennsylvania attack
Hackers are targeting industrial control systems widely used by water and sewage-treatment utilities, potentially threatening water supplies, the top U.S. cyberdefense agency said after a Pennsylvania water authority was ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
France taps nuclear know-how to recycle electric car batteries
In the cradle of France's atomic program, researchers are using their nuclear know-how for a key project in the country's energy transition: recycling the raw materials in old electric car batteries, solar panels and wind ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Engineering
New method for purifying drinking water could be used in disaster zones
Scientists have developed a new method that converts seawater into drinking water that could be useful in disaster zones where there is limited electrical power.
Sep 21, 2023
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Engineering
Steam condenser coating could save 460 million tons of carbon dioxide annually
If coal and natural gas power generation were 2% more efficient, then every year, there could be 460 million fewer tons of carbon dioxide released and 2 trillion fewer gallons of water used. A recent innovation to the steam ...
Aug 22, 2023
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How the unconventional design of the Titan sub may have destined it for disaster
The deadly implosion of the Titan submersible raises questions about whether the vessel exploring the Titanic wreckage was destined for disaster because of its unconventional design and its creator's refusal to submit to ...
Jun 24, 2023
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