Tapping the potential of wastewater for a sustainable future
It might seem an unlikely partnership, but sewage sludge has a role in a clean energy future.
Oct 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Wireless tech measures soil moisture at multiple depths in real time
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a wireless system that uses radio transmitters and receivers to estimate soil moisture in agricultural fields at multiple depths in real time, improving on existing ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Researchers test natural gas foam's ability to reduce water use in fracking
Southwest Research Institute has completed a pilot-scale facility to create and test natural gas foam as a safe and stable alternative to water for hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as 'fracking.' The six-year project ...
Mar 2, 2021
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The distance local energy goes to bring power to the people
,When you go to the grocery store, you can look at an apple and know if it was grown in Chile, Washington or somewhere closer to you by a quick glance at its sticker. But consumers have largely been in the dark when it comes ...
Oct 13, 2020
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Engineering
Libya dam collapse: Engineering expert raises questions about management
More than 11,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands are missing following the catastrophic collapse of two dams in the eastern Libyan city of Derna. The dam collapse came after an extreme storm, Storm Daniel, slammed ...
Sep 18, 2023
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EXPLAINER: World Cup host Qatar relies on desalination
Arid and surrounded by the salt waters of the Persian Gulf, World Cup host Qatar is among the world's most water-stressed countries. The nation of 2.9 million people has no rivers, and receives less than four inches (10 centimeters) ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Ford pledges to work with community near future factory
Ford Motor Co. officials on Tuesday pledged to be good neighbors to those in rural west Tennessee who live near the automaker's planned electric truck factory, a project expected to create thousands of jobs and change the ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Robotics
A robot that tells growers when to water crops is on the way
Every backyard gardener knows how hard it can be to tell when to water the plants. Multiply that by tens or hundreds of acres and it's easy to see the challenges growers face keeping their crops healthy while managing water ...
Nov 20, 2020
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