Engineering
Clean freshwater is critical for sustaining human life. However, 1.1 billion people lack access to it worldwide. Desalination represents an increasingly popular way of addressing this.
Sep 2, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Ethiopia kickstarted electricity production from the second turbine at its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday, despite continuing objections by Egypt and Sudan over the project.
Aug 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Engineering
About two-fifths of all the water that gets withdrawn from lakes, rivers, and wells in the U.S. is used not for agriculture, drinking, or sanitation, but to cool the power plants that provide electricity from fossil fuels ...
Aug 3, 2021
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Automotive
In the green forest outside Berlin, a David and Goliath-style battle is playing out between electric carmaker Tesla and environmental campaigners who want to stop its planned "gigafactory".
Apr 18, 2021
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Automotive
Taiwan's drive to plug a global shortage of microchips has hit a snag—a lack of water for its foundries caused by a drought.
Feb 25, 2021
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Engineering
We don't use water like we used to. In recent decades, concerns about cost, water shortages and environmental impacts together with changes in plumbing design have driven down water usage per person. But because plumbing ...
May 12, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Those toilet paper and water shortages at your local markets and big-box retailers have affected Amazon, as well.
Mar 17, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Monash University researchers have developed technology that can deliver clean water to thousands of communities worldwide. This solar steam generation system produces clean water from salty (ocean) water with almost 100 ...
Jul 24, 2019
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