Business
Cryptocurrency mining uses a significant amount of water amid the global water crisis, and its water demand may grow further. In a commentary published November 29 in the journal Cell Reports Sustainability, financial economist ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
In a world of finite land, solar farms can take up a lot of space. But there's a solution for that scarcity: panels that float.
Mar 9, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution, but they emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why, then, have they assumed such a heated role in climate politics?
Jan 19, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
In "Star Wars," Luke Skywalker grows up on the hot desert planet Tatooine. His family owns a moisture farm that uses devices called "vaporators" to pull drinking water from the air.
Nov 26, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A particularly cold September has given us a glimpse of the winter to come. The cold will bite hardest for the 13% of England's households that are already in fuel poverty. As the energy crisis intensifies, this is expected ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Electricity-generating rooftop solar cells not only save on planet-warming carbon emissions, they also save a significant amount of water, say a pair of Duke University researchers who have done the math.
Sep 21, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
The CHIPS and Science Act, which President Joe Biden is poised to sign into law next week, was pitched as a once-in-a-lifetime chance to revitalize the U.S. semiconductor industry and counter Asia's manufacturing power.
Aug 8, 2022
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Robotics
In a strawberry field surrounded by strawberry fields on the outskirts of Santa Maria, a pair of robots have been picking berries all summer.
Jul 28, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
To most people, a solar farm or a geothermal plant is simply a power producer. Scientists and engineers see far more potential.
Apr 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Billions of dead lithium-ion batteries, including many from electric vehicles, are accumulating because there is no cost-effective process to revive them. Now, Princeton researchers have developed an inexpensive, sustainable ...
Feb 22, 2022
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