You're just sitting there, working or watching television, and bang, the power goes out. Everyone knows how annoying it is to search for...
Who pays and who benefits from a massive expansion of solar power?
Electricity generation produces a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. The electric grid also is highly vulne...
Using deep generative radar models to predict rainfall over following 90 minutes
A team of researchers at Google's DeepMind, working with a group at the U.K.s Met Office, has applied their knowledge of deep learning m...
An autonomous robot may have already killed people—here's how the weapons could be more destabilizing than nukes
Autonomous weapon systems—commonly known as killer robots—may have killed human beings for the first time ever last year, according to a rec...
Improving machine learning for materials design
A new approach can train a machine learning model to predict the properties of a material using only data obtained through simple measuremen...
New tool to help electrical grid planners design sustainable systems
A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers led by Paulina Jaramillo, a professor of engineering and public policy, has created a new t...
Visa and Apple Pay vulnerabilities leaves iPhone users open to payment fraud
Vulnerabilities in Apple Pay and Visa could enable hackers to bypass an iPhone's Apple Pay lock screen and perform contactless payments,...
A flying Ring camera, a new Echo and more devices announced by Amazon
Ready for a security camera that flies around your house? from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics News, Electronic Gadget News | Cons...
Tying quantum computing to AI prompts a smarter power grid
Fumbling to find flashlights during blackouts may soon be a distant memory, as quantum computing and artificial intelligence could learn to ...
Researchers identify and clear efficiency hurdle for organic solar cells
Researchers have identified a key mechanism responsible for the lower efficiencies of organic solar cells and shown a way that this hurdle m...
Wireless electricity and safety
A wireless power system developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo and University of Michigan can power cell phones, lights and oth...
Enlisting the power of AI to fight California wildfires
For the past decade in Los Angeles and the State of California, the question is not if there will be wildfires—but rather when and where the...
Next-generation solar cell technology reaches space
Somewhere among the glitter of the night sky is a small satellite powered by innovative, next-generation solar cell technology developed at ...
Advanced thermal management design boosts performance of silicon carbide inverters for heavy-duty vehicles
As electric vehicles (EVs) grow in popularity, innovative technologies must meet the rising energy demand by significantly increasing system...
Amazon unveils 'Jetsons'-like roaming robot for the home
Amazon's new robot can hear, see and follow you around the the home, but its no Rosey the Robot. from Consumer Electronics News - Elec...
Amazon and Disney unveil new Alexa-like assistant, 'Hey, Disney!'
Alexa is getting some company. from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics News, Electronic Gadget News | Consumer Electronics |Electroni...
Coolant leak 'likely' sparked giant Tesla battery fire in Australia
A three-day blaze that completely incinerated two giant Tesla batteries at a vast energy storage site in Australia was probably sparked by a...
Researchers predict viewer interest in, not just attention to, public screen content
We are constantly surrounded by screens that offer us information on the weather, current events or the latest offers from the corner shop. ...
New research on Apple's child safety feature shows warnings can increase risky sharing
Apple's plan to roll out tools to limit the spread of child sexual abuse material has drawn praise from some privacy and security expert...
A flexible, stretchable battery capable of moving smoothly like snake scales
The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), an institute under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and ICT, has developed...
Engineered cyanobacteria uses electricity to turn carbon dioxide into fuel
A combined team of researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Miami University, has developed an engineering process that...
Higher price for CO2 lowers Europe's CO2 emissions during the pandemic
Public life and economic activity was reduced to a minimum as part of measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, which changed the demand ...
The hydropower industry is talking the talk, but fine words won't save our last wild rivers
Technologies to harness the power of water are touted as crucial for a low-emissions future. But over many decades, the hydropower industry ...
Indonesia could harvest solar energy from 10 billion panels, but where do we put them?
In 2050, 335 million people in Indonesia will enjoy a high standard of living, in an industrialized country that uses no fossil fuels. Inste...
Breakthrough research makes battery recycling more economical
How do we make battery recycling cost effective? Scientists at the ReCell center have taken another step towards that goal. from Energy ...
Using AI and old reports to understand new medical images
Getting a quick and accurate reading of an X-ray or some other medical images can be vital to a patient's health and might even save a l...
An ultralow power artificial synapse for next-generation AI systems
Brain-inspired computing is a promising candidate for next-generation computing technologies. Developing next-generation advanced artificial...
Finding the chemical carrier option for hydrogen storage
Interests in hydrogen are rapidly growing due to its potential to establish global clean energy supply chains. A typical method of hydrogen ...
What the explosion in uranium prices means for the nuclear industry
It is a year since Horizon Nuclear Power, a company owned by Hitachi, confirmed it was pulling out of building the £20 billion Wylfa nuclear...
Researchers develop a new robot that can efficiently navigate sidewalks in urban environments
To operate efficiently in urban environments, mobile robots and other autonomous systems should be able to move safely on sidewalks and avoi...
How the agricultural sector can capture and store CO2
Using pyrolysis, straw and liquid manure can be heated to very high temperatures and become biocoal and gas. The biocoal can be spread on fi...
Fake-Waking Voice Assistant: Research provides new insights into the 'fake wake phenomenon'
The international researcher team has discovered new insights and valuable finding that manufacturers of voice assistants can utilize to enh...
We need concrete protections from artificial intelligence threatening human rights
Events over the past few years have revealed several human rights violations associated with increasing advances in artificial intelligence ...
US military eyes prototype mobile nuclear reactor in Idaho
The U.S. Department of Defense is taking input on its plan to build an advanced mobile nuclear microreactor prototype at the Idaho National ...
Van Life 2.0: Dutch students' road trip in solar mobile home
A group of Dutch students has reimagined van life and is hitting the road to Portugal. Just don't call their groundbreaking new solar-po...
UN redoubles green energy push to save climate, boost access
The United Nations chief called Friday for the world to redouble its renewable energy efforts to avert a climate emergency and address globa...
Longevity an important factor in decreasing total automotive emissions
As countries race to reduce emissions and mitigate climate change, the debate on green vehicles often focuses on fuel efficiency and alterna...
Bacteria could help build eco-friendly construction materials
They are working with start-up company Adaptavate, which makes sustainable building materials. Their biodegradable plasterboard, Breathaboar...
Apple will soon let you put your vaccination card in Wallet. Here's what it'll look like
Apple will soon roll out COVID vaccination cards in its Wallet app, allowing people to demonstrate proof of vaccination through their iPhone...
Use Google in the car? Google Assistant, Android Auto get fresh updates and new partner in Honda
Google is updating critical features for the millions of drivers who depend on its technology to help them get around. from Consumer Elect...
Looking for the best iPhone 13? Here are 5 things I learned using Apple's latest models.
The new crop of iPhone 13 make their debut Friday. from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics News, Electronic Gadget News | Consumer El...
A new solid-state battery surprises the researchers who created it
Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves two promising battery sub-fields into a single battery. The battery uses both a solid st...
Britain runs coal power stations amid energy crisis
Britain, which faces soaring natural gas prices, has been forced to run coal-fired power stations in order to secure energy supplies, electr...
Disabled people can now use Android phones with face gestures
Using a raised eyebrow or smile, people with speech or physical disabilities can now operate their Android-powered smartphones hands-free, G...
Finding the needles in a haystack of high-dimensional data sets
One of the challenges in the era of Big Data is dealing with many independent variables, also known as the "curse of dimensionality....
One to charge them all: EU demands single plug for phones
The European Union unveiled plans Thursday to require smartphone makers to adopt a single charging method for mobile devices. from Consume...
DRNets can solve Sudoku, speed scientific discovery
Say you're driving with a friend in a familiar neighborhood, and the friend asks you to turn at the next intersection. The friend doesn...
Development of dendritic-network-implementable artificial neurofiber transistors
Advances in artificial-intelligence-based technologies have led to an astronomical increase in the amounts of data available for processing ...
Restoring power during severe storms
With severe weather and natural disasters becoming more intense in a changing climate, a group of Georgia Tech researchers studied how recov...
Study: Geothermal energy could be generated from captured CO2
University of Alberta research is making new strides in discoveries about capturing and storing carbon—while also yielding a high-value end ...
Now everyone can build battery-free electronic devices
Last year, computer engineers from Northwestern University and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) introduced the world's first ba...
Social robots may be more persuasive if they project less authority
In the future, socially interactive robots could help seniors age in place or assist residents of long-term care facilities with their activ...
Down on the farm, UK energy crisis looms large
The tranquil landscape of flat farmland and small villages in the Essex countryside in southeast England seems a world away from Britain...
Now everyone can build battery-free electronic devices
Last year, computer engineers from Northwestern University and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) introduced the world's first ba...
Turning organic waste into renewable biofuel additives using radiation
Engineers at Lancaster University have led research that discovers a way to generate renewable biofuel additives, using radiation that could...
France's EDF in talks with GE to buy nuclear turbine ops
French electricity giant EDF is in talks with General Electric to buy its steam turbine business for nuclear plants, the companies confirmed...
Electrified heavy-duty vehicle powertrains could provide lower total cost of ownership
For commercial medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, the adoption of a new technology relies heavily on its cost relative to alternative...
Researchers work to improve landfill gas emissions, community perceptions
Area landfills conjure up so many negative feelings for a lot of people—the odor, the litter—it's no wonder so many communities are stru...
Team seeks to provide tools for predicting building emissions across the U.S.
The United States is entering a building boom. Between 2017 and 2050, it will build the equivalent of New York City 20 times over. Yet, to m...
White paper charts R&D path to give electric aviation industry wings
U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, DOE's Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), National Aeronautics and Spa...
AI-based method speeds discovery of materials that harvest electricity from wasted heat
In any form of energy conversion—even with something as green as solar panels—extra heat is generated. But with up to 72 percent of it left ...
A new look at the problem of energy efficiency in lithium-ion batteries
An international research team featuring two Skoltech scientists has experimentally demonstrated that a long-standing explanation for low en...
Scientists show how fast algorithms are improving across a broad range of examples
Algorithms are sort of like a parent to a computer. They tell the computer how to make sense of information so they can, in turn, make somet...
Negative CO2 emissions are possible with new Aussie technology
Southern Green Gas Ltd (SGG) and Swiss Re, one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of risk-based ...
Artificial intelligence can help highway departments find bats roosting under bridges
Photographs and computer vision techniques using artificial intelligence are able to detect the presence of bats on bridges automatically wi...
Researchers psychoanalyse AI
We do not know exactly what is going on inside the "brain" of artificial intelligence (AI), and therefore we are not able to accur...
New catalyst improves waste water conversion to clean energy
A new generation of high performance catalysts developed by a team led by University of Adelaide scientists will improve the efficiency of u...
iOS 15: Six underrated features arriving in Apple's new iPhone update
On Monday, iPhone users might feel like they have a brand new smartphone. from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics News, Electronic Ga...
High-speed alloy creation could revolutionize hydrogen's future
A Sandia National Laboratories team of materials scientists and computer scientists, with some international collaborators, have spent more ...
Apple to release iOS 15 Monday. Here's what we know about the new features in the iPhone update
Are you counting down the minutes until you can download the new iOS to your iPhone and iPad? from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics...
Bill Gates raises over $1 bn for clean energy
Bill Gates's nonprofit group Breakthrough Energy announced Monday that it has raised more than $1 billion from seven major companies, in...
Strong sunlight powers passive cooling device
A simple cooling system driven by the capture of passive solar energy could provide low-cost food refrigeration and living space cooling for...
Waverider buoys collect data on the powerful clean energy available in our oceans
A self-described surf junkie, Muglia catches waves on his surfboard off the coast of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Further into those w...
A road map to ending diesel vehicle pollution
Researchers have developed a road map to accelerate the removal of light diesel vehicles, including cars, utes and vans, from New Zealand ro...
Cities need to boost resident knowledge of green infrastructure
"Green infrastructure" often comes up when talking about climate change. Problem is, few people know what it means. from Energy ...
iPhone 13 preorders kick off Friday. Here's what you should know
Starting Friday, consumers can preorder the iPhone 13, the latest version of Apple's popular smartphone. from Consumer Electronics New...
Leveraging machine learning to optimize CO2 adsorption
If we are to mitigate climate change, we must find cost-effective and sustainable ways to reduce industrial carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. ...
Leveraging machine learning to optimize CO2 adsorption
If we are to mitigate climate change, we must find cost-effective and sustainable ways to reduce industrial carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. ...
New report assesses progress and risks of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence has reached a critical turning point in its evolution, according to a new report by an international panel of expert...
Busting the problem of cloud cover
The downside to solar power is that it's not always sunny and so grid operators have to compensate for energy drops by bringing alternat...
Design meets artificial intelligence to create new visual search engine
Novel methods of searching the nation's gallery, library and museum collections could soon be revolutionized by a visual search platform...
What happens to a hydrogen tank during a collision?
Vehicle emissions contribute significantly to global warming effects, although technologies such as hybrid and fully electric vehicles have ...
The electrolyzer enigma: How solving it could enable the energy transition
They have been around for a hundred years, but still, we barely understand electrolyzers. Significantly though, these devices can be used to...
The benefits of high-efficiency, flexible-fuel engines for heavy-duty trucking
The California Air Resources Board has adopted a regulation that requires truck and engine manufacturers to reduce the nitrogen oxide (NOx) ...
New processing and cooking technology helps food manufacturers reduce carbon and energy consumption
Scientists have uncovered new ways for food industry manufacturers to help tackle climate change by altering their cooking techniques to red...
Understanding consumer decisions about aging solar panels
By 2050, there could be 80 million metric tons globally of solar photovoltaics (PV) reaching the end of their lifetime, with 10 million metr...
Nikola showcases German plant nearing first production of electric trucks
Nikola Corp. offered the public a look at the production line the company is counting on to start delivering trucks to customers in the wake...
'Dislike' button would improve Spotify's recommendations
Spotify's whole business model relies on keeping you listening and being able to predict what songs you'll want to hear next. But Co...
Towards more energy-efficient 2D semiconductor devices
According to researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), a recently discovered family of two-dimensional (2D)...
Xiaomi unveils Smart Glasses—a wearable concept device
Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi has announced on its website the development of a wearable concept device called Xiaomi Smart Glasses. The ...
How auto techs, trade schools are prepping for EV future
Greg Patton says he's not like other mechanics with more than 40 years of greasy auto repair experience because he gets the coming elect...
World's most accurate visual question–answering AI
Toshiba Corporation has developed the world's most accurate highly versatile Visual Question Answering (VQA) AI, able to recognize not o...
UN urges moratorium on use of AI that imperils human rights
The U.N. human rights chief is calling for a moratorium on the use of artificial intelligence technology that poses a serious risk to human ...
Is it a horror film or a rom-com? AI can predict based solely on music
Music is an indispensable element in film: it establishes atmosphere and mood, drives the viewer's emotional reactions, and significantl...
Real-time drone intent monitoring could enable safer use of drones and prevent a repeat of 2018 Gatwick incident
Researchers have developed a real-time approach that can help prevent incidents like the large-scale disruption at London's Gatwick Airp...
Apple's next iPhone mirrors last year's, adds more storage
Apple unveiled its next iPhone line-up, including a model that offers twice the storage available in earlier versions and other modest upgra...
Embattled Apple unveils new products
Apple CEO Tim Cook strode through a slickly produced video Tuesday to launch a new iPhone, with few hints of the exceptional string of troub...
A 3D-imaging workflow has benefits for medicine, electric cars and nuclear deterrence
Sandia National Laboratories researchers have created a method of processing 3D images for computer simulations that could have beneficial i...
How to update Apple devices to correct security flaw
Apple has released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers say could allow hackers to directly infect iPh...
A new technology that can prevent Li-ion battery fires
Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found a way to prevent internal short-circuits, t...
Solar cells with 30-year lifetimes for power-generating windows
A new transparency-friendly solar cell design could marry high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes, research led by the University...
How chatbots could train our mental condition
Technology will play an increasingly social and even emotional role in our lives. Minha Lee—digital designer, information scientist, philoso...
Fukushima plant failed to probe cause of faulty filters
Officials at Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant have acknowledged they neglected to investigate the cause of faulty exhaust f...
Inequality built into the grid
It is known that future uptake of distributed energy resources like wind and solar could be limited due to constraints in electrical grids. ...
UK trial of hydrogen blended gas regarded a success
Members of the consortium running the U.K.'s first hydrogen blended gas project are hailing it as a success. The project, known as HyDep...
Taking lessons from a sea slug, study points to better hardware for artificial intelligence
For artificial intelligence to get any smarter, it needs first to be as intelligent as one of the simplest creatures in the animal kingdom: ...
Drugs, robots and the pursuit of pleasure: Why experts are worried about AIs becoming addicts
In 1953, a Harvard psychologist thought he discovered pleasure—accidentally—within the cranium of a rat. With an electrode inserted into a s...
A machine learning technique that can learn local equilibria in symmetric auction games
Over the past few decades, computer scientists have been exploring the potential of applying game theory and artificial intelligence (AI) to...
Improving carbon capture efficiency to help net zero emissions
As the UK's National Metrology Institute, NPL has a significant role to play in supporting climate change mitigation action and enabling...
Much of the world's energy comes from fossil fuels. Could we replace it all with renewables?
How are fossil fuels formed, why do they release carbon dioxide and how much of the world's energy do they provide? And what are the ren...
iOS 15 is arriving soon. Here's what we know about the iPhone's upcoming update
With Apple's event next week likely to usher in the next iPhone, we're closer to the launch of iOS 15. from Consumer Electronics N...
Do Alexa and Siri make kids bossier? New research suggests you might not need to worry
Chatting with a robot is now part of many families' daily lives, thanks to conversational agents such as Apple's Siri or Amazon'...
A multi-task learning network to recognize the numbers on jerseys of sports team players
When reporting on sports games live or remotely, commentators should be able to quickly recognize the numbers on the players' jersey shi...
Load-shifting potential of heat pump water heaters studied
A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) research team has gained new insights about heat pump water heaters (HPWHs), an energy-effici...
Apple must allow in-app purchasing outside App Store, judge says in Epic Games vs. Apple verdict
A federal court has filed a permanent injunction forcing Apple to allow developers to provide options for purchases that circumvent the tech...
Ultra-efficient tech to power devices of tomorrow and forge sustainable energy future
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a system to transport data using atomically-thin semiconductors in ...
A spoonful of sugar opens a path to longer lasting lithium sulfur batteries
Simply by adding sugar, researchers from the Monash Energy Institute have created a longer-lasting, lighter, more sustainable rival to the l...
A framework to evaluate techniques for simulating physical systems
The simulation of physical systems using computing tools can have numerous valuable applications, both in research and real-world settings. ...
A way to spot computer-generated faces
A small team of researchers from The State University of New York at Albany, the State University of New York at Buffalo and Keya Medical ha...
NASA innovations will help US meet sustainable aviation goals
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joined federal government and industry leaders Thursday at a White House event highlighting sustainable aviat...
Study: AI can make better clinical decisions than humans
It's an old adage: there's no harm in getting a second opinion. But what if that second opinion could be generated by a computer, us...
New roadmap guides industries to invest in low-cost, low-energy salt water treatment and recycle wastewater
Agriculture accounts for about 90% of total water consumption in the western United States and around 80% in the rest of the country. from...
Researchers design extreme heat exchanger using metal 3D printing
Demonstrating next-generation energy technology, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are using topology optimization ...
Facebook, Ray-Ban launch smart glasses—who will wear them?
Seven years after the ill-fated Google Glass, and five years after Snap rolled out Spectacles, another tech giant is trying its hand at inte...
World's first robotic squash coach
A social robot from the National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt University, has become the world's first squash coach to explore if p...
A universal system for decoding any type of data sent across a network
Every piece of data that travels over the internet—from paragraphs in an email to 3D graphics in a virtual reality environment—can be altere...
Machine learning improves biological image analysis
Scientists use super-resolution microscopy to study previously undiscovered cellular worlds, revealing nanometer-scale details inside cells....
New lamp generates light for 45 days with half-liter of salt water
The Waterlight lamp was awarded a Silver Cannes in the design category and two bronzes in innovation and social responsibility, at the Canne...
Building with new thinking and old components
On 21 February of this year, the leaders of seven Norwegian cities published a notice on new environmental requirements for the construction...
LOKI: An intention dataset to train models for pedestrian and vehicle trajectory prediction
Human decision-making processes are inherently hierarchical. This means that they involve several levels of reasoning and different planning...
Diagnosing and tracking lithium-ion battery degradation
An international team of researchers has devised a method to detect the degradation mechanism of lithium-ion batteries. from Energy & ...
IAEA: Science, objectivity key to Fukushima water release
Objective, science-based monitoring is the key to safely carrying the planned release of treated but still radioactive water at Japan's ...
UN nuclear watchdog launches review of Fukushima water release
The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday promised a "comprehensive" and "objective" review of Japan's controversial plan ...
Ready for iPhone 13? Apple to host its next hardware event September 14
Fans of the iPhone, mark your calendars. from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics News, Electronic Gadget News | Consumer Electronics ...
Modern, robotic 'white cane' brings navigation assistance to the 21st century
Equipped with a color 3D camera, an inertial measurement sensor, and its own on-board computer, a newly improved robotic cane could offer bl...
A more efficient way to find a more efficient battery
The pace of progress in the renewable energy sector is limited not only by the technology to capture energy from the sun, the wind, the ocea...
New way to pull lithium from water could increase supply, efficiency
Anyone using a cellphone, laptop or electric vehicle depends on lithium. The element is in tremendous demand. And although the supply of lit...
Report: Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035
Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation's electricity within 15 years—a 10-fold increase over current solar out...
Detecting forged video evidence
Video evidence is commonly used to prove what happened during an event. However, with the emergence and rapid development of CGI (computer-g...
A "Real Folding Window" for better foldable displays
A team at LG Chem has announced on LG's News Room webpage that the company has developed a new kind of foldable screen display technolog...
A strategy to fabricate metal-organic framework membranes for the separation of hydrocarbons
The separation of light hydrocarbon mixtures is among the most important petrochemical and industrial processes. This process is currently r...
Separating fact from fiction about green cars
With all the developments in the auto industry you may think your next car will be electric, including a new federal target that would mean ...
New modelling methodology for large-scale dynamic networks
Engineering systems, such as power grids and transportation systems, are becoming increasingly complex and encompass numerous sub-systems th...
Flexible origami-based tubular polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell
The miniaturization of electronics has resulted in an ever-increasing global market for portable devices. Correspondingly, it has become nec...
IAEA seeks Japan transparency in release of Fukushima water
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency asked Japan on Tuesday for full and detailed information about a plan to release treated...
AI-powered tool used to map sustainable roofs globally
As cities around the world continue to urbanize, there is a greater need to expand and optimize existing spaces. Cities have accelerated loo...
Helping semiconductors find a cooler way to relax
Bandgap engineering can improve the performance of optoelectronic devices that aim to harness the energy of "hot" electrons, resea...
Efficiency of flexible CIGS solar cells measured at record 21.4%
A group of scientists at Empa has pushed the efficiency of flexible solar cells to a new limit. Independent measurements revealed an efficie...
High-performance batteries for transporting mobility into the future
High-performance batteries are key to the comprehensive roll-out of e-mobility. ETH Pioneer Fellow Paul Baade is looking into how to manufac...
IAEA team in Japan to help prepare Fukushima water release
An International Atomic Energy Agency mission arrived in Japan on Monday to help prepare for a decades-long release into the ocean of treate...
X-ray street vision 'erases' unwanted objects from cityscape views
Scientists from the Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering at Osaka University used generative adversarial networks tr...
Getting a greener grid: Engineering experts point to priorities for expanding clean energy infrastructure
As Congress advances legislation to invest $550 billion in new funding for national infrastructure projects, the specific priorities in each...
Can burying power lines protect storm-wracked electric grids? Not always
The good news when Hurricane Ida churned into Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021 was that levees held up—especially those that were strengthened aft...
Do we need humans for that job? Automation booms after COVID
Ask for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby's drive-thru east of Los Angeles and you may be talking to Tori—an artificially intelligent voi...
Unfinished Beethoven symphony reimagined in a click
As conductor Guillaume Berney marks the opening downbeat, the first chords ring out in a Lausanne concert hall of what could conceivably be ...
Drought squeezes Brazil's electricity supply
Brazil's worst drought in almost a century is threatening electricity supply and critical crops, pushing up energy and food prices at a ...
Making methane from carbon dioxide: Carbon capture grows more affordable
In their ongoing effort to make carbon capture more affordable, researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Lab...
AI weather forecasting for smart farms
Researchers working on smart irrigation systems have developed a way to choose the most accurate weather forecast out of those offered in th...
Using adversarial attacks to refine molecular energy predictions
Neural networks (NNs) are increasingly being used to predict new materials, the rate and yield of chemical reactions, and drug-target intera...
Synergistic value streams studied in hybrid power plants
Imagine an electric grid powered by clean, renewable energy. Now imagine that this grid provides all the comfort and convenience consumers h...
What will give electric cars a boost in the US?
Consumers, automakers, and the government will have to work together to pull off President Joe Biden's ambitious plan to shift the count...
A supra-photothermal catalyst inspired by the greenhouse effect
Over the past few decades, scientists worldwide have developing a variety of techniques and technologies that can convert carbon dioxide (CO...
Will the new E10 petrol be beneficial?
The introduction of a new type of petrol, E10, in the UK may create some extra costs for owners of older cars, but the aim is to reduce carb...
Researchers create 'brain-inspired computing architecture'
An international team of scientists including researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland have discovered a new molecule which could fu...
When walked on, these wooden floors harvest enough energy to turn on a lightbulb
Researchers from Switzerland are tapping into an unexpected energy source right under our feet: wooden floorings. Their nanogenerator, prese...
Biofuels offer a cost-effective way to lower shipping emissions
Marine shipping traffic has grown steadily over the past decade—and so have the associated greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon emissions from s...
Making the case for hydrogen in a zero-carbon economy
As the United States races to achieve its goal of zero-carbon electricity generation by 2035, energy providers are swiftly ramping up renewa...
New report details Switzerland's geo-energy potential
When the Swiss government decided to phase out nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima accident on 11 March 2011, it also launched a majo...
Putting batteries on a chip could enable wearable sensors
Fitbits, car windows, oil refineries—the roll call of devices and technologies that rely on ultra-small sensors already numbers in the hundr...
New scientific approach reduces bias in training data for improved machine learning
As companies and decision-makers increasingly look to machine learning to make sense of large amounts of data, ensuring the quality of train...
A carbon-neutral response to rising electricity demand
Many everyday activities rely on electricity. As we look to 2050, this dependence is set to increase, with demand for electricity in Switzer...
Environmentally friendly manufacture of battery electrodes
Conventional processes for manufacturing battery electrodes involve mostly toxic solvents and require a lot of space and energy. This is not...
Activity detection inside a vehicle
Is the driver tired or even asleep? Cameras in the vehicle's interior can monitor this. Especially in the case of automated driving, int...
Smart windows that protect against solar radiation can help reduce greenhouse gases
Fraunhofer researchers have developed an intelligent coating for glass windows that darkens in the sun. This uses electrochromic and thermoc...
North African sun offers green hope but state role key
Blessed with year-round sunshine, North Africa has enormous potential for solar energy, but the huge investment and state subsidies required...
Researchers bring innovative AI and simulation tools to the COVID-19 battlefront
In its on-going campaign to reveal the inner workings of the Sar-CoV-2 virus, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Lab...
Imaginary numbers protect AI from very real threats
Computer engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that using complex numbers—numbers with both real and imaginary components—can play ...
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