It's a story that's become all too familiar—high winds knock out a power line, and a community can go without power for hours to day...
Using 3D printing to produce lightweight insulating building elements
In the main hall of the research and robotics Arch Tec Lab on Hönggerberg campus, several robotic arms hang from the roof, while half-finish...
A concrete step forward: Australia's ambitious plan to cut cement and lime emissions
It's tough for the cement and lime business to make its important products without generating high emissions. So, the industry is invest...
H₂-ready power plants: Study shows challenges and solutions for the conversion of gas-fired power plants
Hydrogen (H2) plays an important role in the renewable energy system to secure electricity generation. New and existing power plants must th...
Estimating the environmental impacts of the global lithium-ion battery supply chain
Decarbonization of the global economy will require the production of a large number of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). However, these...
Popularity matters more than compatibility: Study uncovers bias in algorithms used by online dating platforms
A new study has found that algorithms used by online dating platforms have popularity bias—meaning that they recommend more popular, attract...
Organic solar cells show promise for cheap energy production, researcher says
A newly published doctoral thesis at Karlstad University shows that organic solar cells are a promising technology, due to its flexibility a...
No significant link between Industry 4.0 and energy consumption or energy intensity
To what extent does the digitalization of industrial and manufacturing processes (Industry 4.0) improve energy efficiency and thus reduce en...
Researchers develop greener building materials using sugar processing waste products
If you want to make more sustainable and environmentally friendly concrete, you're going to need some sugar. Sort of. from Energy ...
Six recycling innovations that could change fashion
The fashion industry's enormous waste problem is pushing governments, particularly in Europe, towards ambitious recycling targets. fro...
Next generation semiconductors: Diamond device shows highest breakdown voltage
To reach the world's goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, there must be a fundamental change in electronic materials to create a more reli...
Casual, distant, aesthetically limited: Five ways smartphone photography is changing how we see the world
Smartphones are a staple of modern life and are changing how we see the world and show it to others. Almost 90% of Aussies own one, and we s...
Study shows how wind and solar projects could profit from bitcoin mining
Bitcoin mining is often perceived as environmentally damaging because it uses huge amounts of electricity to power its intensive computing n...
New method verifies carbon capture in concrete
Carbon capture is essential to reduce the impact of human carbon dioxide emissions on our climate. Researchers at the University of Tokyo an...
'Get Ready With Me': Video genre that focuses on everyday life is everywhere—and not slowing down
"Get Ready with Me"—to go on a date, go to work or ... get fired? "Get Ready with Me" videos are everywhere these days, ...
Electrofuel developed from green hydrogen and carbon dioxide tested in practice for first time in Finland
The E-fuel project of VTT and partners has developed a concept for producing electrofuel from green hydrogen and carbon dioxide using a comb...
Promising salt batteries for heat storage
Salt batteries can store summer heat to be used in winter, but which salt works best for the purpose? On 19 December, Lian Blijlevens will d...
An environmentally friendly electrochemical refrigerant compressor
A research team has successfully developed an environmentally friendly refrigerant compressor using an electrochemical method instead of a m...
Renegotiating the relationship between citizens and the development of automated decision-making
We are told that artificial intelligence and the automated decisions it enables will offer us improved public governance. Artificial intelli...
Securing carbon fiber from waste coal
At the University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), scientists' innovative research to turn Kentucky waste co...
Using AI as a guide for the better manufacturing of perovskite solar cells
Tandem solar cells based on perovskite semiconductors convert sunlight to electricity more efficiently than conventional silicon solar cells...
New design for a rechargeable hydrogen-chlorine battery in a wide temperature range
A research team led by Prof. Chen Wei from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)...
Density matters for better battery material performance, researchers find
Zinc—cheap, abundant, environmentally friendly—may be the answer to better batteries, but there's a major problem: Aqueous zinc ion batt...
Digital payment platforms can easily be misused for drug dealing
Digital payment platforms such as Venmo work great for sharing a dinner bill with friends, buying gifts at a pop-up shop, or making payments...
Residential solar power saves less energy than expected
Imagine a household that consumes 1,000 kilowatt hours of energy per month. Then they install solar panels on their roof that generate 500 k...
What will happen when all those EV batteries reach their end of life?
The federal government and the provincial governments of Ontario and Quebec have committed tens of billions of dollars to the development of...
AI is now accessible to everyone: 3 things parents should teach their kids
It is almost a year since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, fueling great excitement as well as concern about what it might mean for education. ...
Apple plans to make it easier to text between iPhones and Androids
In a major reversal, Apple Inc. plans to adopt a technological standard next year that will allow text messaging to operate more smoothly be...
3rd release of treated water from Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant ends safely, operator says
The release of a third batch of treated radioactive wastewater from Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean ended...
AI: How it hands power to machines to transform the way we view the world
There are signs of AI everywhere, it's behind everything from customer service chatbots to the personalized ads we receive when browsing...
Inverted perovskite solar cell breaks 25% efficiency record
Northwestern University researchers have raised the standards again for perovskite solar cells with a new development that helped the emergi...
Increased efficiency of rotor blade production for wind turbines using specialized release film
By developing release agent-free process and material systems in the sub-project "Release film technology for optimized rotor blade pro...
No one-size-fits-all solution for the net-zero grid, researchers say
As power generation from sources like solar and wind increases, along with the introduction of devices such as heat pumps and batteries, a n...
Real-time measurement error assessment for intelligent energy meters
A study aimed at improving the accuracy and reliability of grid electricity meters, particularly under challenging on-site conditions is pub...
A new energy storage device as an alternative to traditional batteries
University of Cordoba researchers have proposed and analyzed the operation of an energy storage system based on a cylindrical tank immersed ...
Hydrogen near tipping point to accelerate decarbonization, new research shows
Hydrogen is poised to accelerate the global energy transition as the industry exhibits steep learning curves and finds ways to produce the g...
Research investigates potential of neem seed oil as a sustainable alternative to petroleum-derived oils
Research in the International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering has investigated the potential of neem seed oil as a sustainable bi...
Nuclear expansion failure shows simulations require change
The widespread adoption of nuclear power was predicted by computer simulations more than four decades ago but the continued reliance on foss...
Battery energy storage systems are here: Is your community ready?
Across the nation, the transition to clean energy will require thoughtful conversation and robust planning for communities. In fact, many co...
Siemens Energy gets state-backed 15-bn-euro rescue package
Siemens Energy will receive a 15-billion-euro ($16.3-billion), state-backed rescue package, Berlin said Tuesday, as the German group struggl...
Web tool looks belowground for an economically viable renewable energy source
Geothermal power has a lot of promise as a renewable energy source that is not dependent on the sun shining or the wind blowing, but it has ...
Template for success: Shaping hard carbon electrodes for next-generation batteries
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are, by far, the most widely used type of rechargeable batteries, spanning numerous applications. These include...
Researchers aim to make cheaper fuel cells a reality
As the world turns to greener power sources, it also needs to figure out how to store energy for times when the sun doesn't shine and th...
First 2D semiconductor with 1,000 transistors developed: Redefining energy efficiency in data processing
As information and communication technologies (ICT) process data, they convert electricity into heat. Already today, the global ICT ecosyste...
Study probes risks to power plants from electromagnetic pulse
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been leading a project to understand how a high-altitude el...
Internet of Things: Tech firms have become digital landlords, but people are starting to fight back
From smart toasters to fitness collars for dogs, we live in a world where everything around us is gradually being connected to the internet ...
Indonesia inaugurates Southeast Asia's largest floating solar farm
Indonesia inaugurated a $100 million floating solar farm on Thursday, the largest in Southeast Asia, as it seeks more opportunities to trans...
Ammonia fuel offers great benefits but demands careful action, says study
Ammonia, a main component of many fertilizers, could play a key role in a carbon-free fuel system as a convenient way to transport and store...
Engineered 'living materials' could help clean up water pollution one day
Water pollution is a growing concern globally, with research estimating that chemical industries discharge 300–400 megatonnes (600–800 billi...
Novel molecular bridge strategy boosts efficiency of perovskite solar cells
Recently, a research team by Professor Pan Xu from Institute of Solid-State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HIPS) of Chinese ...
Battery materials: What is the battery of the future made of?
The Empa research group led by Maksym Kovalenko is researching innovative materials for the batteries of tomorrow. Whether it's fast-cha...
New study finds electric vehicles are driven less than gas cars
Mass adoption of electric vehicles (EV) is a key part of plans to decarbonize the United States' energy system. As EV ownership in the U...
Energy transition: A super-model to guide policy makers
How can we ensure that an energy policy will achieve its objectives? To find out, scientists and public authorities can rely on computer mod...
Korean scientists develop an alternative technology for 'SF6', a major culprit of global warming
Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed a world-class "eco-friendly insulating gas" that replaces SF6 (sul...
Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too
When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle five years ago, it left boats, cars and trucks piled up to the windows of Bonny Paulson...
Students design prototype so that exterminating bed bugs will no longer require a 'human sacrifice'
In the category of household pests, few are as difficult to exterminate as bed bugs. Pesticide treatments depend on someone sleeping in the ...
Researchers develop solid-state thermal transistor for better heat management
A team of researchers from UCLA has unveiled a first-of-its-kind stable and fully solid-state thermal transistor that uses an electric field...
Toward sustainable construction: Preparing liquefied stabilized soil from construction sludge
The construction industry is a highly resource-intensive and polluting sector, with significant water consumption and notable contribution t...
Researchers demonstrate novel technique to observe molten salt intrusion in nuclear-grade graphite
In response to a renewed international interest in molten salt reactors, researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...
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