With several billion dollars available from the Inflation Reduction Act for upgrades to increase energy efficiency of the home, now is the t...
Apple flash: Our smart devices will soon be smarter
Our smart devices take voice commands from us, check our heartbeats, track our sleep, translate text, send us reminders, capture photos and ...
The late-night email to Tim Cook that set the Apple Watch saga in motion
At about 1 a.m. California time in 2013, a scientist emailed Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook with an irresistible pitch. from ...
Apple Watch import ban goes into effect in US patent clash
A US import ban on certain Apple smartwatch models came into effect Tuesday, after the Biden administration opted not to veto a ruling on pa...
Apple to appeal US watch ban
Apple said on Tuesday it will appeal a US ban on its latest smartwatch models after the Biden administration opted to not veto a ruling on p...
'Urban mining' offers green solution to old solar panels
As the world pivots from planet-warming fossil fuels to renewable energy, a new pollution problem is rearing its head: What to do with old o...
Examining effects of mobile phone use on attention, reaction time, and working memory of office workers
Many of us carry a mobile phone much of the time. The term is increasingly something of a misnomer. While these portable devices may well ha...
Exploring waste-to-energy solutions in the Maldives archipelago
A study published in the journal of Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, addresses the crucial waste management challenges ...
Apple loses latest bid to thwart patent dispute threatening to stop U.S. sales of two watch models
Apple has been rebuffed in its latest attempt to untangle a patent dispute that is pushing the company into suspending sales of two popular ...
Sony PlayStation 5 sales cross 50 million units
Sales of Sony's PlayStation 5 have crossed 50 million units, the Japanese electronics giant said, pointing to "strong momentum...
Tracking roadway savings from coast to coast
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have identified the most energy-efficient 2024 model year vehicles available in the United States,...
Wood-burning stoves: Combining electrostatic precipitators and catalytic converters is the best way to reduce pollutants
In Germany, there are millions of small firing systems; wood-burning stoves for domestic use in which logs are burned. In the process, a lot...
New, super-smart hardware could provide drastic cuts in power consumption
Greener data processing requires systems that work smarter, faster, and are more energy efficient. Researchers from the Norwegian University...
Study explores how people perceive and declare their authorship of artificially generated texts
Large language models (LLMs) radically speed up text production in a variety of use cases. When they are fed with samples of our individual ...
A free, easy-to-use platform for understanding and managing electric grids
The Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and its partners at Hitachi America Energy Solutions Laboratory have rel...
Industrialization perspectives for the lithium-ion industry
A new Fraunhofer ISI Lithium-Ion battery roadmap focuses on the scaling activities of the battery industry until 2030 and considers the tech...
Using AI-related technologies can significantly enhance human cognition, finds study
Interpreters, translators and subtitlers should not fear artificial intelligence (AI), as training in new forms of real-time human-AI intera...
Energy transition at municipalities: A holistic consideration of power, heat and transport
Municipalities as the smallest administrative units play a major role in the implementation of the energy transition. They can support citiz...
Buying indie video games over the holidays can help make the industry more ethical and fair
The 2023 Game Awards recently saw accolades doled out to the biggest and most celebrated games of the year—alongside a few lucky indie title...
Researchers invent 'methane cleaner' that could become a permanent fixture in cattle and pig barns
In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have used light and chlorine to eradicate low-concentration methane from air. ...
New 'n-i-p' perovskite/organic hybrid tandem solar cells with efficiencies over 23%
Engineers and material scientists have been working to develop increasingly advanced photovoltaic solutions, to convert as much solar energy...
Strategies to limit redox electrolyte-enhanced carbon-based supercapacitor self-discharge
The efficient storage of clean energy is a critical component to achieving carbon neutrality. Capacitors are devices that store energy by se...
More than a third of those in the UK can't afford tech needed to reach net-zero, study shows
More than a third of people in the U.K. can't afford renewable energy technology such as solar panels or heat pumps to help the country ...
How gray boxes and a jellyfish could help advance wave energy
To an outsider, the gray stack of metal boxes piled on the gray concrete floor might look unimpressive. Machinery meant for storage, maybe. ...
Resource-efficient, climate-friendly sodium-ion batteries
The transition to a society without fossil fuels means that the need for batteries is increasing at a rapid pace. At the same time, the incr...
Extracting uranium from seawater as another source of nuclear fuel
Oceans cover most of Earth's surface and support a staggering number of lifeforms, but they're also home to a dilute population of u...
Free electric vehicle charging at work? It's possible with optimum solar
The global surge in electric vehicle sales has prompted an Australian university to explore how it could offer free or nominal EV charging f...
Insights from a comprehensive vehicle lifecycle study for carbon reduction in transportation
Transportation is the third largest contributor to global carbon emissions. Addressing this issue is important for countries worldwide. High...
South Africa to build new nuclear plants: govt
South Africa, battling crippling power blackouts, plans to add 2,500 megawatts of new nuclear generation, the government announced Tuesday. ...
Q&A: How to harness energy from Africa's garbage dumps—and save billions in future damage
New research on garbage dumps in 44 sub-Saharan African countries shows that 95% are unregulated. The landfill sites still take in new garba...
How to protect yourself from cyber-scammers over the festive period
The festive season is a time for joy, family and festive cheer. However, it's also a prime target for cybercriminals. As online shopping...
VR users need an emotional connection to virtual worlds, not better graphics, study finds
Being wowed by powerful graphics is not enough for a person to feel fully immersed in a virtual-reality (VR) world—a strong emotional respon...
Technology not growing fast enough to decarbonize steel and cement industries by 2050, says study
Steel and cement are two materials that no society can do without. Their production comes with a significant carbon footprint, however. To m...
Technology built the cashless society. Advances are helping the unhoused so they're not left behind
John Littlejohn remembers the days when lots of people had a couple of dollars to spare to buy a copy of Street Sense, the local paper that ...
4 east African countries are going for nuclear power—why this is a bad idea
The east Africa region has the fastest growing population in Africa. Between 2013 and 2017, its growth rate was twice the African average. T...
Navigating the energy transition: A call to consider the citizen perspective
A wind turbine near your home? The energy transition is not seen as just by all parties concerned. It's essential to involve local resid...
24/7 solar towers could double energy output
If you want to improve the output of solar energy systems, why not also run them at night? That's the question researchers in Qatar and ...
Researchers use wood materials to create reliable organic solar cells
One of nature's most common organic materials—lignin—can be used to create stable and environmentally friendly organic solar cells. Rese...
Two-system model combines desalination and energy storage
Cornell engineers have refined a model that not only cultivates green energy, but also desalinates ocean water for large, drought-stricken c...
Australian homes can be made climate-ready, reducing bills and emissions: A new report shows how
Millions of homes were built before Australia introduced housing energy efficiency standards in 2003. They're leaky. Gaps around windows...
Report: Key measures could slash predicted 2050 emissions from cooling sector
Taking key measures to reduce the power consumption of cooling equipment would cut at least 60 percent off predicted 2050 sectoral emissions...
Addicted to your phone? New tool identifies overuse of digital media
The rapidly evolving nature of digital media presents a challenge for those who study digital addiction—social networks like TikTok and vide...
Grand Theft Auto: built for the long haul
In a video game industry known for cranking out sequels, Rockstar Games has cashed in big by making "Grand Theft Auto" fans painfu...
Regulators begin hearings on how much customers should pay for Georgia nuclear reactors
Georgia Power Co. is urging the state's utility regulators to approve a deal to pay for the company's new nuclear reactors as a few ...
Electric arc furnaces: Technology poised to make British steelmaking more sustainable
In a move to embrace sustainable steelmaking, British Steel has unveiled a £1.25 billion plan to replace two blast furnaces at its Scunthorp...
New method tracks physical processes inside both liquid and solid parts of Li-ion batteries
What if you could charge your electric vehicle in the same amount of time it takes to fill a tank of gas? In a new paper published in Joule,...
Investigation of degradation mechanism for all-solid-state batteries takes another step toward commercialization
Often referred to as the "dream batteries," all-solid-state batteries are the next generation of batteries that many battery manuf...
Solar power is growing. Now Georgia wants to store more of its energy
A decade ago, the state's largest electric utility—Georgia Power—took its first, major step toward a future powered by the sun when it i...
UK unveils £11 bn windfarm investment by UAE, German firms
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Friday plans by UAE state-owned renewables firm Masdar and German energy giant RWE to invest up to £...
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