Covering half of North America, the U.S. electric grid functions somewhat like a vast, complex organism. Researchers at the Department of En...
Amazon unveils new generation of AI-powered Kindle and other devices
Online juggernaut Amazon Inc. unveiled its next generation of Kindle, Ring and Echo devices, among other gadgets, that are all powered by ar...
Building better batteries with amorphous materials and machine learning
Lithium-ion batteries power most electronics, but they have limited energy density—they can store only a certain amount of energy per mass o...
One Tech Tip: OpenAI adds parental controls to ChatGPT for teen safety
OpenAI said Monday it's adding parental controls to ChatGPT that are designed to provide teen users of the popular platform with a safer...
How jute and paper yarn could shape the future of textiles
By combining microwave technology with chemical treatment, Felicia Syrén has explored how renewable materials such as jute and paper yarn ca...
More people are using AI in court, not a lawyer. It could cost you money—and your case
When you don't have the money for a lawyer to represent you in a court case, even judges can understand the temptation to get free help ...
Researchers develop Korea's first 20kW SOEC system for clean hydrogen production
The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), under the National Research Council of Science and Technology (NST), has successfully...
Dual-salt electrolyte enables aqueous zinc batteries to retain 93% capacity after 900 charging cycles
A team of University of Adelaide researchers are exploring ways to create a safer and more sustainable battery for electric mobility and pow...
You're likely not as immune to scams as you think—here's why
What do Tiger Woods, Ben Stiller, Australian pensioners and dating app users have in common? Despite being from different walks of life, the...
Regulators struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps
In the absence of stronger federal regulation, some states have begun regulating apps that offer AI "therapy" as more people turn ...
Study outlines steps for California to reach net-zero emissions by 2045
A 2022 California law mandates net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 and negative emissions every year thereafter. The state can achieve...
World's first mushroom-powered waterless toilet appears in botanical garden
UBC researchers have launched the world's first mushroom-powered waterless toilet, the MycoToilet, at the UBC Botanical Garden. The prot...
Research reveals how Australians really feel about the world's largest proposed solar farm
Australians are substantially supportive of renewable megaprojects, but their approval begins to wane if the produced energy doesn't ben...
These rural Minnesota towns were clean energy skeptics: Now they're installing solar
Griffin Peck fielded the questions from the Pelican Rapids City Council with ease. They were nothing Peck hadn't heard before. from En...
One Tech Tip: How to move your music library to another streaming platform
Want to switch to Apple Music because you can't find your favorite indie band on Spotify? Or maybe you're on Amazon Music but saw a ...
Glimmering sea of solar as China expands desert installation
An ocean of blue solar panels ripples across the ocher dunes of Inner Mongolia's Kubuqi desert, a glittering example of China's almo...
Piecing together the puzzle of future solar cell materials
Global electricity use is increasing rapidly and must be addressed sustainably. Developing new materials could give us much more efficient s...
French-German duo wins mega offshore wind energy project
French energy multinational TotalEnergies and German energy group RWE have won a contract to build a large offshore wind energy project with...
Hybrid flow cell system improves CO₂ direct air capture technology
Over the past decades, energy engineers have introduced a wide range of systems and approaches aimed at mitigating climate change and preser...
Physics-based algorithm enables nuclear microreactors to autonomously adjust power output
A new physics-based algorithm clears a path toward nuclear microreactors that can autonomously adjust power output based on need, according ...
Dallas is poised to double its data center footprint by 2026
Data center demand in Dallas is skyrocketing, with vacant space being snapped up almost as soon as it hits the market. from Energy & G...
Indonesia's clean energy future is at the center of a supply struggle between the US and China
The race to replace coal in Indonesia, the world's largest coal exporter, has become a contest between the U.S. and China. At stake is n...
Patterned electrodes reveal how bubble spacing affects hydrogen production efficiency
As part of a Special Invitation Collection celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Global Young Academy (GYA), a UT team led by David Fernan...
New aluminum alloy can boost U.S. auto supply chain
A wave of aluminum auto body scrap is set to enter salvage systems over the next decade. This scrap is often too impure to safely be reused ...
Enabling an electric future, engineers create electrode-agnostic electrolyte
In developing a versatile new electrolyte, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers has taken the next step toward a more efficie...
Nuclear in your backyard? Tiny reactors could one day power towns and campuses—but community input will be key
You might imagine nuclear power plants as behemoth facilities spanning hundreds of acres. Nuclear microreactors, by contrast, could sit on l...
Floating wind power sets sail in Japan's energy shift
Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim white turbines of the country's first commercial-scale floating wind farm ...
3D-printed fuel cells could reshape sustainable aerospace applications
A team of researchers at DTU may have cracked one of the toughest nuts in sustainable energy: how to make fuel cells light and powerful enou...
First experimental proof of multiscale coupling in plasma has implications for fusion energy
Microscopic turbulence in plasma can trigger macroscopic structural changes. In complex physical systems, such cross-scale interactions—betw...
Iraq's first industrial-scale solar plant opens in Karbala desert to tackle electricity crisis
Iraq is set to open the country's first industrial-scale solar plant Sunday in a vast expanse of desert in Karbala province, southwest o...
Direct grid connection technology provides fast charging solution for electric vehicles
With the surging popularity for electric vehicles (EVs), rapid charging is a challenge as it requires power delivery exceeding 1 MW (which c...
Race to make smartglasses relevant heats up again with new tech from Meta and Snap
More than a decade ago, pricey smart glasses that allowed people to snap photos, text and browse the web generated a lot of buzz but also re...
Overcoming the barriers of hydrogen storage with a low-temperature hydrogen battery
A hydrogen battery that operates at just 90 °C has been developed by researchers from Japan, overcoming the high-temperature and low-capacit...
Solar power cuts electricity bills and carbon emissions—NZ needs to scale up faster
Solar power is now the cheapest form of electricity in most countries, including New Zealand, and its global uptake is growing exponentially...
Meta unveils AI-powered smart glasses with display and neural wristband at Connect event
Meta's newest artificial-intelligence powered smart glasses include a tiny display and can be controlled by a neural wristband that lets...
Sodium-based battery design maintains performance at room and subzero temperatures
All-solid-state batteries are safe, powerful ways to power EVs and electronics and store electricity from the energy grid, but the lithium u...
Novel technology transforms industrial graphite waste into high-performance battery anodes
A KIER research team led by Dr. Yu-Jin Han and Dr. Sang-Hoon Park has developed a core technology to refine industrial graphite byproducts i...
'FIFA' successor 'FC 26' polishes the beautiful game
The latest edition of the "FC" series of football video games set for release on Friday will seek to keep fans onside with polishe...
If every US home and personal vehicle goes electric, power outages could spike unless key measures are taken
A future where all homes and vehicles in the U.S. are fully electrified could overwhelm power supply and risk outages unless key upgrades ar...
Playful apps and chatbots can distract users from protecting their personal data
The more interactive a mobile app or artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot is, the more playful it is perceived to be, with users letting the...
Fixing solar's weak spot: Why a tiny defect could be a big problem for perovskite cells
A recent study provides evidence to help solve one of the key hurdles to large-scale manufacture of next-generation perovskite solar cells. ...
Converting stereo 3D images to light field content could ease AR eyestrain
Researchers led by Prof. Homer H. Chen at National Taiwan University have developed a way to convert stereo images into light field content,...
Social robots can help relieve the pressures felt by caregivers
People who care informally for sick or disabled friends and relatives often become invisible in their own lives. Focusing on the needs of th...
Solar desalination technology converts sunlight into fresh water without external power
A research team from UNIST has unveiled a novel solar desalination technology that efficiently harnesses sunlight to evaporate seawater and ...
Malaysia's largest island state aims to be region's 'green battery'
Malaysia's verdant, river-crossed state of Sarawak is charging ahead with plans to become a regional "green battery," but its ...
US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
With the explosive growth of Big Tech's data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look...
Replacing forests with solar a net positive, but neighbors bear an outsized burden, study finds
Clearing forests to build large-scale solar farms can deliver climate benefits, but those gains often come at a cost to nearby homeowners an...
Self-tuning energy device turns vibrations into power
Researchers at National Taiwan University developed a new device that captures energy from vibrations more efficiently. Its self-adjusting m...
Satellite connectivity on the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Google Pixel Watch 4 is 'a feat of engineering,' says expert
Apple's unveiling of the latest batch of iPhones yesterday may have grabbed much of the attention, but the satellite messaging added to ...
Living differently can help reduce your home's carbon footprint
An EPFL study has measured the carbon footprint of 20,000 residential buildings in Vaud Canton in Switzerland. The authors' findings sho...
Wind and solar power fuel over one-third of Brazil's electricity for first time
Wind and solar power generated more than a third of Brazil's electricity in August, the first month on record the two renewable sources ...
Waste plant fibers could reduce construction costs and improve sustainability
Earth mortar could be more resilient, flexible and stronger by adding plant fibers to the mix. The finding comes from research to better und...
Sustainable AI: Physical neural networks exploit light to train more efficiently
Artificial intelligence is now part of our daily lives, with the subsequent pressing need for larger, more complex models. However, the dema...
Apple's move to eSIM-only strengthens global trend
Apple's Tuesday announcement that the new iPhone 17 Air will only be available around the world without physical SIM cards marks a new a...
Will Apple's new iPhones cost more? Here's what to expect from today's unveiling
Apple on Tuesday will unveil its next line-up of iPhones amid a global trade war that's added a potential price increase to the usual in...
Powering a path to Mars with reactor test bed
Nuclear energy is a leading option to power space exploration, but its success depends on reactors that can operate autonomously rather than...
AI and iPhones likely stars of Apple event
Apple is set to unveil its iPhone 17 lineup on Tuesday, with enhanced artificial intelligence features expected to take center stage. from...
40 years of 'Mario' games that have grown up with fans
Surrounded by thousands of objects bearing the likeness of Nintendo's mustachioed plumber, 40-year-old Kikai reflects that his "lif...
Sustainable fuels could reduce the climate impact of military aircraft
Military aircraft—from fighter jets to transport planes—are playing a significant role in today's unstable world. Cumulatively, the oper...
In LA port, bobbing blue floats are turning wave power into clean energy
On a recent sunny morning in a channel at the Port of Los Angeles, seven blue steel structures that look like small boats are lowered into t...
Virtual reality games help kids in the clinic, but what should parents know about safe use at home?
An increasing number of games are now using virtual reality because of its ability to create appealing immersive worlds. Is VR any different...
To fix broken electricity markets, stop promoting the wrong kind of competition
Competition is seen as a panacea in electricity markets: if only we had more, prices would be lower, and investment and supply security woul...
New theory explores how workers interact with technology in the modern workplace
In a new paper, two University of Kansas scholars propose a novel theory of communication analysis that takes into better account how people...
Solar breakthrough—hotter panels mean better storage
Scientists have uncovered a surprising advantage in next-generation solar technology—the hotter it gets, the better it can store energy. Tra...
Flexible ergonomics: Researchers explore new computer mouse designs
Nearly six decades after its invention, the design of the computer mouse has remained largely unchanged—with serious consequences for users....
Drop-in lithium-ion battery technology mitigates the risk of explosion and fire
A gooey science experiment with his kids inspired Gabriel Veith—a researcher at the DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)—to develop a ne...
Turning shopping bags into streets: Research tackles plastic waste
Discarded shopping bags and spent milk bottles could be given a second life by becoming part of critical infrastructure, new research publis...
Super-sensitive sensor detects tiny hydrogen leaks in seconds for safer energy use
Researchers at the University of Missouri are working to make hydrogen energy as safe as possible. As more countries and industries invest h...
Bio-oil made from crop and wood waste could plug orphaned fossil fuel wells
Filling abandoned oil and gas wells with bio-oil made from plant-based leftovers like corn stalks and forest debris could help remove carbon...
Trump administration cancels nearly half a billion dollars for California offshore wind project
In a significant setback for California's effort to build hundreds of floating offshore wind turbines in the Pacific Ocean to boost rene...
Metal organic frameworks enable a key step toward greener lighting and display technologies
Scientists at Oregon State University have taken a big step toward lighting and display technologies that are more energy efficient and bett...
A digital language divide: How multilingual AI often reinforces bias
Johns Hopkins computer scientists have discovered that artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT are creating a digital language divide, am...
ChatGPT only talks in cliches—here's why that's a threat to human creativity
When you chat with ChatGPT, it often feels like you're talking to someone polite, engaged and responsive. It nods in all the right place...
AI has a hidden water cost—here's how to calculate yours
Artificial intelligence systems are thirsty, consuming as much as 500 milliliters of water—a single-serving water bottle—for each short conv...
Inside the fight over the recycling label on milk cartons
A battle has been waging in Sacramento over whether beverage cartons—the ones used for milk, juice, broth, wine, even egg whites—should get ...
Three reports released supporting Namibia's green hydrogen ambitions
The GreeN-H2-Namibia project has published three new reports that together provide key insights for Namibia's emerging green economy. Co...
Styrofoam-based hydrogen storage: New process offers safe, reusable solution
A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel technology that enables hydrogen to be stored within polystyrene-derived material...
Why are video games getting more expensive? Spoiler: It's not just tariffs
The launch of Nintendo's Switch 2 this year came with the normal level of hype for a new gaming console, but there was also something di...
Electric vehicles will increase winter electricity peaks, study finds
New University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows electric vehicle owners will need to charge their cars more in winter than in su...
Permits were expedited for a California clean energy project: Were residents sidelined?
The fallowed farmland—too dry, salty and barren to grow crops—stretches across a remote, sunbaked expanse crisscrossed by rutted dirt roads....
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