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New research suggests that statistical simulations rooted in basic physics could make for new climate models that are more useful and require less brute-force computing power. A new paper shows how statistical simulations can be applied to fluid jets like the ones in Earth's atmosphere and oceans.
Mar 5th, 2013
Read moreUntil now, greenhouse gas emission estimates have been limited by the mathematical models used to predict them. Researchers at Concordia University have recently developed a new dynamic method to better predict the emission content of these gases.
Mar 5th, 2013
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Researchers have shown theoretically how to control or eliminate the formation of "dendrites" that cause lithium-ion batteries to fail, an advance that if realized would improve safety and might enable the batteries to be charged within a matter of minutes instead of hours.
Mar 5th, 2013
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Chemists have discovered a more efficient, less expensive and reusable material for carbon dioxide capture and separation.
Mar 5th, 2013
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Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have developed a new technique to prevent pharmaceutical residues from entering waterways and harming wildlife.
Mar 5th, 2013
Read moreAnnual MIT Energy Conference focuses on how innovations can have a real impact on the world's energy issues.
Mar 5th, 2013
Read moreNew analysis points the way to optimizing efficiency of an integrated system for harvesting sunlight to make storable fuel.
Mar 5th, 2013
Read moreSolar energy holds promise, but fossil fuel subsidies must be reduced.
Mar 4th, 2013
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Honda Motor Co. established the world's first process to reuse rare earth metals extracted from nickel-metal hydride batteries for new nickel-metal hydride batteries to recycle precious resources.
Mar 4th, 2013
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On the way to the production of environment-friendly fuels from biomass residue, the Karlsruher Institut f�r Technologie in cooperation with the technology partner Air Liquide, has realized another important milestone: the second process stage of the bioliq pilot plant is ready.
Mar 4th, 2013
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Before a photovoltaic installation may be constructed, engineers calculate, for some selected days in the year, when and where the interfering light reflections occur, especially if airports, highways or larger residential areas are close by. In the future, this will be easier and more comprehensive: with software that creates a three-dimensional depiction of the glare at the touch of a button.
Mar 4th, 2013
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The development of a renewable system for cooling Australia's largest supercomputer is a step closer, following the start of an innovative geothermal energy project in Perth.
Mar 3rd, 2013
Read moreNASA researchers have begun a series of flights using the agency's DC-8 flying laboratory to study the effects of alternate biofuel on engine performance, emissions and aircraft-generated contrails at altitude.
Mar 2nd, 2013
Read moreFord's new five-year global waste reduction strategy calls for a 40 percent per vehicle reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfill between 2011 and 2016 - equal to just 13.4 pounds per vehicle worldwide.
Mar 1st, 2013
Read moreUS biofuel policies are set to collide this year - with each other and with reality - Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds in new "What to Watch for" biofuels white paper.
Mar 1st, 2013
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Agriculture is responsible for around ten to twelve percent of all greenhouse gases attributable to human activities. This raises the question of how these emissions could be reduced. A recent study has investigated - for the first time - the full range of factors that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, namely soil and climate conditions, the agricultural model and the farming intensity on both organic and conventional holdings.
Feb 28th, 2013
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Scientists have established that an electron beam can be accelerated by a laser in free space. This has never been done before at high energies and represents a significant breakthrough. It also may have implications for fusion as a new energy source.
Feb 28th, 2013
Read moreThe German government supports the transformation of the economy from a petroleum- to a bio-based economy with its "Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Initiative".
Feb 28th, 2013
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