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Set by default to turn on before dawn, smart thermostats unintentionally work in concert with other thermostats throughout neighborhoods and regions to prompt inadvertent, widespread energy-demand spikes on the grid.
Jul 13th, 2022
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The expansion of natural gas infrastructure jeopardises energy transition, as natural gas is not a bridge technology towards a 100 per cent renewable energy system as defined by the Paris Climate Agreement. Scientists recommend that politicians and scientists revise the current assumptions about natural gas.
Jul 5th, 2022
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A new project demonstrates that recycled magnets can be used to power engines in the e-mobility sector, without any loss of power. It also shows that establishing a value chain for large-scale magnet recycling will pay off.
Jul 4th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a new hydrogen fuel cell which is not only the world's most durable to date, but is also more cost-effective, paving way for a wider application of green energy in the pursuit of a carbon neutral world.
Jul 2nd, 2022
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As the world fights climate change, will the increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) be a help or a hindrance? A team of experts in AI, climate change, and public policy present a framework for understanding the complex and multifaceted relationship of AI with greenhouse gas emissions, and suggest ways to better align AI with climate change goals.
Jun 29th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a 'plug-and-play' biobattery that lasts for weeks at a time and can be stacked to improve output voltage and current.
Jun 28th, 2022
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Testing the longevity of new electric vehicle battery designs could be four times faster with a streamlined approach, researchers show.
Jun 27th, 2022
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Scientists used a 3D model to explore the impact of rocket launches and re-entry in 2019, and the impact of projected space tourism scenarios based on the recent billionaire space race.
Jun 26th, 2022
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Cleaner, greener batteries are needed to charge our cars, ebikes and devices for longer.
Jun 25th, 2022
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Currently, solar is converted to electricity in solar cells, which cannot store the energy long-term, and separate battery storage systems are inconvenient and expensive. To solve this problem, researchers are trying to find ways to combine the power conversion and storage capacity needs of solar energy into one device.
Jun 24th, 2022
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Researchers have figured out a way to make cement production carbon neutral - and even carbon negative - by pulling carbon dioxide out of the air with the help of microalgae.
Jun 24th, 2022
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An electrocatalyst that has a long shelf life is a major step towards realizing terawatts from green hydrogen.
Jun 24th, 2022
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Scientists have created a membrane made from a waste by-product of vegetable oil manufacturing, which can filter out heavy metals from contaminated water.
Jun 23rd, 2022
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A new mathematical model has brought together the physics and chemistry of highly promising lithium-metal batteries, providing researchers with plausible, fresh solutions to a problem known to cause degradation and failure.
Jun 20th, 2022
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Researchers have chosen bio-based plastics for which degradation can be triggered by irradiation with light. They were able to develop crosslinked polymers that contain building blocks in their backbone based on vanillin.
Jun 18th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a method to dramatically extend the lifetime of organic aqueous flow batteries, improving the commercial viability of a technology that has the potential to safely and cheaply store energy from renewable sources such as wind and solar.
Jun 18th, 2022
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Tens of thousands of wind turbine blades will end up in landfill by the end of the decade unless end-of-life programs are established soon.
Jun 17th, 2022
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Scientists use spent coffee grounds and tea leaf residue to successfully manufacture hydrogen peroxide, a chemical with much industrial utility.
Jun 10th, 2022
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