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Energy refers to the application of engineering to energy efficiency and services, facility management, ecology, and alternative energy technologies. It includes renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal power, biofuels, and hydro power.
Superconductivity breakthrough to double wind turbine potency
Eurotapes, a European research project on superconductivity has produced 600m (1,968ft) of the tape.
Flying atmospheric chemistry laboratory collects air samples
Estimates of emissions from natural gas-fueled plants much too low, study finds.
Seawater threat to California Central Coast aquifers mapped
Researchers have transformed pulses of electrical current sent 1,000ft. underground into a picture of where…
Search engine matches wind turbines in satellite imagery
Descartes Labs has launched GeoVisual Search, which locates wind turbines in satellite images.
Next gen water cooler has saved over 4 million plastic bottles
Smart flavored-beverage machines are persuading consumers nationwide to ditch their plastic bottles.
Flexible skull patterns key to island bird diversity
Scientists have found modular skull parts help birds adapt to different roles, through a study of the super-diverse…
Iceberg logjams forecasted with computer model
Based on the rate of iceberg calving at the edges of ice sheets, projections of how much the melting of ice sheets…
Climate impact of airlines reduced with small changes
By making small changes to some flight routes, airlines could reduce their climate impact by up to 10%, research by…
Powering plants for our future
We need plants to power life on Earth; after all they are the original food source supplying energy to almost every…
Potential to dramatically change the carbon economy
To combat climate change most strategies concentrate on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by substituting…