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Energy
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.
Ride-sharing to improve traffic and help the environment
Traffic is bad news for the economy, as well as being a public health hazard.
Transportation studies put the…
Converting waste heat into electricity
In Nature Communications, engineers from The Ohio State University describe how they used magnetism on a composite…
Global emissions targets need tenfold jump in green tech
A new Duke University study shows the global spread of green technologies must quicken significantly to avoid…
False killer whale’s encounter with longline captured for first time
How Hawaiian false killer whales remove fish from longline fishing gear has for the first time been observed by a…
3D printing changes lives of impoverished farmers
The 3D printer seems a far cry from the muddy, crop-filled fields that fringe Yangon. But in an industrial park…
French town powered by solar panel paved road
France has inaugurated the world's first 'solar highway', a road paved with solar panels providing enough energy to…
Solving modern problems with ancient solutions
Using sophisticated computer technology to learn how past societies responded to climate change, Washington State…
Mini-factory for drugs within artificial leaf
To produce drugs sustainably and cheaply, anywhere you want, a 'mini-factory' whereby sunlight can be captured to…
Nanotechnology to benefit the environment
Nanotechnology offers many chances to benefit the environment and health. It can be applied to save raw materials…
Laser-driven ‘stop-action’ technique to identify energy loss
A group of scientists including physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has…