BETTER BUILDING FLOOR PLANS
Buildings account for 40% of greenhouse gas emissions, but a new algorithm-based method of designing floor plans for apartment buildings[…]
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MORE YET ON IMPROVED BATTERIES
A new design overcomes a key barrier to safer, more efficient EV batteries. A polymer-filled porous membrane allows lithium ions[…]
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RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT
Restringing existing electric power infrastructure with more powerful lines could double transmission capacity on many long-distance conduction lines while saving[…]
Read moreSPLENDID SOLAR CELLS
New transparent solar cells can be embedded into the glass surfaces of mobile devices, cars, and buildings, offering a seamless[…]
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USEFUL URINE
Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers, making recycling it viable as a fertilizer[…]
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SOLAR POWERED DESALINATION
A new energy-efficient device produces drinking water from seawater using an evaporation process, continuously desalinating water without needing major maintenance.[…]
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SHARING ELECTRICITY
Heat waves, droughts, and fires place growing stress on the West’s electric grid. More integrated management of electricity resources across[…]
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LINGERING LAWSUITS
Big oil faces a soaring number of climate-focused lawsuits filed by cities, states, other government organizations, environmental groups, Indigenous tribes[…]
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LITHIUM EXTRACTION ADVANCE
A new method to extract lithium from salty brines is more efficient and sustainable in its use of water, chemicals,[…]
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SAFER HURRICANE HUNTING
The ALTIUS (Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated, Unmanned System) is a drone able to hunt hurricanes. Independent sensors allow it to process hundreds[…]
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