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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.
Extraordinary diverse array of peptide generated from microbe
Researchers have found Prochlorococcus varieties can produce more than two dozen different peptides (molecules that…
Bumblebee drone replacement gets people buzzing
As the population of bumblebees is significantly decreasing, Japanese researchers have developed a replacement…
Runway electrons pave the way for fusion power
There is potential to provide clean and safe energy that is free from carbon dioxide emissions, through fusion…
Can you smell that scientific fight brewing?
There is a battle brewing between competing visions for the future of energy, and it has recently blown open with a…
‘Cleaner’ emissions from newer vehicles just as dangerous
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering found that newer gasoline vehicles emit less…
Membrane filters radioactive waste from water
Membrane effectively filters out heavy metals, radioactive waste, other toxic substances, and bacteria from…
Carbon dioxide swamp forest sinks face further decline
A significant 'sink' that helped remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, tropical peat swamp forests, once…
The world’s largest floating solar farm – in China
China's clean energy ambitions are being reflected in the launch of the world's largest floating solar farm.
Biodegradable cellulose microbeads to replace plastic ones
Biodegradable cellulose microbeads from a sustainable source that could potentially replace harmful plastic ones…
Solar energy: saving both you and the planet
Over 50,000 deaths in the US every year could be saved through swapping coal for solar photovoltaics, which would…