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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.
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…
Barrier Reef green turtles affected by human chemicals
A group of turtles have been found in the Great Barrier Reef with traces of human medicines in their blood,…
Generating electricity when seawater and freshwater combine
A hybrid technology that produces unprecedented amounts of electrical power where seawater and freshwater combine…
It’s all in the way you walk
When we walk we produce kinetic energy that is unique to us and new research has found this energy could be used to…
Analyzing water efficiency in Los Angeles
Los Angeles was losing about 100 gallons of water per person per day in summer 2010, to the atmosphere through the…
Programmable pasta and shape-shifting noodles
Researchers, from MIT’s Tangible Media Group have created programmable pasta and shape-shifting noodles.
Volkswagen use computer code to cheat emissions tests
Researchers find computer code that Volkswagen used to cheat emissions tests.
Bio-inspired structural color hydrogel self-heals
A self-healing structural color hydrogel inspired by nature.
SpaceX to launch Dragon spacecraft for resupply mission
From NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s historic pad 39A, SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Dragon spacecraft for its…