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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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Advancement in oil and gas industries energy savings
An important catalytic reaction commonly used in the oil and gas industries has recently been improved by a…
New year, new me, new solar panels?
In the US, the number of solar panels in residential areas is steadily increasing thanks to photovoltaic systems…
Clearing out the last bits of sulfur in fuel
A new method has been developed for potentially removing nearly all sulfur compounds from gas and diesel fuel, from…
Flexible wind turbines are more efficient
It has been discovered that if you use flexible blades on a wind turbine it can dramatically increase its…
Ultraviolet light used to convert carbon dioxide into fuel
Tiny nanoparticles that help convert carbon dioxide into methane using only ultraviolet light as an energy source…