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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.
Predicting the light absorbed by photosynthetic pigments
A wide variety of pigments to absorb different wavelengths of light are used by plants and other photosynthetic…
Plug-in hybrid fuel consumption cut by one third
To improve the efficiency of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by more than 30%, engineers at the University…
Drop in petrol taxes despite climate change fight
Even as the world acknowledged the need to slash greenhouse gases from fossil fuels, researchers reported that the…
What has four wheels, a garden and is driverless?
With some 2.69 million cars registered in 2016, the number of cars sales in the UK has reached a record high.…
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…